The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-03
CROCERS help
IN $3.50 PLAN
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOL ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling to
Thousands Of Customers-ln-
sures Greater Food Saving.

purchase of wheat -four and are doing
their utmost to explain the new regu-
lation to the housewife. This ruling by
the U. 8. 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. 1t 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
are being signed and posted In stores
throughout the country. This card
states, 1--WE pledge ourselves Loyalty to
carry out the Food Administration pro-
gram. In accordance with this order
we will not sell any wheat -four except
where the purchaser buys an equal
weight of one or more of the following
a greater use of which In the home
will save wheat:
"Cornmeal, corn -four, edible corn
starch, hominy, corn grits, barley -four,
potato flour. sweet potato -four, 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 constituting
this 5000" ruling to mean that an
equal amount in value of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat -four
This is a mistaken idea. The ruling
states that the consumer in purchasing
flour 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 Ave pounds Of
wheat -four. This provision is made
because approximately rs per cent
more of the wheat berry is used In the
manufacture of these hours than stand
ard wheat -four. ~
Another exception Is that concern.
ing mixed nours containing less than
80 per cent. Of wheat -four, which may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers
however, are forbidden to sell mixed
fiours containing more than 80 per
cent of wheat -four to any person un.
less the amount of wheat -four substi.
tutes sold is sufficient to make the to-
tai amount of substitutes, including
those mixed In fours, equal to the to
tai amount in wheat -four In the mixed
-four. For instance, If any mixed fioui
Ia purchased containing go per cent
wheat -four and 40 per cent. substt
tutes It is necessary that an additional
20 per cent. of substitutes be pur
chased. This brings 1t to the basis o.
one pound of substitutes for eacf
pound of wheat -four
A special exemption may be grantee
upon application in the case of special
" prepared infants and invalids' fooo
containing -four where the necessity II
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems to ex
list on the part of consumers In assum
ing that with the purchase of wheal
-four one must confine the additions
so per cent. purchase to one OF th'
substitutes. This is not the case. Ont
may select from the entire range o.
substitutes SUFFICIENT amount of each
to bring the total weight of all substi'
tutes equal to the weight OF the whea'
-four purchased. For instance, IL
purchase of "a pounds of wheat houi
is made range Of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmeal, pounds; corn grits. :
pounds rice pounds; buckwheat, z
pounds corn starch. pound; homlny
Q pounds; rolled oats, pounds.
These substitutes may be used In
the following manner:
Cornmeal, 8 Pounds.-Corn bread, nc
-four; corn mullins or spoon bread
one-fourth -four or one-third rice OF
one-third hominy 20 per cent. substi
tutes in whole bread.
Corn Starch, Pound.-Thickenina
gravy, making custard, one-third sub
stitute in cake. ~.
Corn Grits, 4 Pounds.-Fried like
mush, used with meal in making corr
bread. -
Rolled Oats, 3 Pounds.-Onefourth
to one-third substitutes in bread, one
half substitute in mufins; breakfast
porridge, use freely; oatmeal cookies
oatmeal soup.
Buckwheat Flour, 2 Pounds.-One
fourth substitute In bread, buckwhes'
cakes.
Hominy, 2 Pounds.-Boiled for din
ner. baked for dinner, with cheese
sauce.
Rice. 4 Pounds. substf
tuts IN wheat bread, one-third substi
tuts in corn bread, boiled for dinner IA
bread cut), az a breakfast food, tt
thicken soups, rice padding instead o.
cake or pie, rice batter cakes.
Several grocers have stated thai
their customers who strictly observe
the IL wheatless meals each week hnt
1t necessary to buy substitutes in ad
ditlon to those ordered under the SO
so plan.