The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-07-18
CROCERS HELP
IN $3.50 PLAN
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling te
Thousands Of ~Customers-ln-
sures Greater Food Saving.

their utmost to explain the new
lation to the housewife. This ruling by
the U. s. Food Administration requires
each purchaser OF wheat -four to buy
one pound OF cereal substitute, one
kind or assorted, for every pound of
wheat flour. II 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 10 meet their
vital needs. This supply must corne
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,
a greater use Of which In the home
will save wheat:
"Cornmeal, corr -four. edible corn
starch, hominy. corn grits, barley -four.
potato -four, sweet potato -four, soy
bean -four, feterita -four and meals.
rice. rice -four, oatmeal. rolled oats and
buckwheat -four"
Some confusion has resulted on the
part Of the consumer In constituting
this $3.50" ruling to mean that ar
equal amount In value Of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat flour.
This Is a mistaken idea The ruling
states that the consumer in purchasing
-four shall buy at the same time An
equal weight OF other cereals"
One exception to this ruling is con
cerning graham -four and whole wheat
-four, which may be sold at the ratio
OF three pounds to five pounds Of
wheat flour. This provision Is made
because approximately rs per cent.
more Of the wheat berry Is used In the
manufacture OF these fiours than stand.
ard wheat flour.
Another exception IN that concern
ing mixed iiours containing less than
90 per cent. Of wheat -four. which may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers,
however, are forbidden to sell mixed
hours con aiming more than 80 per
cent. Of wheat -four to any person un.
less the amount Of wheat flour substi.
tutes sold Is sufficient TO make the to-
tai amount OF substitutes. including
those mixed In fours, equal to the to-
tai amount In wheat -four In the mixed
-four. For instance, II any mixed flour
II purchased containing 90 per cent.
wheat -four and 40 per cent substi-
tutes II IL necessary that an additional
20 per cent. OF substitutes be pur.
chased. This brings II 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
~ prepared Infants and invalids' food
containing -four where the necessity ID
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems to ex'
list on the part OF consumers In assum'
In: that with the purchase OF whea,
-four one must confine the additional
30 per cent. purchase to one OF the
substitutes. This Ia not the case. One
may select from the entire range OF
substitutes a sufficient amount OF each
to bring the total weight Of all substi'
tutes equal to the weight Of the whea,
-four purchased. For instance, X
purchase of - pounds OF wheat fiouI
Is made a range OF substitutes may b.
selected as follows:
Cornmeal, 8 pounds; corn grits, 4
pounds; rice, 4 pounds; buckwheat, 4:
pounds; corn starch. I pound hominy
2 pounds; rolled oats, z pounds.
These substitutes may be used II
the following manner:
Cornmenl, 8 Pounds.-Corn bread, n,
-four: corn mullins or spoon bread
one-fourth -four or one-third rice OF
one-third hominy 20 per cent substi
tutes In whole bread.
Corn Starch, / P0und.-Thickenin,
gravy, making custard, one-third sub
stitute In cake.
Corn Grtts, 4 Pounds.-Fried liz,
mush, used with meal In making corr
bread.
Rolled Oats. 3 Pounds.-One.fourtl
10 one-third substitutes In bread, one
half substitute In mullins; breakfas
porridge. use freely oatmeal cookies
! oatmeal soup.
: Buckwheat Flour, 2 Pounds.-Ons
fourth substitute In bread, buckwhea
: cakes.
? Hominy, 2 Pounds.-Boiled for dir
I ner. baked for dinner. with chees
, sauce.
Rice, 4 Pounds.-One-fourth subst
= tute In wheat bread. one.third substt
: tute In corn bread. boiled for dinner {
bread cut), as a breakfast food. {
thicken soups, rice pudding instead q
: cake or pie, rice batter cakes.
Several grocers have stated tina
= their customers who strictly observ
: the IL whestless meals each week fin
II necessary to buy substitutes In n,
d dition to those ordered under the 81
20 plan.