The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1918-03-05
BIG FOOD CONSERVATION MEETING TO
EXPLAIN HOW TO HELP WIN THE WAR
RULES GOVERNING SALE OF MEAT, WHEAT, WHITE
FLOUR AND SUBSTITUTES EXPLAINED CLEARLY
SO THAT NONE NEED GO ASTRAY

same time.
Retailers must always sell -four on a
| fifty-ffty basis, even when substitutes
have been purchased from some other
source.
Wholesalers may sell -four only to
retailers provided that he has absolute
proof that substitutes have already
been purchased from some other
source. He must have sufficient proof
of act to show administration.
Flour should never be sold to Gust.
omers whom the retailer knows to be
non-consumers of flour. Nor when the
retailer has suspicion that the buyer in
tends to sell or trade the same with a
view of evading the law.
Stores should never sell flour except
on a fifty-ffty basis to Hawaiians for
the purpose of mixing it with poi or
taro.
Only seventy per cent delivery of
flour to bakers and retailers. That is,
seventy per cent. of normal require
ments.
To hotels, bakeries, hospitals and
restaurants, stores may sell one pound
of substitute to four pounds of -four.
Stores are requested and expected to
sell only Hawaiian or Kona coffee.
Rye flour is classed as a wheat prod
uct, but it may be sold without substi-
tutes. 1t should not be sold on wheat
less days, however
Graham -four is classed as a wheat
product, and must be sold with substi-
tutes. In selling graham -four, thirty
per cent. substitutes are necessary.
That is, seven pounds of graham flour
to three pounds substitutes.
Whole wheat flour is a wheat prod
uct, and must be sold with substitutes.
In selling whole wheat -four, sell as
with graham. That is, with seven
pounds of flour, sell three pounds of
substitutes.
SUBSTITUTES
The following are classed as substi-
tutes Corn meal, corn -four corn
starch flour, rice flour, corn grits, hon.
my, barley -four, barley meal, oat meal,
buckwheat potato -four, sweet potato
-four, banana -four, soy bean flour, roll
ed oats, Feterita -four, Feterita meals,
rice.
Not over half the amount of substi,
tutes at any one time.
Endeavor to discourage the use of
rice as substitutes
Notes
Potatoes cannot be sold as substi
tutes.
Middlings is wheat product, not a
| substitute
Wheat breakfast foods are not sub
stitutes.
Crackers, macaroni and similar prod
ucts are not substitutes.
When in doubt as to whether any
certain product is a substitute, ask
yourself whether it contains wheat. II
| it does, it is not to be used as a substi
tute.
WheatIess and Meatless Days
Note.-Pork is meat. Meat refers tc
cattle, hogs, sheep, and their products
Monday is WheatIess Day
Stores should not sell or deliver any
| wheat products, such as: Wheat flour,
rye flour or rye meal, crackers, maca
| roni, pastry, wheat breakfast foods, OF
cereals, white wheat bread, whole
wheat flours, graham flour, middlings
or anything containing wheat or wheat
| products.
Note.-Orders can be taken for sale
and delivery next day.
Cutomers should arrange to make
their purchases on the proper days.
| Tuesday, Meatless and Porkless Day
Stores should not sell nor deliver
meat nor meat products, such as: But
ter, mutton, pork, or their products
bacon, ham, lard lard compound (sucl
as the Wesern Meat Company's), veal
lamb, deviled ham.
Note.-On meatless days, stores cal
sell: Chicken, rabbit, fish, eggs, ducks
turkey, oysters, Holsters, crabs, clans
shrimps and other sea foods, sardines
cheese, and vegetable compounds (no
lard nor beef.
Encourage and urge the use o
beans.
Wednesday WheatIess same as Nor
day
Thursday and Friday
No rules for these days at present.
Discourage the use of wheat floul
Continued ON page -