Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-09-03

This week r. F. Bicknell, federal
! food administrator for Idaho, sent to
the various county food administrators
copies of a telegram issued by Her
bert E. Hoover, head OF the food adj
ministration of the United States, con-
tanning some of the most important
announcements which the food admin
istration has ever made Following
is the telegram which was made pub
lie last Wednesday, the provisions of
which became effective September LIST:
THE recent careful survey by the
Food Administrators of the United
States, France, England and Italy of
the food resources of the 10000 900
people fighting against Germany shows
that to maintain enough supplies and
necessary reserves against disaster,
there must be maintained in all coun-
tries conservation of wheat flour
during the coming year.
ut has been agreed that the wheat
bread of the Allies shall contain 20
! per cent other grains than wheat and
1 ii is only just that we should bear our
share in this saving and our bread
should be at least universal with those
who are suffering more greatly from
the war than ourselves. Distribu-
ton and transportation circumstances
in the United States render 1t neces-
sary to rely very largely on voluntary
action of our homes to enforce this
mixture.
THE Victory bread so made is very
wholesome and there is no difficulty
in preparation. We desire to en-
phasize the fact that the mixtures out
lined below are for wheat bread and
the saving of wheat -four, but they are
not intended to displace the large use
of corn bread. We must use the mix
lures with wheat -four in addition TO
our normal consumption of corn
| bread.
For this purpose regulations are
formulated below effective September
1st, providing first, for the prepara-
ton and marketing by the manufact-
uring and distributing trades of the
country, of a mixed flour complying
with the international policy, which
will be available for purchase by the
household. Second, in regulations
covering the case where straight -four
is sold by the retailers. that at the
same time 20 per cent of other cereal
flours must be sold coincidently
Third, requiring that all bakers bread
shall contain 20 per cent of other GER
calls and the Food Administration re-
lies upon the householders of the coun-
1 try to mix at least 20 per cent of sub
stitute cereals into the wheat -four at
home for all uses. Cornmeal for use
in corn bread should be purchased
separately from combination sales.
Ready Mixed Flour for Sale Is Victory
Mixed Flour
ut is desired to insure a supply of
ready mixed fiours on the market and
to have millers and dealers of all kinds
encourage the use and sale of this
-four so that the country may be on a
mixed -four basis without necessity of
retailers making combination sales of
flour and substitutes. All such mixed
fiours made according to the following
regulations should be labeled Victory
Mixed Flour" and are to be labeled
with the ingredients in order of their
proportion.
THE -four so mixed must be milled
in accordance with the standard of the
United States Food Administration.
No mixed fiours Except pancake four
shall be made or manufactured except
in the exact proportions as outlined
'Ebelow
Mixed Wheat and barley -four shall
be in proportion of four pounds OF
wheat -four to one pound of barley
j -four. Mixed wheat and corn flour
shall contain the proportion Of four
pounds of wheat -four to one pound OF
corn -four. Mixed wheat, barley and
corn -four shall contain the proportion
OF eight pounds of wheat -four to one
pound barley and one pound corn
-four Mixed wheat and rye flour
} shall contain the proportion of three
} pounds of wheat flour and no less
than two pounds of rye -four Whole
wheat, entire wheat or graham flour
or meal shall contain at least 95 pei
: cent of the wheat berry.
"All the above Victory Mixed
Flours" may be sold without substi.
tutes but at no greater price from the
miller, wholesaler or retail dealer
than in the case of standard wheat
, -four.
Retail Sale Of Standard Wheat Flour
"The new regulations supercede the
$3.50 rule. The retail dealer sell
. ling standard wheat -four is required
to carry in stock either barley flour
sale OF wheat -four. must sell combi
nation of some one or more of these
in proportion of one pound of sub
stitutes to each four pounds of whea
flour. No dealer may force any othel
substitutes in combination upon thu
, consumer and these substitutes mus
: conform to the standard fixed by tn,
United States Food Administration.
There are some localities where
other substitutes are available ant
r which retailers may wish to carry
{ In order to meet this situation the fol
r lowing flours may also be sold in sucl
combinations in lieu of the allow
fiours, if the consumer so demands. a
the ratio of one pound to each foul
pounds wheat flour: kaffir flour, mile
e flour, feterita -four and meals. ric'
3 flour. oat flour. peanut -four. beal
a flour, potato -four, sweet potato -four
land buckwheat -four. Pure rye dou