Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-04-18
GRoCERS help
IN $3.50 PLAN
SIGN PLEDGE TO cRRY oU7
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM.
POST CaRns In + STORES
Explain New Wheat Ruling to
Thousands of aGustpners--lR-
Sures Gneater Food Saving.


Grocers OF fkesnation have accepted
enthusiastically the 5O-5(l basis for the
purchase OF wheataaour and are doing
their utmost to, explain ltheanew ,regu-
lation to the housewife. This ruling by
the q. s. FoOd Administration requires
each purchaser OF wheat lfaNEr to buy
one pound OF cereal substitute, one
. kind or assorted, for @every pound Of
wheat -four. 1t was necessary to re-
strict the use OF wheat dour ;An order
that the allies and our fighting forces
abroad might be sassuE0d., OF an ade-
Quate supply OF wheat toI 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 Admial istraEion to
all retail food merchantss and these
are being signed and !D0stAd in, stores
throughout the county. This card
states, 1--WE pledge ourselves Loyalty to
carry out the Food AdmtaistnS tion paO-
gram. In accordance with ,Ghds ORDER
wewill not sell any wheat f0sur excApf
where the purchaser bgys an eGaSd
weight of ere or more of ths allowing,
q greater use of WATCH in the AhOlRe
will save wheat:
"Cornmeal, corn ROur, edible sceEn
starch, hominy, corn grits, barley flour,
TOnfofn GaV1y tGn15Esh
bean flour, feterita -four and meals,
rice, rice -four, oatmeal, rollsd oats and
s5uckwheat four"
Some confusion has resulted an abe
part Of the consumer in constituting
this "50-5O' ruling to- mean that an
equal amount in value of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat GOus.
This is a mistaken idea. The ruling
states that the consumer In purchasing
-four shall "buy at tie same time an
equal weight Of other cereals"
One exception to this Fulingtts con-
corning graham -four and whole\whe2f
-four, which may be sold at the ratio
of three pounds to five pounds CT
wheat Gour. This provision is made
because approximately IS per GENT.
more of the wheat berry is used In the
gmanufa cture of these fours thaa stand
ard wheat dour.
Another exception Is that concern
ing mixed AOurs containing less than
so per cent. OF wheat -four, which may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers,
however, are forbidden to sell mixed
6ours containing more than 30 per
cent. of wheat -four to any person IN
less the amount Of wheat -four Substi-
tutes sold is sufficient to make the to-
tai amount Of substitutes, including
those mixed in flOurs, equal to the to"
tai amount In wheat -four In the mixed
daur. For instance, If any mixed flour
Is purchased containing so per Gent,
wheat -four and 40 per cent substi-
d tutes 1t is necessary that an additional
20 per cent. of substitutes be pur-
chased. This brings it to the basis Of
one pound of substitutes for each
pound of wheat -four.
A special exemption may be granted
upon application in the case of special
IL prepared infants and invalids' food
containing -four where the necessity is
shown. - - : 49, RI .>'sa.
J Some misunderstanding seems to ex-
ist on the part of consumers In assum-
ing that with the purchase Of wheat,
-four one must confine the additional
90 per cent. purchase to one of the
substitutes. This is not the case. One
may select from the entire range of
substitutes a sufficient amount of each
to bring the total weight of all substi-
tutes equal to the weight Of the wheat
-four purchased For instance, If a
purchase of "a pounds of wheat -four
is made a range of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmeal, pounds; corn grits, 4
pounds; rice, pounds; buckwheat, 2
pounds: corn starch, pound; hominy,
2 pounds; rolled oats, 8 pounds.
These substitutes may be used In
the following manner:
Cornmeal, 8 Pounds.-Corn bread, no
-four; corn mullins or spoon bread,
one-fourth -four or one-third rice or
one-third hominy; 20 per cent. substi-
TuIeS IN WuOl6 DACnO'
Corn Starch, l Pound.-Thickening
gravy, making custard, one-third sub
stitute in cake.
Corn Grits, Pounds.-Frled like
mush. used with meal in making corn
bread.
Rolled Oats, 8 POunds.-One-fourth
To one-third substitutes In bread. one
half substitute In mullins; breakfast
porridge, use freely; oatmeal cookies
oatmeal soup.
Buckwheat Flour. Pounds.-One-
fourth substitute in bread, buckwheat
cakes.
= Hominy. 2 Pounds.-Boiled for din
ner. baked for dinner, with cheese
sauce.
Rice. Pounds.-One-forrth substi-
tute in wheat bread, one-third substi-
tute in corn bread, boiled for dinner Ia
bread cut), as breakfast food, to
tbicken soups, rice pudding Instead OF
cake or pie, rice batter cakes
Several grocers have stated that
their customers who strictly observe
the IL wheatless meals each week md
# necessary to buy substitutes in adj
dltion to those ordered under the so
80 plan.
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