Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-02-14
FOOD ADM|N|STRA7
T|ON NOTES

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Administration Department binding
themselves to strictly observe the
Recommendation of the Government,
(which at the present time are as fol-
lows:
l. Tuesdays and Saturdays are
Iporkless days. Porkless meal every
uay between the hours of IL A. NJ.
and 5 P. NJ. Ham, bacon, lard anG
lard substitutes to be conserved a.
all times.
2. Mondays and Wednesdays are
wheatless days. The evening meal
every day shall be wheatless.
9. Bread containing substitute
| for wheat is not victory bread unless
1t contains 20 per cent substitute and,
effective at once, all breads must con-
tain 20 per cent substitute. Spaghetti
and macaroni and all breakfast foods
made exclusively of wheat are not
permitted on wheatless days.
4. Bakers and caterers, in so far
as it is possible, shall follow the gov
ernment regulations as to increasing
amount of substitutes from time tC
time and shall serve them at all times.
All pies, pastries, cakes and sweet
yeast doughs must contain SO 1-3 pei
cent substitute.
5. Serve two ounces only victory
bread to each guest and if additional
amount is called for, serve only war
bread. AS all cracker bakeries in the
future will use required substitutes
crackers may be used the same as VIC
tory bread.
6. Sugar bowls will be kept off
tables except when called for by guests
and sugar service will be limited to
to three cubelets or two medium sized
cubes or an equal amount of soft
sugar.
7. Consumption of potatoes will be
encouraged by charging the smallest
possible amount and serving extra
large quantities, but guarding against
waste. AS large a proportion as pos
sible of potatoes will be use in bread
making.
Printed cards containing these regu-
lstions will be found on all the tables.
Patrons are requested to cooperate.
The following telegram mas just
been received which will be Of inter
est both to merchant and consumer:
an compliance with the Presidents
proclamation of January 27, the Idaho
Food Administration rules that no re-
taller shall sell flour to exceed one
quarter barrel sack to any one Gus
toner in city nor to exceed one half
barrel to country consumer. Before
making sale every retailer must salts
fly himself that customer has in his
possession required supply of substi-
tutes, or he must buy such substitutes
at time of sale of flour to the extent
of one part of substitute to two parts
of flour. Exception, an allowance of
five pounds on each twenty five
pounds of substitute may be made at
the ratio of four pounds of potatoes
to one of substitute. For example.
in sale of one quarter barrel sack
of flour the retailer will satisfy him
self that the customer has in posses
sion or must buy twenty pounds sub
stitute and twenty pounds potatoes.
1t is a violation of the Food Control
Act where any customer buys or has
in his possession more than suffi-
cient quantity of flour for thirty days
supply whether bought from one re-
taller or several retailers. Also it
is violation on part of retailer under
the Food Act to knowingly sell GUS
toner more than thirty days supply.
VIII expect every one as patriotic
duty to notify the Food Administra-
tor of violations either by consumer
or retailer, giving date, name and
specific instance. From this date il
will be deemed a violation of Food (
Control Act for any merchant to sell /
Or any customer to buy more than one
dollars worth of sugar or not to ex~
ceed twenty five pounds to one pur-
chaser in rural districts. Exception,
hotels, restaurants and boarding hous-
es. But in no case must sugar or flour {
1ale exceed to any one customer a
thirty day supply, Graham and whole {
wheat flours containing at least ninety ,
five per cent of the wheat grain may '
be sold with only ten percent substi- 4
rute. Farmers may exchange at flour