Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-02-01
Rules Formulated By The Food
Administrator.

essary to support the Allies and our OWL
armed forces over the next four months
These rules are effective from the morning
Of Monday. January 20.
THE effectiveness of these rules is de-
pendent solely upon the good will and the
willingness to sacrifice by the American
people. In the last analysis. the success
or failure Of any plan such as that here
outlined rests with the people. We are
dependent upon the cooperation of the
trades. We have but one police force, the
American woman. and we depend upon
her to organize in cooperation with ouI
State and local Food Administrators to see
that these rules are obeyed by that small
MAJORITY who may fail.
Part Of these rules will be enforced I'M
der the Lever Food act; other parts are
voluntary and will depend for their success
upon public sentiment. Our experience
hitherto has shown willingness of the
vast majority of consumers and full CO.
operation Of the trades to undergo the
self-sacrifice necessary to render such
measures effective. The small minority
who refuse to cooperate should not be al
lowed to defeat the nations necessities
II. AS their part in reducing the con-
sumption of wheat -four. the consumers Of
the country are called upon, in purchasing
such flour. to buy at the same time an
equal weight Of the other cereals such as
cornmeal. corn starch, corn flour. hominy,
corn grits. barley -four, rice. rice -four. oat-
meal. rolled oats. buckwheat -four, potato
-four, sweet potato flour, soya bean -four.
feterita flOurs and meals.
THE housewife may use these prod
ucts separately In making bread, cakes
and pastry. or mix them as she thinks best.
THE retailers are to sell wheat -four
only with an equal weight of these other
cereals.
~. Consumers will be able to obtain
mixed cereal bread from their bakers, who
will be required under the license regula-
tons to mix per cent. of other cereals
rolls. and will be required gradually to in
crease this substitution until. beginning
February "a. minimum of 20 per cent.
Of such cereals is to be used. The Food
Administration strongly urges on consum-
ers the buying Of this bread. which will be
known as Victory Bread, and will contain
not less than 20 per cent. of cereals other
| than wheat.
Graham or whole-wheat breads will also
! be given that name, because. containing
as they do rs per cent. more of the wheat
grain than the ordinary white bread. they,
too, will serve the purpose Of saving wheat
flour. II you bake bread at home, use
wheat substitutes; If you buy it, buy only
Victory Bread
"3. Manufacturers Of macarOni spa
ghetti. noodles, crackers, breakfast foods
pie. cake and pastry are not to purchase
TO exceed 20 per cent. OF the wheat -four
they used during the corresponding months
in 1917. These manufacturers will be per-
forming patriotic service by using cereals
other than wheat In their productions.
n. Wholesalers will be required. under
license regulations. not to buy more than
10 per cent. of their purchases of -four from
millers as based on their purchases for the
corresponding months of the preceding
year and their sales to the retail trade
must be in the proportion of one pound OF
wheat -four TO one pound Of other cereals.
this being the same proportion in which
the retailer sells to the consumer. unless the
wholesaler satisfies himself that the sub
stitutes have been already purchased from
another source.
"A ruling has been made that in max
ing any combination sales under this pro-
gram, dealers shall name price for each
articles so sold. which shall not represent
more than a normal pre-war profit Of any
one Of the articles sold
rs. 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 flour 196
pounds) from 284 pounds Of wheat. This
is white -four and represents from 2 per
cent to 4 per cent. higher extraction than
from last years harvest.
IS. 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 days and
meals no crackers, pastries. macaron
breakfast foods, or other cereals contain.
ing wheat should be used.
THE only exception to this is such small
amounts Of flour as may be needed FOL
thickening soups and eravies or as binder
in cornbread or other cereal breads.
~. On wheatless days and at wheatless
meals, the Food Administration urges that
bread baked in the home be other than
wheat bread. Where bread is purchased
either for use in public eating places or in
the home, Victory Bread should be used
II no wheat substitutes can be found.
THE Federal Food Administrator in each
State will announce the meal to be an.
nounced as a wheatless meal in his State
II no meal is designated. the United States
Food Administration prefers that the even
ing meal be wheatless.
"0. II is further desired, in order that
the meat and pork products be conserved
that one meatless day tuesday, in every
! week and one meatless meal in every day