, 1918-04-11
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling to
Thousands of ~customers-In-
sures Greater Food SAVING.

their utmost to explain the new regu-
lation to the housewife. This ruling by
the U. 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 -four 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, 1--WE pledge ourselves Loyalty to
carry out the Food Administration pro-
gram. In accordance with this order
we will not sell any wheat -four except
where the purchaser buys an equal
weight Of one or more of the following.
a greater use of which In the home
will a " wheat:
~"Cornmeal, corn -four, edible corn
starch, hominy, corr grits, barley -four,
potato flour, sweet potato flour, soy
bean -four, feterita flour and meals,
rice, rice flour, oatmeal, rolled pats and
buckwheat -four"
Some confusion has resulted on the
part of the s In constituting
this "50-50' ruling to mean that an
equal mount In value of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat -four.
This is a mistaken idea. The ruling
states that the 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
-four, which may be sold at the ratio
Of three pounds to FIVE pounds of
wheat -four. This provision is made
because approximately 25 per cent.
more Of the wheat berry is used In the
manufacture of these f1ours han stand
ard wheat flour.
Another exception is that concern
ing mixed flours containing less than
80 per cent. of wheat flour, which may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers,
however, are forbidden to sell mixed
fiours containing more than 90 per
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 amourN of substitutes, including
those mixed in fours, 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.
A special exemption may be granted
upon application In the case of special
ly prepared infants and invalids' food
containing -four where the necessity IL
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems to e1-
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 n 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 substl-
tutes equal to the weight OF the wheat
nour purchased. For instance, IL a
purchase of "a pounds of wheat flour
ia made a range of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmeal, 8 pounds; corn grits' =
pounds; rice, 4 pounds; buckwheat z
mounds corn starch, l pound; hominy'
2 pounds; rolled oats, 8 pounds.
These substitutes may be used In
the following manner:
Cornmeal, 8 Pounds.-Corn Dreau' no
-four: corn mullins or spoon bread
o~ne-fourth -four or one-third rice Or
one-third hominy 20 per cent. substi-
tutes in whole bread.
Corn Starch, 1 Pound.-Thickening
gravy, making custard, one-third SUD-
stitute In cake.
Corn Grits, 4 Pounds.-Fried nke
mush. used with meal In making corn
bread.
ollie Oats, 8 Pounds.-One-fourth
m 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,
cakes.
Hominy, 2 Pounds.-Boiled for an
per. baked for dinner. with cheese
sauce.
Rice. A Pounds.-one-fourth substi-
tuta I'm wheat bread, one-third substi-
tute In corn bread, boiled for dinner "a
bread cut), as a breakfast food, to
thicken soups, rice pudding Instead OF
cake or pie, rice batter cakes.
,yho strictly observe