Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-28
ANNAPOLIS HOUSE
KEEPERS JOYFUL
New Set Of Flour Rules Do
Away With Need Of Buying
Substitutes With Order
VICTORY MIXED" is OUT

After their months of figuring out
what particular substitute they will
take when they get their allotment OF
flour. and then figuring out how TO use
that particular kind OF substitute
when they get it home, Annapolis
housewives are joyful today Why2
Because Acting Food Administrator
William H. Maltbie yesterday an
nounced new -four regulations as they
will affect Maryland and under which
the old ilfty-hfty rule for the pur-
chase of -four is withdrawn. Begin
ming September 1, no retailers will be
required to sell substitutes, and new
-four to be known as Victory Mixed
flour will be put on the market which
will contain so per cent of wheat -four
and 20 per cent of substitute. Bakers
will aso be put on the 1920 per cent
basis. being required TO use but one
pound of substitute for four pounds of
wheat -four in all products.
Millers are to be authorized to man
ufacture mixed -four to be recog-
nized by the United States Food Ad-
ministration as Victory Mixed -four
and to be labeled as such. the label
also showing what the -four contains
and the proportion of substitute used
The victory fiours to be recognized by
the Food Administration will be mix
lures of wheat and barley with the
proportion of four pounds of wheat to
one pound of barley; wheat and corn
-four, with the proportion of four
pounds of wheat to one pound of corn
-four; wheat. barley and corn. with
the proportion of eight pounds of
wheat. one pound of barley and one
pound of corn; and wheat and rye,
with the proportion of three pounds
of wheat to two pounds of rye. Rye
will be recognized as a substitute uu-'
der the new regulations, but only on
the 40 per cent basis
Whole wheat flour, entire wheat or
graham -four or meal will be consid-
cred victory -four, provided 95 per
cent of the wheat berry Is used in
their manufacture. Good news for
the housewife was contained i'm the
announcement that all these victory
fours will be sold without substitutes
and at no greater price.
Retailers, il they wish. may carry
for the accommodation of their Gus
toners straight white -four, but they
must have in their stock at the same
time either barley -four. corn meal or
corn flour, and one pound of substi-
tute must be sold for every four
pounds of wheat -four.
There are retailers in certain locali-
ties where such -four as feterita -four
and meal, rice -four, oat -four, kaffir
flour. milo -four, peanut -four, bean
flour, potato -four, sweet potato -four,
and buckwheat -four may be easily
obtained and may be carried by the
retailers as substitutes and bought by
the consumer, if he wishes.
One most striking change under the
new regulations is the cutting of all
breakfast foods from the list of sub
stitutes. Oatmeal, rolled oats, hon.
my. hominy grits, rice and corn starch
will no longer be classed as substi-
tutes.
No storekeeper is required to carry
substitutes, but If he does, their quail
ity must be up to the standard set by
the Food Administration.
The new rules apply to all ex-
change transactions at the mill and
the farmer will no longer be able to
obtain straight wheat -four by carry
ing his -four to the mill
Under the existing rules the baker
had to use one pound of substitute to
three pounds of -four for bread and
rolls and ratio of one to two in the
making of cakes and sweet breads, but
with the institution of the new rules
he will be required to use but one
pound of substitute for four of -four,
except in the case of rye -four, when
the proportion will be two to three
Another welcome modification of
-four rules is the withdrawal of the
eighth Of a barrel limit, for house.
holders as well as millers, wholesal-
ers, bakers, and retailers will be al
lowed to have 60-day supply of
-four
At the same time the new regula-
tions become effective wheatless meals
and wheatless days may be discon-
tinued.