Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02
eROCERS help
IN $3.50 PLAN
SIGN PLEDGE TO cAsSN OUT
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
PSCSSAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES
Explaln New Mheat Sting 70
Thousands o. custcmefs-'if'
salres Greater Seec Sang.

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eurc$sse o. ~ heal aoar aud are dong
their utmost ~ sNelsiR toe aS@ ges'4
lstsoa ~ the he9-sSS t-e, IDS ru4A4s p .
the L. 5. FCea Administration requires 4
each purchaser ~ wheat tc4c ~ Day
one pound o. cereal Substitute, oas .
kind or assorted for sNeSs 2e0a& ~
wheat four Il Mas neS~>>ar> - -
strict the use 81 NoeaI boar N eSvsr
that the allies sa2 our rghSns rorSeS
abroad might be sSSarSS ~ Al SNS-
Quate supply Of waeas ~ sae~t tes1r
vital needs. This supply @a>, eeaas
frvm our savings because Ne have al
ready sent cur normal surplus
Wheat saving ple>ise carts were rer'
warleA by the Feod Administrator -
all retail lool merchants. aud laese
are being signed aud pessea IN s.esVs
throughout the eo9atrS. This card
states, we pledge ourselves LOYALTY 70
carry CUT the Food Administration pr>s
gram In accordance with this order
We will not sell amy Wheat noar except
where the purchaser buys an equal
weight OF one or lnore ~ the following,
u greater use or which in the home
viii save wheat;
~Cornmeal. corn hour. edible corn
starch. hominy. corn grits, barley hour,
potato four. sweet potato hour, Soy
bean hour feterita nour aud meals
rice. rice hour. oatmeal. rolled oats and
buekwheat rour."
| >s....a. a...s. p. alan 10. r.S.tlf.Att an chs
pert OF the consumer In eonstruin.
this $3.50" ruling 10 mean that al
equal amount In value OF substitutes
must be purchased with wheat hnur
This is mistaken Idea. The rullul
| states that the consumer In purchasinl
, | hour shall buy at the same time al
= equal weight OF other cereals"
One exception 10 this ruling Is cor
corning graham hour and whole whea
-four, which may be sold al the rati
OF three pounds TO i've pounds q
= wheat Hour This provision Is mad
! because approximately 20 per cen
n more OF the wheat berry Ii used In III
manufacture OF these hours than ztan'
ARD wheat -four.
; Another exception Ii that conceri
/. Ing mixed fiOurs containing less thu
so per cent. OF wheat fiour which Inn
be sold without substitutes. Retailer
. however, are forbidden to sell mix,
fiours containing r.ore than 80 ~
cent. OF wheat hour 10 any person u
Df less the amount OF wheat flour subs
/, tutes sold is sufficient tn make the
- tai amount OF substitutes, include
those mixed In Hours, equal 10 the
- tai amount In wheat fiouf la the mix
-four. For instance, II any mixed fio
Ii purchased containing 90 per Gel
wheat nouf and 40 per cent. subs
tutes II Is necessary that NH addition
ar 20 per cent. OF substitutes be y
=, chased, This brings II To the basis
:, one pound OF substitutes for cd
pound OF wheat flour
special exemption may be gram
upon application In the case OF spec
ly prepared Infants ana inYaiids II
hs containing fiouf where the neeessit,
90 shown.
NJ Some Misunderstanding seems to
list on the part OF consumers Ia ASST
Ing that with the purchase Of VIII
flour one must e0nfine the additio
90 per cent, purchase TO one OF
ies substitutes. This is not the case
me may select from the entire range
as substitutes a sufficient amount ~ c
ON to bring the total weight OF all SUI
tutes equal to the weight ~ the vi
nour purchased For instance,
purchase Of "A pounds OF wheat
Ii made Z range OF substitutes Bls
selected as follows
Cornmesi, s pounds corn grit
'he pounds rice, 4 pounds buck whes
the pounds corn starch, | pound non
2 pounds rolled oats, 3 pounds.
These substitutes may be uses
the following manner
I'D Cornmeai, 8 P0unds.=Gorn bTeal
-four; corn muffins OF spoon BIZ
one-fourth -four OF 0netbird rie
~ one-third hominy 20 pes cent. 81
'feu tutes in whole bread.
Corn Starch, l Pound.@Tbieke
gravy, making eustsrd, one-third
stitute la cake.
pro- Corn Grits, P0unds.=frled
nee mush, used with meal Ia making
tho bread.
~ Rolled Oats, Pounds.=0ne-fs
20 one-third substitutes la bread,
'oa" half substitute Ia mullins brea
war porridge, use freely oatmeal COS
ser oatmeal soup.
. A. Buekwhest Flour, Pounds
fourth substitute In bread, bueky
cakes.
Hominy, 2 Pounds Boiled for
ner, baked for dinner, with c
sauce
Wv Rice, 4 Pounds=One-fourt 5
OF tute Ia wheat bread, one-thlrd 5
y tute Ia corn bread, boiled for dinI
bread euD, rs a breakfast foo
thieken soups. rice pudding inste
n of cake OF pie, rice batter cakes.
zta Several groeers have stated
their customers who strictly oil
the IL wheatiess meals each wee
II Reeesssry TO buy substitutes
the eitLoa y these ordered 9ndeF Y