The Raleigh Hotel Wheatless Dinner, Washington D.C. 1917 Queen Mary Josephson also intended the club

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The Raleigh Hotel Wheatless Dinner, Washington D.C. 1917 Queen Mary Josephson also intended the clubA hundred years ago, diners in the US gave wheat a miss in restaurants but for different reasons than many peoples desire today to be gluten free. At the Raleigh Hotel in Washington DC there were Wheatless Wednesdays. This menu from the hotel restaurant dated 1917 is an example. The hotel also had Meatless Tuesdays. These initiatives were requested by the United States Food Administration, the agency responsible for preserving food supplies for troops