Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-30
new FLOUR RULES
ARE PROMULGATED
No Substitutes Required With
"victory Flour"

Food administrators have an
nounced the new -four regulations
as they will affect West Virginia
and under which the old fifty-fifty
rule for the purchase of flour is
withdrawn. Beginning with Septem-
Der / no retailers will De required
to sell substitutes and a new flour
to be known as Victory Mixed
-four will be put on the market,
which will contain 80 per cent of
wheat -four and 20 per cent of SUBJ
stitute Bakers will also be put on
the 1920 per cent basis, bet. re-
quired to use but one pound of
substitute for four pounds of wheat
-four in all products.
Millers are to be authorized to
manufacture mixed -four to be
recognized by the United States
Food Administration as Victory flour
and to be labelled as such, the lab.
ell also showing what the flour con-
tains and the proportion of SUI Ii
tute us ed. The victory -four to be
recognized by the Food AdninistrS'
ton win be mixtures of wheat ;ld
barley with the proportion of four
pounds of wheat to one pound OF
corn flour; wheat, barley and corn,
with the proportion of eight pound
of wheat, one pound OF barley and
one pound of corn, and wheat aud
rye, with the proportion of three
pounds of wheat to two pounds of
rye Rye will be recognized as a
substitute under the new regula-
tions, but only On the 40 per cent
basis.
Whole wheat -four, entire wheat
or graham -four or meal will be
considered victory -four, provided
s5s per cent Of the wheat. berry is
used in their manufacture. Good
news for the housewife was con-
tanned in the announcement that
all these victory fiours will be sold
without substitutes and at no
greater price.
Retailers, il they wish may carry
for the Accommodations of their Gus.
TONERS straight white -four, but
they must have in their stock at the
same time either barley -four, cora
meal or corn -four, and one pound
OF substitute must be sold for ev
cry four pounds OF wheat -four.
There are retailers in certain 10
calities where such flours as fet
erita -four and meal, rice -four, oai
-four, bean -four, kauir potato flour
sweet potato -four and buskwhea'
flour may be easily established an;
may be carried by the retailers al
Institutes and bought by tn con
smer, Il he wishes.
One most striking change undei
the new regulations is the cuttin
of all breakfast foods from the lis
of substitutes. Oatmeal rolled oat
hominy, hominy grits, rice and cor
starch will no longer he lclassed a
subs titutes.
NO storekeeper is required t
carry substitutes, but if he does
their quality must be up to tn
standard set by the Food Admins
tration.
The new rules apply to all e.
change transactions at the mill an
the farmer will no longer be abb
To obtain straight white -four b
carrying his flour to the mill.
Under the existing rules tn
baker had to use one pound
substitute to three pounds of mol
for bread and rolls and ratio :
enc to two in the making Of cake
and sweet breads, but with the /
stkution of the new rules he vi
be required to use but one pour
OF substitute for four Of -four, e
lept is the case of rye -four VIII
the proportion will be two to thre
Another welcome notification