The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-06
HOW TOSAVE
WHEAT FLOUR
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Vermont Issues Recipes
Tested in Washington
ALSO SUMMARY OF :,
FOOD REGULATIONS
A More Restricted Use of
Wheat Than Was at First
Called for Is Necessary

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near wheatless or absolutely wheat
less biscuits and mullins in connec
ton with a statement OF the food reg
ulations for householders. The state
ment and the recipes are as follows:
All householders who can entirely
eliminate the use of wheat until the
next harvest. about September LIST
should do so.
"Householders who are Obliged 10
use wheat should not use more than a
total OF l 1-2 pounds OF wheat flour
| or prepared wheat, in any form, per
person per week, including the wheat
flour in Victory Bread, and including
the wheat -four or prepared wheat in
crackers, pastry, macaroni, breakfast
and other foods.
In estimating -four consumption
| every l "a pounds of Victory Bread.
which is bread manufactured by bak-
ers under the regulations of the Uni
ted States Food Administration, may
be considered equal to pound OF
wheat -four.
This rationing requires more re-
strieted use OF wheat than that asked
for by the observance of wheatless
days and meals, which are no longer
obligatory, but in practice it will be
found that an even wider and more
strict observance of wheatless days
the household consumption of wheat
flour and other prepared wheat to 1-2
pounds per person per week.
Meat OF any kind may be eaten on
any day In moderation until May LIST.
In buying wheat -four an equal
weight of other cereals as substitutes
for wheat -four must be bought pound
for pound. In buying graham. whole
wheat or mixed flours the substitutes
in them may be counted so that
smaller proportion Of substitutes may
be bought with these flours than with
wheat -four This is the $3.50 Rule.
Wheat -four substitutes are homi-
ny, corn grits, cornmeals. corn -four,
edible corn starch, barley -four, rolled
oats, oatmeal, rice, rice fiou-, buck
wheat -four, potato -four. sweet potato |
-four, soya bean -four and feterita |
-four and meals.
"Householders in towns and cities |
may not buy more than 1-8 OF bar |
rel of -four at any one time. House
holders in the country may not buy |
more than IA of barrel OF -four at
any one time In no event shall any
purchaser have more than 80 days
supply on hand.
"All kinds of food. especially wheat,
nomically used.
saves transportation.
La ID. 4
subject to change at any time as the
needs OF the Allies and our own needs
demand"
BISCUITS.
76Go Substitutes.
Barley Biscuit
1870 substitution by weight !
cups barley -four. 81 cup wheat
our. 6 teaspoons baking powder. l
salt, tablespoons fat, cup !
liquid. q
Corn Flour Biscuit. {
1876 substitution by weight
2 cups corn -four. "a cup wheat /
our. 6 teaspoons baking powder, /
easpoon salt, tablespoons fat, cup a
quid
Rolled Oats (ground) Biscuits. a
75pe substitution by weight.
1 90 cups ground rolled oats, ga cup
heat -four teaspoons baking pow
er, teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons fat, :,
cup liquid.
Combination Biscuit.
Rice -four 500 !
Buckwheat -four ESQ :. !.
Wheat -four $3.50 by weight. !,
cup rice -four, IL cup buckwheat -
our. "a cup wheat -four, 6 teaspoons ~
aking powder / teaspoon salt, 3 h
.blespoons fat. l cup liquid. %
Stiff dry materials together. Work in n
t well. Combine liquid and dry ma
rials, handling lightly. Roll or pat in
2 inch thick and cut as biscuits 80
axe In a hot oven. hi
Use a coarse sitter or mix instead ar
sitting il the fiours are coarse, so In
lat none Is wasted. IN
COMBINATION MuFFiNs,
1000 Substitutes. in
$3.50 NJ
Combination Substitute rfufflns.
Barley 500
Oats 500
/ cup milk, / tablespoon fat, table
oons syrup, 2 eggs, l teaspoon salt ISL
teaspoons taking powder, IL cups
riley -four, ga cup ground rolled 20
is.
Combination Substitute Mullins.
Buckwheat 50ce
Oats 500
l cup milk, / tablespoon fat. 2 table,
oons syrup, eggs, teaspoon salt,
teaspoon baking powder, l-3 cup
ckwheat, "a cup oats (ground. -
Combination Substitute Mullins.
Buckwheat 500 a
Corn 500 "A
| cup milk, tablespoon fat. table
Dons syrup. 9 eggs, l teaspoon salt
teaspoons baking powder, i cup
ckwheat. / cup corn -four. 70
Combination Substitute Mullins.
Rice -four 500
Barley -four SOC n
cup milk. / tablespoon fat, ? table hsh
IONS syrup. 2 eggs. / teaspoon salt, wh'
easpoons baking powder, l cup rice itch
ir, ] IL cups barley -four. a
Method Of Mixing Mullins. s
Add TO the cup Of milk. the melted gro
strip and the slightly beaten egg. dru
/ the salt. baking powder and -four Is
ether. Use a coarse sieve so thai y
mart OF the -four is wasted. Combine 80
two mixtures stirring lightly with fere
beating Bake in a moderately got
oven (sa7' F or 225' c. for a0-35
iutes depending upon the size OF hair
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