Herrings... / Ministry of Food.

Date:
[1945]
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Herrings... / Ministry of Food. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “Of all the fish that swim the sea” runs the old saying, “the herring is the King.”’ Certainly whether it is a question of flavour, food value or cheapness, we have to agree that the herring is worthy of his crown. Consider the herring’s food value. It is a-very cheap source of the best body-building protein. It is an oily fish and its oil is distributed throughout its flesh, not all con- tained in its liver as is the case with the cod and halibut. Herring oil not only supplies an extraordinary high number of calories or energy-giving units, but it also contains two vitamins, A & D. Vitamin A strengthens our resistance to disease « ® Yo g and Vitamin D is essential for sound ae bones and teeth. That is why the herring is such a valuable food for young and old. It is a tasty food, too. This leaflet gives you a number of ways of serv- ing it, whether for breakfast, dinner, < PAGE ONE N°9