The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-25
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD ADMINS TRATI0N
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling to
Thousands Of Customers--In-
sures Greater Food Saving.

enthusiastically the $3.50 basis for the
purchase df wheat -four and are doing
rheir utmost TO explain tile new regu-
lation to tie housewife. This ruling by
the u. IS. Food Aduinlstratlonre requires
each purchaser OF wheat flour 20 buy
one pound Of cereal substitute, one
ktnd or assorted, for every pound Of
wheut -four Ii was necessary to re-
strict the use Of wheat -four in order
that the allies and our fightlng forces
abroad might be assured of an ade-
quatc supply Of wheat to meet their
yital needs This supply must come
from our savings because we have al
ready sent our nolmai surplus.
Wheat saving pledge cards were for
warded by the Food Administration 10
all retail food merchants, and these
are being signed and posted IN stores
throughout the country This card
states, I'VE pledge ourselves loyalty 10
carry out the Food administration pro-
gram in accordance With this order
we win not sell any wheat flour except
where the purchaser buys an equal
WEIGHT of one or more of the following,
il sreater use Of which In the home
will save wheat;
"Carnmeal, corn flour, edible corn
starch. homhy, corn grits, barley -four,
potato hour, sweet potato -four, soy
bean -four, feterita -four aad meals,
rice. rice flour. oatmeal rolled oats and
buckwheat flour.
Some confusion has resulted on the
part Of Tie consumer In constituting
fhis "a01O" ruling 10 mean that an
pUlE, amount III value of substitutes
musl he purchased with wheat flour.
This r. Il mistaken idea. The ruling
states that the consumer in purchasing
-four shul "buy at the same time an
equal weight Of other cereals
one exception TO this ruling Is con-
cerning graham flour and whole wheat
aour. which may be sold at the ratio
Of three pounds to five pounds of
wheat flour This provision is made
because approximately . per cent.
more Of the wheat berry is used in the
manufacture OF these fiours than stand
ard wheat flour.
Another exceptic.l is that concern
ing mixed nours containing less than
! 30 per cent Of wheat flour, which may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers,
however, are forbidden to sell mixed
fours containing more than 90 per
cent. of wheat -four to any person UNI
less the amount of wheat -four substi-
tutcs sold is sufficient to make the 70
| tai amount OF substitutes, including
those mixed In fiours, equal to the to-
| tal amount in wheat -four in the mixed
, -four. For instance IL any mixed Hour
| Is purchased containing go per cent
wheat flour and 40 per cent. substi
tutes it is necessary TINT an additioAaI
| 90 per cent. OF substitutes be pur
chased. This brings 1t to the basis oil
one pound of substitutes for eacf
pound of wheat -four
A special exemption may be granted
upon application In the case OF special
| lv prepared infants and invalids' foot
containing -four where the necessity Is
| shown.
Some misunderstanding seems to ex
lst on the part of consumers in assum
| ing that with the purchase of whea
dour one must confine the additiona
| so per cent. purchase TO one of thu
substitutes This is not the case. one
may select from the entire range o
substitutes a sufficient amount of eael
ia bring the total weight OF all substl
tutes equal to the weight Of the whea
aour purchased. For instance, If
purchase of "a pounds of wheat fiou
Is made a range of substitutes may b.
selected as follows:
| Cornmeal, s pounds; corn grits,
pounds; rice, A pounds; buckwheat,
hounds: corn starch, l pound; hominy
| 9 pounds rolled oats, 3 pounds.
These substitutes may he used II
the following manner:
Cornmeal, Podnds.-Corn bread NJ
flour: corn mullins or spoon bread
oue-fourth -four or one-third rice 0
one third hominy; 20 per cent. substi
mtes in whole bread.
Corn starch, / Pound.-Thlckenin
gravy. making custard. one-third sui
sttu,e In eaLe-
Corn Grits. Pounds. Fried lik
mush. used with meal in making corr
| bread.
Rolled Oats, 3 Pounds.-One-fourll
to one-third substitutes in bread one
half substitute in mullins; breakfas
porridge. use freely; oatmeal cookies
oatmeal soup.
Buckwheat Flour, Pounds.-One
fourth substitute in bread, buckwhea
cakes.
Hominy, 2 Pounds-Boilea for din
ner, baked for dinner, with ehees
sauce.
Rice. 4 Pounds.-0ne-fourth slbstl
tlte in wheat bread, une-ihird Suhsli
tute in corn bread, boiled for dinner &
bread cut). as breakfast food, {
thicken soups, rice pudding instead 0
cake or nie, rice batter cakes.
Several grocers have stated tia
their customers who strictly observ
the II wheatless meals each week fin
It necessary to buy substitutes in ad
dillon to those ordered under the sc
80 plan.