The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-06-21
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD ADMINISTRATI ION
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling 10
Thousands Of Customer s-ln.
Sures Greater Food Saving

purchase OF Wheat flour and are doing
their utmost to explain the d ew rem.
latiOn to the housewife. This ruling BY
the U. S. Food Administrations requires
each purchaser Of wheat flour to buy
one pound OF cereal substf cute, one
kind or assorted, for every pound OF
wheat -four. 1t was necessa nv 10 re-
strict the use Of wheat -four In order
mat the allies and our 6ghti ng forces
abroad might be assured OF an ade-
quate supply Of wheat to M eet their
vital needs. This supply IN ust come
from our savings because we have al.
ready seat u normal surpI.a
Wheat saving pledge cards were for.
warded by the Food Admins ratlon to
all retail food merchants, nd these
are being signed and posted In stores
throughout the country. This card
states, we pledge ourselves loyany to
carry out the Food administrator pro-
gram. In accordance with this order
we will not sell any wheat flo ur except
where the purchaser buys an equal
weight Of n or more Of the Following,
a greater use of which in the home
will save wheat:
"COrnmeal, corn -four, ed Fble corn
starch, hominy, corn grlts, ba riley -four.
potato -four. sweet potato Hour, SOY
bean -four, feterita -four and meals.
rice, rice -four, oatmeal, rolled oats and
buckwheat iour.T
Some confusion has resulted on the
part of the consumer in construIng
this $3.50 ruling to mean that an
equal amount in value Of substitutes
must be purchased with wh eat -four.
This is a mistaken idea. The ruling
states that the consumer in p purchasing
-four shall buy at the same time an
equal weight Of other cereals"
One exception TO this ruling Is con-
corning graham flour and wh ole 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 u sed in the
manufacture of these hours than stand
ard wheat -four.
Another exception is that concern
ing mixed aours containing less than
so per cent, of wheat -four, vVhlch may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers.
however,Sare forbidden to sell mixed
iours containing more than 80 per
cent. of wheat -four to any person I'M
less the amoun of wheat flo ur substI-
tutes sold Is sufficient TO ma Ike the to-
tai amount of substitutes. including
those mixed In fiours, equal TO the to-
tai amount In wheat -four Ia the mixed
-four. For instance, tt any M liked four
Is purchased containing so 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 It to the basis Ot
one pound Of substitutes for each
pound Of wheat -four.
A special exemption may be granted
upon application in the case of special
" prepared Infants and invalid food
containing -four where the necessity is
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems to ex-
lst on the part OF consumers In aSum-
ing that with the purchase OF wheat
-four one must contine the additional
80 per cent. purchase to me 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 substi-
tutes equal to the weight OF the wheat
-four purchased. For nsta nee, Il a
purchase OF "a pounds Of W neat -four
is made a range OF substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmeals 8 pounds; corn grls, 4
pounds; rice, 4 pounds; huc kwheat, 2
pounds; corn starch, ] pound ; homlny,
2.pounds; rolled oats. 3 pOun dis.
These substitutes may be used In
the following manner
Cornmeal, 8 Pounds.-Corn bread, no
flour: corr mullins or spoon bread.
one-fourth -four or one-third rice or
one-thlrd homlny 20 per cent substi-
tutes IN whole bread
Corn Starch, l Pound.-T hlckening
gravy, making custard, one-third sub
stitute in cake,
Corn Grits. 4 POmds.-&sied ike
mush, used with meal In ma King corn
bread.
Rolled Oats, 3 Pounds netOurth
to pne-third substitutes In bread, one
half substitute in mullins; breakfast
porrldge. use freely; oatmeal cookies.
oatmeal soup,
Buckwheat Flour, 2 Pour ds--0ne-
fourth substitute in bread, buckwheat
cakes.
Hominy, . pounds-Boued for din
ner, baked for dinner. with cheese
sauce.
Rice, 4 Pounds.-One-fourth substi-
IN wheat bread, one.tht nd Nbsli-
Ia corn bread. boiled for dinner IA
bread cut), as a breakfast ioa to
thicker soups. rice pudding inslend OF
cake or pie, rice batter cakes
Several groeers have stnted that
their customhrs who strlctlS observe
the ii wlieahess meals each week And
II necessary 70 buy substitu tes n ad-
dltion 10 those ordered under tq 10