The sun., 1917-11-12
HOOver's Standardized Loaf
Reduces Use of Flour.
Sugar and Lard.
NEW SYSTEM ANNOUNCED
Chain Stores Soon Should Sell
"Staff of Life" for
Cents a Pound.
NEW SYSTEM ANNOUNCED
Special Despatca 10 THs srS.

istrator Hoover announced to-day the
type Of bread on which Americans will
have to subsst for the rest Of the war
providing they eat bakers bread. which
Is 40 per cent. Of that manufa ctured
The new bread and rolls will be Of stand.
ard weight and sizes without frills OF
sugary trimmings ana will suffer q sub
stantial reduction In the animal fats tina,
heretofore have been used In their com.
position.
Mr.. Hoovers plans for standardizinG
and otherwise controlling the manufac.
ture Of bread. besides effecting numer.
Gus economies In the distribution and
selling system and lowering price to the
consumer. are expected by the Food Ad.
ministration to effect an annual saving
Of 10000 barrels Of flour. 100, 900, ,00C
pounds Of sugar and 100, 10000 pounds
Of lard.
President Wilson will issue procla
nation tomorrow putting the bakers
under the licensing system OF the Food
Administration. The official regulation.
have received his approval and will be.
come operative Monday. December 10.
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The important changes in the baking
industry will be:
One pound IL set as the minimum
weight OF a loaf Of bread. with per-
mission to manufacture IA. 2 and I
pound loaves.
The use of sugar. which now aver
ages about six pounds to a barrel OF
flour. IL reduced to three pounds a
barrel.
A maximum of two pounds Of short
ening Gard> is imposed against an
average consumption OF about six
pounds to the barrel OF -four in the
past. Vegetable oils must be substi-
tuted.
Any milk used In the manufacture
Of bread must be skimmed.
The return OF unsold bread to the
bakers Is made illegal
The baking Of rolls, except Of Ger.
tain sizes and Of the sam. dough as
bread. Ii prohibited. This regulation
with the restricted formula for bread
will effect a wholesale reduction in
the varieties OF bread and rolls and
will eliminate so-called fancy baking
The institution Of cash and carry
system throughout the baking industry
Is urged but not made compulsory
Under this arrangement retailers would
sell at a lower price to persons who pay
cash and take their bread with then
and would make those who insist upor
delivery and credit pay the cost OF the
additional service.
Bread DepOts to BE Esta blished.
Wholesalers would establish bread
depots at which consumers might ge
bread under the cash and carry plan.
Mr.. Hoover said to-day that a ont
pound loaf distributed to the public
minus credit and delivery costs. coult
be sold At as low a price as cents
Some chain grocery stores in fact are
to-day selling a one pound loaf at thi:
rrice. How It Is possible to sell at thi:
low price Is apparent from Mr. Hoover.
statement that the cost Of distribution
after the bread leaves the wholesal,
bakers door represents 33 per cent. o.
the entire cost OF the bread to the con
sumer This accounts for more than
cents a pound Of the cost to the con
sumner a present prices. When 81 whea
Is available next July 1t will be possible
to reduce bread another half cent
pound.
The reduction Of sugar and lard 1,
the baking OF bread will not AFFECT IL
palatability. according to Mr.. Hoover
the formula adopted by the Food Ad
ministration and are catering to al
classes Of CUSTOMERS to the latter's en-
tire satisfaction.
"War Bread" Not In Prospect.
1t is possible to assure the public tina
II will not be afflicted for a long time i
ever with the war bread" which tn
European nations have found it neces
sary to adopt. Mr.. Hoover believes tina
! II the people Of the United States con
serve wheat -four as the Food Admins
tration has requested there will be plent.
TO supply domestic needs and to Civ
the Allies liberal shipments Of wheat.
/ The practical reason which will max
the United States immune from IN
aduItcrated "war bread" is that the al
mixture of inferior grains In the fou
makes It likely to spoil after a perio'
Of about sixty days. In the European
nations the adulterated hour is mixe'
at the mills and has been distributed t
the people within a period Of sixty days
Consequently this problem II not me
| there to so great an extent. In tn
| United States. however, the distribution
REQUIRES from three to four months
Also there Is a transportation problem
involved, as In order to mix wheat an,
corn In -four the wheat In some case
| must be hauled long distances to tn
corn section or the corn long distance
I to the wheat section.
New York Cuts Flour COnsu m ton
Mr.. Hoover, therefore, is willing 70
the American people to eat their corr
, and wheat separately. although he is de
I sirous OF having corn bread and othe
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