Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-25
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OF
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORE:
Explain New Wheat Ruling I
Thousands Of Customers In.
sures Greater Food Saving.

their utmost to explain the new reg,
lation to the housewife. This ruling b
the q. s. Food Administration require
each purchaser Of wheat -four to bu
one pound of cereal substitute, on
kind or assorted. for every pound
wheat -four. It was necessary to r.
strict the use of wheat -four In orde
that the allies and our fighting force
abroad might be assured of an ad.
quate supply Of wheat to meet thei
vital needs. This supply must com
from our savings because we have al
ready sent our normal surplus.
Wheat saving pledge cards were for
warded by the Food Administration te
all retail food merchants, and these
are being signed and posted in stores
throughout the country. This card
states, 1--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.
4 greater use OF which 10, the home
will save wheat: VW'1 4,.c
"Cornmeal. corn -four. edible corn
starch, hominy. corn grits, barley -four,
potato -four. sweet potato Aour. soy
bean dour. feteFitaI Aeur and meals,
rice, rice flour, oatmeal rolled oats and
buckwheat -four" 'Hi'' 9nof
Some confusion has resulted on the
part Of the consumer ia constituting
this '60-50' ruling to mean that an
equal amount IN value Of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat flour.
This is mistaken idea. The ruling
states that the consumer in purchasing
flour shall 'buy at the same time an
equal weight Of other cereals"
One exception to this ruling 10 con-
corning graham -four and whole wheat
hour. which may be sold at the ratio
Of three pounds to f1vo pounds Of
wheat -four. This provision 10 made
because approximately q per cent
more Of the wheat berry IL used In the
manufacture Of these nours then stand
ard wheat -four.
Another exception Ia that concern
ing mixed fours containing less than
so per cent. Of wheat flour. which may
be soid without substitutes Retailers
however, are forbidden to sell MIXED
iours containing more than 90 PEI
cent. Of wheat -four to any person I'M
less the amount of wheat hour substi-
tutes sold is sufficient to make the to-
tai amount Of substitutes. including
those mixed in fiours, equal to the to-
tai amount in wheat -four in the mixed
flour. For instance, II any mixed flour
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 It to the basis of
one pound Of substitutes for each
pound of wheat -four. 1E 5d3J
A special exemption may be granted
upon application In the case Of special
ly prepared infants and invaiids' food
containing dour &here TIP necessity Il
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems to ex.
ist on the part Of consumers in aasUrn-
ing that with the purchase Of wheas
hour one must confine the additional
30 per cent. purchase to one Of the
substitutes. This IL 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.
tutes equal to the weight Of the wheat
-four purchased For instance, II a
purchase Of "a pounds Of wheat -four
is made a range Of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmeal. 8 pounds; corn gritA 4
pounds; rice, 4 pounds: buckwheat, 2
pounds; corn starch. / pound; h0miny,
2 pounds; rolled oats. 5 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 suhgtt
tutes in whole bread.
Corn Starch, / Pound Thickeiiing
gravy, making eustard. onethird sub.
gtitute In cake.
Corn Grits. 4 Pounds. Fried like
mush, used with meal in making corn
bread.
Rolled Oats. 8 Pounds One-foprth
to one-tl(ird Substitutes In bread. one
half substitute in mullins; breakfast
porridge, use freely; oatmeal cookies,
oatmeal soup
Buckwheat Flour. ? Pounds. One
fourth substitute In bread. buckwheat
cakes
Hominy. 2 Pounds.-T Boiled for DIN
ner, baked for dinner. with cheese
sance.
Rice, 4 Pounds. Onerfourth substi-
tutelin wheat, bread. one-third subst-
tutelAn corn bread, boiled for dinner "a
bread cut), as a breakfast food. to
thickep soups, rice pudding Instead Of
cake or pie. rice batter cakes
Several grocefs have stated that
their customers who strictly observe
the II wheatless meals eachtweek find
It necessary to bug substitutes in adj
dition to those ordered under the %.
e plan.