The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-04-26
CROCERS HELP
IN $3.50 PLAN
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling to
Thousands of Customers-ln-
SureS Greater Food Savinu.

lation to the housewife. This ruling by
the U. S. Food Administration requires
each purchaser of wheat -four to buy
one pound of cereal substitute, one
kind or assorted, for every pound of
/ wheat flour. 1t was necessary to re-
strict the use of wheat -four In order
that the allies and our fighting forces
abroad might be assured of an ade-
quate supply OF wheat to meet their
vital needs. This supply must come
from our savings because we have al
ready sent our normal surplus.
Wheat saving pledge cards were for.
warded by the Food Administration to
all retail food merchants, and these
are being signed and posted In stores
throughout the country. This card
states, "We pledge ourselves Loyalty to
carry out the Food Administration pro-
gram. In accordance with this order
we will not sell any wheat flour except
where the purchaser buys an equal
weight OF one or more OF the following,
greater use OF which In the home
will save wheat:
"Cornmeal, corn -four, edible corn
starch, hominy, corn grits, barley -four.
potato flour, sweet potato flour, soy
bean -four feterita flour and meals.
rice, rice -four, oatmeal. rolled oats and
huckwheat -four"
Some confusion has resulted on the
part OF the consumer In constituting
this "50-5o" ruling to mean that an
equal amount in value of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat flour.
This Is a mistaken idea. The ruling
states that the consumer in purchasing
-four shall "buy at the same time an
equal weight OF other cereals"
One exception to this ruling is con-
cerning graham -four and whole wheat
flour, which may be sold at the ratio
or three pounds to five pounds OF
wheat -four. This provision is made
because approximately % per cent
more OF the wheat berry is used in the
manufacture OF these fours than stand
ard wheat flour.
Another exception Is that concern
Ing mixed tiours containing less than
so per cent OF wheat -four, which may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers.
however, are forbidden to sell mixed
tiours containing more than so per
cent OF wheat flour to any person un-
less the amount OF wheat flour substi-
tutes sold is sufficient TO make the to-
tai amount OF substitutes, including
those mixed in tlours, equal TO the to-
tai amount I'm wheat flour in the mixed
-four. For Instance, II any mixed -four
Is purchased containing 60 per cent.
wheat -four and 40 per cent substi-
tutes 1t is necessary that an additional
20 per cent OF substitutes be pur-
chased. This brings II TO the basis OF
one pound of substitutes for each
pound OF wheat -four.
A special exemption may be granted
upon application in the case of special
ly prepared infants and invalids' food
containing flour where the necessity Is
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems to ex.
ist on the part OF consumers in assum-
ing that with the purchase OF wheat
flour one must confine the additional
90 per cent. purchase to one OF the
substitutes. This is not the case. One
may select from the entire range OF
substitutes a sufficient amount OF each
to bring the total weight OF all substi.
.
-four purchased For instance, IL
purchase of "a pounds OF wheat flour
is made a range OF substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmeal, 8 pounds; corn grits, 4
pounds; rice, 4 pounds; buCkwheat, 2
| pounds; corn starch. l pound; hominy.
2 pounds; rolled oats, 3 pounds.
These substitutes may be used In
the following manner:
/ COrnmeal, 8 Pounds.-Corn bread, no
| -four; corn mullins or spoon bread,
one-fourth -four or one-third rice or
! one-third hominy; 20 per cent substi.
| tutes In whole bread
Corn Starch, ! Pound.-Thickening
gravy, making custard. one-third sub
stitute In cake
Corn Grits, 4 Pounds.-Fried like
mush. used with meal In making corn
bread.
! Rolled Oats. 3 Pounds.
TO one-thlrd substitutes In bread, one
half substitute in mullins; breakfast
/ porridge, use freely; oatmeal cookies,
oatmeal soup
Buckwheat Flour, 2 Pounds s-Ons
fourth substitute in bread. buckwheat
cakes
Hominy, 2 Pounds. Boiled for din.
/ ner, baked for dinner. with cheese
sauce
! Rice, 4 fourth substi.
tute In wheat bread. One-third substi.
| tute in corn bread, boiled for dinner Ca
i bread cuD, as n breakfast food. TO
| thlcken soups, rice pudding instead of
cake or pie. rice batter cakes