The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
GROCERS HELP
 IN 5O-5O PLAN
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT FOOD ADMINISTRATION
 PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling to Thousands of Customers-In-
 sureS Greater Food Saving.

Grocers of the nation have accepted enthusiastically the 50-5O basis for the purchase of wheat flour and are doing their utmost to explain the new regu- 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 four. It was necessary to re strict the use of wheat flour in order that the allies. and our fighting forces abroad might be assured of an ade- Quate supply of wheat to meet their vital needs. This supply must come 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 throughout the country. This card states, "We 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, q greater use of which in the home will save wheat:
 "Cornmeal, corn flour, edible corn starch, hominy, corn grits, barley four, potato four, sweet potato flour, soy bean four, feterita flour and meals, rice, rice -four, oatmeal, rolled oats and buckwheat four"
 Some confusion has resulted on the part of the consumer in construing this "50-50" ruling to mean that an equal amount in value of substitutes must be purchased with wheat flour. This is 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- corning graham flour and whole wheat flour, which may be sold at the ratio of three pounds to five pounds ot wheat four. This provision is made because approximately 25 per cent more of the wheat berry is used in the manufacture of these Hours than stand ard wheat flour.
 Another exception Is that concern ing mixed Hours containing less thar 50 per cent. of wheat flour, which may be sold without substitutes. Retailers however, are forbidden to sell mixed Hours containing more than 50 pel cent. of wheat four to any person un l less the amount of wheat flour substi tutes sold is sufficient to make the to tai amount of substitutes, including
 those mixed in Hours, equal to the to
 tai amount in wheat flour in the mixeC
 flour. For instance, if any mixed 1ou
 is purchased containing 60 per cent
 wheat flour and 40 per cent. subSti
 tutes it Is necessary that an additiona
 20 per cent. of substitutes be puI
 chased. This brings it to the basis 0
 one pound of substitutes for eacl
 pound of wheat -four.
 A special exemption may be granite
 upon application in the case of special
 ly prepared infants and invalids' foo
 containing flour where the necessity
 shown.
 Some misunderstanding seems to e ist on the part of consumers in assun l ing that with the purchase Of whea flour one must confine the additionf 50 per cent. purchase to one of th substitutes. This is not the case. On
 may select from the entire range C substitutes a sufficient amount Of eac to bring the total weight of all subst tutes equal to the weight of the whef
 four purchased. For instance, if purchase of 24 pounds of wheat f1or is made a range of substitutes may s selected as follows:
 l. Cornmeal, 8 pounds; corn grits, , pounds; rice, pounds; buckwheat, s pounds; corn starch, pound; homin 2 pounds; rolled oats, pounds.
 These substitutes may be used 5 the following manner:
 Cornmeal, 8 Pounds.-Corn bread, I : flour; corn muffins or spoon brea 7 one-fourth flour or one-third rice
 one-third hominy; 20 per cent subs
 tutes in whole bread.
 f Corn Starch, 1 i9ound.-ThickeniI f gravy, making custard, one-third su n stitute in cake.
 e Corn Grits, 4 Pounds.-Fried lil e mush, used with meal in making col v bread.
 e Rolled Oats, 8 Pounds.-One-four e to one-third substitutes in bread, on l. half substitute in mullins; breakfa " porridge, use freely; oatmeal cookie oatmeal soup
 IT Buckwheat Flour, 2 Pounds.-On II fourth substitute in bread, buckwhe l cakes.
 - Hominy. 2 Pounds.-Boiled for di