Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-10-11
RULES AND REGULATIONS AS
TO FLOUR, ITS USE, SALE, ETC.
Only 20 Per Cent Substitutes Now RequredReady Mixed Victory
Flour Now Avaable-No Limit Amount Be Pur
chased but Economy Is Urged-An Old Rules Rescnded

pei CeHl Vi substitutes. Rye, Wnen
used by bakers, but not by families,
is considered the same value as other
substitutes up to one-fourth of the
substitute requirements. In other
words, one-fourth of the substitutes
required in any bakery product may
be rye with the exception that bread
containing 40 per cent rye does not
require other substitutes.
Edible corn starch purchased af-
ter September 18th is not a substi-
tute.
The use of the name "Victory" is
permitted on all bakers products
containing the above proportions Of
substitutes except that quick breads
must contain so per cent of substi-
tutes instead Of 20 per cent of SUBJ
stitutes.
Ninth No hotel, restaurant, din
ing car, steamship. boarding house,
or other public eating place or club,
shall serve to any person at any meal
more than two CD ounces of bread
or rolls of class l, or four ca
ounces of mullins, corn bread, Boston
brown bread, baking powder biscuits,
or quick breads of class 5, or Of other
breads containing so per cent or less
of wheat -four; provided that this
rule shall not apply to sandwiches
or to bread served at boarding
camps or to rye bread which contains
at least so per cent of rye -four.
Tenth: Manufacturers are re-
quired to use only 10 per cent Of
substitutes in baking crackers.
Pancake and self raising fours:
These can be manufactured after
September LIST only upon special per-
init from the United States food adj
ministration, Washington, D. c., and
after permit is obtained may be sold
without substitutes If containing 20
per cent or more substitutes other
than rice.
Old Rules Rescinded.
The new program rescinds the fol-
lowing rules which were in effect
under the old fifty-fifty regulations:
CD Wheatless days and wheat
less meals.
(2) Limiting the purchase and
use of macaroni, spaghetti and break
fats cereals.
(3l Prohibiting the starting Of
new mills.
a. Limiting licensees, millers.
wholesalers, retailers and bakers to
a 3O-days supply of -four. Under the
new rule a 60-days supply is permit
ted.
CD Limiting quantity sales by
retailers of -four in cities and In
country districts to "a and ~
pounds respectively. While the re-
strictions on quantity sales to the
public have been removed, consum-
ers are still urged to practice strict
economy in the use of -four. In
making this request, the food admin
istration places the consuming pub
lie upon it's honor to do its part to
servation program.
co. Limiting the purchaser to 80
or so days supply.
Supplemental Flour Rules.
Wheat flour substitutes, for the
purpose of the baking regulations,
are bran, shorts and middlings, corn
-four, corn meal, hominy, buckwheat
-four, potato -four, sweet potato
-four, tapioca -four, milo, kafir and
feterita flour and meals, soya bean
meal, peanut meal, taro -four, banana
-four and other products of SINH
lar nature, but shall not include edi-
BILE cornstarch, purchased after. Sep
TENDER 18th, 1918.
Rye -four or rye meal Is partial
wheat -four substitute on the follow
ing basis: One-fourth of the wheat
-four substitutes used in any mixture
may be rye -four or rye meal.
Note: Mixed f1ours and graham
and wholewheat fiours manufactured
in accordance with the specifications
of the United States food administra-
ton and labeled Victory Mixed
Flour" or "Victory Flour" may be
used without substitutes.
Retailers to Keep Permanent Record
OF Flour Sales.
Retailers must keep record of all
-four sales and substitutes sold in
connection with flour. This can be
done by keeping sales slips or by en-
tering the transaction in book.
These records must be accessible to
all representatives of the food ad-
ministration.
Very truly,
CHARLES HEBBERD,
Federal food administrator for
Washington.