The Raymer enterprise., 1918-08-15
eRoCERS 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 Saving

lation 10 the housewife. This ruling by
the U. s. Food Administration requires
each purchaser of wheat flour to buy
one pound Of cereal substitute. one
kind or assorted, for every pound Of
wheat -four. II was necessary to re
strict the use Of wheat flour 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 10
all retail food merchants, and these
are being signed and posted in stores
throughout the country. This card
states, I'VE pledge ourselves Loyalty to
carry out the Food Administration pro-
gram. In accordance with this order
We viii not sell any wheat -four 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 grlts, barley flour,
potato flour, sweet potato flour. soy
bean -four, feterita flour and meals.
rice, rice four oatmeal. rolled oats and
buckwheat flour"
Some confusion has resulted on The
part Of the consumer in constituting
this $3.50 ruling to mean that an
equal amount In value of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat tiouf.
This Is 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
-four. which may be sold at the ratio
of three pounds TO five pounds Of
wheat flour. This provision Is made
because approximately 25 per cent.
more Of the wheat berry Is used In the
manufacture Of these ilours than stand.
ard wheat Hour.
Another exception is that concern
Ing mixed iours containing less than
80 per cent of wheat deur, which may
be sold without substitutes Retailers,
however, are forbidden TO sell mixed
fiours containing more than 80 per
cent. OF wheat -four to any person un.
less the amount of wheat -four suhstl.
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 flour In the mixed
-four For instance, II any mixed i.our
is purchased containing GO per cent.
wheat -four and 40 per cent substl-
tutes It is necessary that an additional
20 per cent. of substitutes be pur'
chased This brings Tito the basis of
one pound Of substitutes for each
pound Of wheat flour
A special exemption may be granted
upon application In the case Of special.
ly prepared Infants and inyallds food
containing -four where the necessity Is
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems to *.
LIST on the part of consumers In assum-
Ing that with the purchase of wheat
-four one must confine the additional
30 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 suhsti-
tutes equal to the weight Of the wheat
-four purchased. For instance, II a.
purchase Of "A pounds Of wheat flour
Is made range Of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmeal, s pounds; corn grlts, 4
pounds; rice. pounds; buckwheat, 2
pounds, corn starch, pound homlny,
9 pounds; rolled oats, pounds
These substitutes may be used in
the following manner:
Cornmeal. s Pounds. Corn bread. no
flour: corn mullins or spoon bread.
one-fourth -four or one-third rice or
one-third homlny 20 per cent substi-
tutes In whole bread.
Corn Starch, Pound.--Thickenln
gravy, making custard, one-third sub
stitute In cake.
Corn Grlts, Pounds. like
mush used with meal In making corn
bread.
Rolled Oats, 3 Pounds. fourth
TO one-third substitutes In bread, one
half substitute In mullins; breakfast
porrldge, use freely; oatmeal cookies.
oatmeal soup.
Buckwheat Flour, 2 Pounds One
fourth substitute In bread, buckwheat
cakes.
Hominy, Pounds. for din
ner. baked for dinner, with cheese
sauce.
Rice, 4 Pounds.-Onefourth subst<-
tute In wheat bread, one-third substi-
tute In corn bread. boiled for dinner 10
bread cut), as breakfast food, to
thicken soups, rice pudding instead Of
cake or pie, rice batter cakes
Several grocers have stated that
their customers who strictly observe
the II wheatlsss meals each week find
II necessary to buy substitutes in ad-
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