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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06172 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1910s |
| Title | The sweet potato as a flour substitute |
| Date | circa 1918 |
| Author | Carver, George Washington (1864?-1943) |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | Carver, a celebrated agricultural chemist at the Tuskegee Institute, offers advice and recipes regarding conservation of the year's unusually large sweet potato crop. Provides recipes for using sweet potatoes to make flour, bread, and biscuits. |
| Subjects | Progressive Era World War I Food Conservation Rationing African American Author African American History Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Diet and Nutrition |
| People | Carver, George Washington (ca. 1864-1943) |
| Place written | Tuskegee, Alabama |
| Theme | Science, Technology, Invention; Agriculture; African Americans; World War I |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Carver, noted for his developments in peanut farming, revolutionized Southern agriculture through his experiments with crop diversification. He also expanded the industrial use of agricultural products. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |