The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-06
WHEAT FLOUR TO BE
MADE ON 1920 BASIS
"Victory Flour" Will Relieve Neccs-
sity of Purchasing Of Flour
Substitutes.


States, France, England and Italy OF
the food resources of the 22O..
100000 people fighting against
Germany shows that to maintain
enough supplies and necessary re
serves against disaster, there must
be maintained in all countries a
conservation of wheat flour during
the coming year.
1t has been agreed that the wheat
bread Of the allies shall contain 20
per cent of ether grains than wheat,
and it is only just that we should
bear our share in this saving, and
our bread should be at least univer-
sal with those who are suffering
more greatly from the war than our
selves.
Distribution and transportation
circumstances in the United States
render 1t necessary to rely very
largely on voluntary action in our
homes to enforce this mixture. The
\ Victory bread so made is wholesome,
1and there is no difficulty in prepara-
tion. We desire to emphasize the
fact that the mixtures outlined be-
low are for wheat bread and the saw
ing of wheat flour but they are not
: intended to displace the large use Of
corn bread. We must use the mix
Ntures with wheat fours in addition
Ito our normal consumption Of corn
bread. 4;.,S
New Rules Promulgated.
For this purpose, regulations are
formulated below, effective Septem-
ber 1, providing:
(D For the preparation and
marketing by the manufacturing and
distributing trades of the country OF
mixed flour complying with the in
ternational policy which will be
available for purchase by the house
hold.
ca In regulations covering the
case where straight wheat -four is
sold by retailers that at the same
time 20 per cent of other cereal
fiours be sold coincidentally.
CD Requiring that all bakers
bread shall contain 20 per cent OF
other cereals.
The food administration relies up
on the householders of the country
to mix at least 20 per cent OF sub
stitute cereals into the wheat flour
at home for all uses. Corn meal for
use in corn bread should be pur-
chased separately from combination
sales.
tory Mixed Flour.
1t is desired to insure a supply of
ready-miXed fours on the market
and 10 have miiiers 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 the
necessity OF retailers making COM
bination sales of -four and substi-
tutes. All such mixed hours made
according to the following regula-
tions should be labeled Victory Mix
ed Flour" and are to be labeled with
the ingredients in order of their pro-
portion. The fours so mixed must
be milled in accordance with the
I standards of the United States Food
Administration. No mixed hours
(except pancake hours) shall be
made or manufactured except in the
exact proportions as outlined be-
low:
Mixed wheat and barley -four
shall be in the proportion Of four
pounds wheat -four to one pound
barley -four.
Mixed wheat and corn flour shall
.ontain the proportion of four
pounds wheat -four to one pound
corn flour.
Mixed wheat, barley and corn -four
shall contain the proportion Of eight
! pounds wheat -four to one pound bar
ley and one pound corn flour.
Mixed wheat and rye -four shall
contain the proportion OF three
pounds wheat -four and not less than
two pounds rye -four.
Whole wheat, entire wheat or gra-
ham -four or meal shall contain at
least 95 per cent of the wheat berry.
All the above Victory mixed fours
may be sold without substitutes. but
at no greater price from the miller,