The Adair County news., 1918-05-08
CROCERS HELP
IN $3.50 Plan
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling to
Thousands of Customers-ln-
Sures Greater Food Saving.

Grocers of the nation have accepted
enthusiastically the $3.50 basis for the
purchase of wheat flour and are doing
their utmost to explain the new regu-
lation to the housewife This ruling by
the q. S. Food Administration requires
each purchaser of wheat flour to buy
one pound of cereal substitute, one
kind or assorted. for every pound of
wheat flour. 1t was necessary to re-
strict the use of wheat flour In order
that the allies and our fighting forces
abroad might be assured of an ade-
quate supply of wheat to meet their
vital needs. This supply must come
from our savings because we have al
ready sent our normal surplus.
Wheat saving pledge cards were for
warded by the Food Administration to
all retail food merchants, and these
are being signed and posted in stores
throughout the country. This card
states, I'VE pledge ourselves Loyalty to
carry out the Food Administration pro-
gram. In accordance with this order
we will not sell any wheat flour except
where the purchaser buys an equal
weight of one or more of the following,
greater use of which In the home
will save wheat:
"Cornmeal, corn -four. edible corn
starch, hominy, corn grits, barley -four,
potato flour, sweet potato -four, soy
bean -four, feterita -four and meals,
| rice, rice flour, oatmeal, rolled oats and
| buckwheat flour"
Some confusion has resulted on the
! part of the consumer in constituting
| this 5000" ruling to mean that an
| equal amount in value of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat -four.
This is mistaken idea. The ruling
states that the consumer in purchasing
| flour shall buy at the same time an
equal weight of other cereals"
One exception to this ruling is con-
! corning graham -four and whole wheat
flour, which may be sold at the ratio
! of three pounds to five pounds of
wheat -four This provision is made
/ because approximately % per cent
more of the wheat berry is used in the
manufacture of these flours than stand.
ARD wheat -four
Another exception is that concern.
ing mixed fiours containing less than
| so per cent. of wheat -four, which may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers
however, are forbidden to sell mixed
fours containing more than so pei
cent. Of wheat flour to any person I'M
less the amount of wheat flour substi'
tutes sold is sufficient to make the to
tai amount of substitutes, including
those mixed in fiours, equal to the to-
tai amount in wheat flour in the mixed
-four For instance. if any mixed flour
is purchased containing 60 per cent
wheat -four and 40 per cent. substi
tutes it is necessary that an additional
20 per cent of substitutes be pur
chased This brings 1t to the basis OF
one pound of substitutes for each
! pound of wheat -four.
special exemption may be granted
upon application in the case of special
ly prepared infants and invalids' foot
containing flour where the necessity Is
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems to ex
list on the part of consumers in assum
ing that with the purchase of wheat
-four one must confine the additional
80 per cent. purchase to one of the
substitutes. This Is not the case. One
may select from the entire range Of
substitutes sufficient amount of eacf
to bring the total weight of all substi
tutes equal to the weight of the wheat
-four purchased. For instance, if 6
purchase of "a pounds of wheat foul
is made a range of substitutes may BIZ
selected as follows:
Cornmeal, 8 pounds; corn grits,
pounds; rice, 4 pounds; buckwheat,
pounds; corn starch, pound; hominy
pounds; rolled oats, 8 pounds.
These substitutes may be used II
the following manner:
Cornmeal, Pounds.-Corn bread, NJ
-four; corn mullins or spoon bread
one-fourth flour or one-third rice Of
one-third hominy; 20 per cent. substi
tutes in whole bread.
Corn Starch, 1 Pound.-Thickenins
gravy, making custard. one-third sub
stitute in cake.
Corn Grits, Pounds.-Fried like
mush, used with meal in making corr
bread.
Rolled Oats, Pounds.-One-fourtt
to one-third substitutes in bread, one
half substitute in mullins; breakfast
porridge, use freely; oatmeal cookies
oatmeal soup.
Buckwheat Flour, 2 Pounds.-One
fourth substitute in bread, buckwheai
cakes.
Hominy, 2 Pounds.-Boiled for din
ner, baked for dinner, with cheese
sauce.
Rice, A Pounds.-One-fourth substi'
tute in wheat bread, one-third substi'
tute in corn bread, boiled for dinner Ia
bread cut), as a breakfast food, to
thicken soups, rice pudding instead OF
cake or pie, rice batter cakes.
Several grocers have stated that
;, their customers who strictly observe
the II wheatless meals each week find