Sugar - Flour - Cereal - Spice... Canned Foods
Fight Food Waste in the home chart no. 10: a woman pours dry goods into a canister in a pantry, and another reaches for jars on a shelf, with storage rules. The technique is faint: ordinary women in home pantries stand for everyday practice.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1942
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Home Economics
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Warn or inform
- Themes
- Home front, Health
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Home Economics. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-867M (NAID 514372).
Text on the object
SUGAR - FLOUR - CEREAL - SPICE Store dried foods in tight containers to keep out moisture, insects, dust, and mice. Watch out for weevils in hot weather. CANNED FOODS Food in glass should be kept in a cool, dark place. Light affects color, and vitamins. Store tinned foods in dry place to prevent rust. [emblem:] FOOD FOR FREEDOM FIGHT FOOD WASTE in the home BUREAU OF HOME ECONOMICS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 10 [imprint:] For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C., Price 25c per set of 10 charts [imprint:] U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1942-O-465386
