Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-07
FOOD RULES ARE
Being EASED UP
CONTINUED from page u


the country, of mixed -four com
plying with the international policy
which will be available for purchase
by the household. Second, in regu-
lations covering the case where
straight wheat flour Is sold by re-
tailers, that at the same time 20 per
cent of other cereal fours must be
sold coincidently. Third, requiring
that all bakers bread shall contain
20 per cent of other cereals and the
Food Administration relies upon the
householders of the country to mix
at least 20 per cent of substitute
cereals into the wheat flour at home
for all uses. Cornmeal for use of
corn bread should be purchased sep
arately from combination sales.
Ready Mixed Flour for Sale is Victory
Mixed Flour.
1T is desired to insure supply of
ready mixed flours on market and
to have millers and dealers of all
kinds encourage 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 -four and substitutes All such
mixed fiours made according to the
ffl IprxYI ~ rau 1ot nI ~.
beled Victory Mixed Flour and are to
be labeled with the ingredients In
order of their proportion.
The flour 50 mixed must be milled
in accordance with the standard OF
the United States Food Administra-
ton. No mixed fiours Except pan
cake fiours) shall be made or manu-
featured except In the exact proper
lions as outlined below.
Mixed wheat and barley -four
shall be In proportion of four pounds
OF wheat -four to one pound barley
-four. Mixed wheat and corn -four
shall contain the proportion of four
pounds wheat flour to one pound of
corn -four Mixed wheat, barley and
corn flour shall contain the proper
tion of eight pounds wheat flour to
one pound barley and one pound
corn flour. Mixed wheat and rye
shall contain the proportion of three
pounds wheat flour and not less
than two pounds rye -four. Whole
wheat, entire wheat or Graham
flour or meal shall contain at least
s5 per 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
"The new regulations supersede
the $3.50 rule. The retail dealer
selling standard wheat -four Is re-
CURED to carry In stock either bar
ley -four corn meal or corn -four and
with every sale Of wheat -four must
sell combination Of some one or
more Of these In proportion OF one
pound substitutes to each four pounds
OF wheat -four. Nosdealer may force
any other substitutes in combina-
ton upon the consumer and these
substitutes must conform TO the
standard fixed by the United States
Food Administration.
There are some localities where
other substitutes are available and
which retailers may wish to carry.
In order to meet this situation the
following fours may also be sold in
such combination in lieu Of the above
hours IL the consumer so demands at
the ratio of one pound to each four
pounds Of wheat -four that is kaffir
-four, milo -four. feterita -four and
meals, rice -four, oat -four peanut
-four, bean -four, sweet potato -four,
and buekwheat flour. Pure rye
-four or meal may be sold as sub
stitute but must be sold in proper
lions of all least two pounds of rye
with three pounds of wheat -four
The foregoing rules apply to all
custom and exchange transactions
as we'll as sales OF -four to farmers
unless modified BIZ special announce
ment Of the Federal Food Administra-
ton OF the state where the mill is
located acting with the approval of
the Zone Committee.
Bakers.
IN compliance with The general
situation above, the following alter
ations are made and regulations gov
efning baking trade.
Rule i The consumption OF wheat
flour In bakery products not to ex-
coed 70 per cent of the 1917 con-
sumption Is hereby rescinded.
Rule q A. Wheat flour substi-
tutes for bakers remain as heretofore
with the exception of rye which win
be a substitute when used upon a
basis of not less than 40 per cent,
which is two pounds of rye -four to
every three pounds of standard wheat
-four When rye is used in this pro-
norton 0r graatpr urOuOrtiO no