Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-31
THE food administration strongly urge

1.-THE food administration strongly urges
on consumers tho buying of this bread,
which will be known as Victory bread,
and will contain not less than twenty per
cent. (2oH) Of cereals other than wheat
Graham or whole-wheat bread will also
be given that name. because, containing,
as they do, twenty-five per cent. (25eo)
more Of the wheat grain than ordinary
white bread. they too will serve the pur-
pose of saving wheat flour.
III you bake bread at home, use wheat
substitutes II you buy it, buy only Victory
bread.
PURCHASES ARE LIMITED.
20. Manufacturers of macaroni. spagh-
hetti. noodles. crackers. breakfast foods.
pie. cake and pastry are not to purchase
to exceed seventy percent. GO per cent?
Of the wheat -four they used during the
corresponding months of 1917. These man.
ufacturers will be performing a patriotic
service by using other than wheat in their
productions.
"a. Wholesalers will be required under
license regulations. not to buy more than
seventy per cent 60 per cent? of their
purchasers of -four from milers as based
on their purchases for the corresponding
months Of the preceding year, and their
sale to the retail trade must be in the pro-
portion Of one pound of wheat flour to one
pound Of other cereals, this being the
same proportion In which the retailer sell
to the consumer. unless the wholesaler
satisfies himself that the substitutes have
been already purchased from another
source.
ONLY NORMAL PRE-WAR PROFIT.
"A ruling has been made that in making
ay combination sales under this program
dealers shall name price for each of the
articles so sold which shall not represent
more than a normal pre-war profit on any
one Of the articles sold.
IS. Millers Of -four are to distribute their
output through their customary channels
and markets in such a manner that each
CITY, town and district may receive its
usual proportion. The wheat millers have
been required to produce one barrel of
-four O96 pounds) from 264 pounds of
wheat This Is q white flour and repre-
sents from two per cent. e per cent.) to
four per cent. "a per cent? higher extrac-
ton than from last years harvest.
WHEATLEsS DAYS AND MEALS.
g. To assist further in conservation.
Monday and Wednesday of each week are
to be observed as wheatless days, and one
meal Of each day as a wheatless meal
This applies both in the home and in the
public eating place. and on such day and
meals no crackers. pastries. macaronl
breakfast foods or other cereals containing
wheat should be used. The only excep.
ton Is such small amount Of -four as may
be needed for thickening soups or gravies
or as q binder in corn bread or other ce.
real breads.
'7 On wheatless days, and at wheat
less meals. the food administration urge
that bread baked In the home be Other
than wheat bread. Where bread Is pur
chased for use in public eating places oil
in the home. Victory bread should be
used, IL no wheat substitutes can ce
found
MEATLEss AND PORKLESS DAYS.
1.-THE federal food administrator In each
State will announce the meal to be
observed as wheatless meal In his State
II no meal is designated, the United
States food administration prefers tina
the evening meal be wheatless.
| 80 1t is further desired. in order tina
neat and pork products be conserved. tina
,e meatless day (Tuesday) in ever.
| eek. and one meatless meal In ever!
| ". be observed. and, in addition. tive
orkless days Tuesday and Saturday, il
very week. be strictly kept.
by meatless' Is meant without hog
cattle or sheep products. On other day
use mutton and lamb in preference to bee
I. or pork.
by porkless' Is meant without porl,
bacon. ham. lard or pork products. fresl
| or preserved. Use fish, poultry and eggs
%. For local situations where excep
tions are necessary application should b,
made to the State food administrators.
WHAT FAILURE MEANS
, OF the nearly 2O.0oO,OOO householders /,
the United States. about 100000 hav,
signed the food administrations pledg,
to follow it's food conservation directions
and food administration officials believ,
that the regulations will be general,
observed.
Mr.. Hoover estimates that observanc,
of the regulations will save about Is, OO0
600 bushels OF wheat month for ship
ment abroad. This will enable the allie.
to subsist although their ration will b,
short.
All of the allies. and the central pow
ers rs we'll. are on a war bread diet now
| Most OF the allies are mixing about 40 pc
| cent. OF corn and other substitutes will
wheat -four In all bread baked. and al
OF Europe Is milling large amount O
the whole wheat grain. Both France an,
England have recently cut down the brea,
ration by almost half.
III the voluntary rationing system
falls In this country, It them" Mr. Hoove
says. lis up to Congress. We have n.
powers under the law to compel peopl,
70 eat lsss-'