The Meeker herald., 1918-05-04
CRoCERS HELP
IN $3.50 PLAN
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling to
Thousands Of Customers-ln.
sures Greater Food Saving.

Grocers Of the nation have accepted
enthusiastically the $3.50 basis for the
purchase Of wheat flour and are doing
their utmost to explain the new rsgs-
iation to the housewife. This rulisS By
the U. 8. Food Administration requires
each purchaser Of wheat nour to buy
one pound Of cereal substitute. one
kind or assorted, for every pound Of
wheat nour. II was necessary to ~
strict the use Of wheat flour In order
that the allies and our fighting forces
abroad might be assured OF an ads-
quate supply of wheat to meet their
vital needs. This supply must come
from our savings because We have a.
ready sent our normal surplus.
Wheat saving pledge cards were for.
warded BY the Food Administration 70
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 Administrator pro
gram. In accordance with this order
We will not sell any wheat dour except
where the purchaser buys IN equal
weight Of one q more Of the following.
Q greater use Of which In the home
will save wheat:
"Cornmeal. corn hour. edible con-
starch. hominy. corn grits. barley Aour.
potato flour. sweet potato Sour. soy
bean flour. feterita dour and meals.
rice. rice flour. oatmeal, rolled oats and
buckwheat -four"
Some confusion has resulted On the
part Of the consumer In constituting
this "505O' ruling to mean that an
equal amount In value Of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat nour.
This II q mistaken Idea. The ruling
states that the consumer In purchasing
-four shall buy At the same time a.
equal weight Of other cereala"
One exception to this ruling b COO.
corning graham nour and whole wheat
-four. which may b sold at the ratio
Of three pounds to Owe pounds Of
wheat 6our. This provision u made
because Approximately q PET cent
mors Of the wheat berry 10 psed In the
manufacture Of these 6ours than stand
ard wheat dour.
Another exception d that eoncsrn-
ing mixed dOurs containing less than
90 per cent. Of wheat -four. which may
BE- sold without substituted Retailer.
however. are forbidden to cell mixed
dours containing more than 20 psr
cent. Of wheat flour to any person un-
less the amount Of wheat dour substi.
tutes sold II sufncient to make the b.
tai amount Of substitutes. including
those mixed In dours, equal to the to.
tai amount In wheat dour In the mixed
-four. For instance. II any mixed 6ouP
10 purchased containing 90 per cent
wheat flour and 10 per cent substi.
tutes It 10 necessary that an additional
20 per cent Of substitutes b pur.
chased. This brinEs II to the basis Of
one pound Of substitutes fos each
pound Of wheat -four.
A special exemption may b. granted
upon application In the case Of special.
~ prepared infants and invalids' food
containing four where the necessity y
shown.
Some Misunderstanding seems TO a.
ist on the part Of consumers 10 assum-
ing that with the purchase Of wheat
flour one must conhns the additional
80 per cent. purchase to one Of the
substitutes. This. Is not the casa One
may select from the entire range Of
substitutes 4 suflicient amount Of each
to bring the total weight Of all substi-
tutes equal to tho weight Of the wheat
-four purchased. For instance, II .
purchase Of "a pounds Of wheat flour
10 made a range Of substitutes may b.
selected as follows:
Cornmeal. 8 pounds: corn erita Z
pounds: rice. 4 pounds; bucka heat. 2
pounds; corn starch. pound; homlny.
2 pounds: rolled oats. 8 pounds.
These substitutes may be used In
the following manner:
Cornmeai, 8 PoundA.-Corn bread, no
flour: corn mufiins 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.-Thickenin
gravy, making custard. ons-third sub
stitute in cake.
Corn Grits, Z Pounds-Fried like
mush. used with meal In making corn
bread.
Rolled Oats, 8 Pounda-Onefourth
to one-third substitutes 10 bread. one
half substitute In mufiins; breakfase
porridge. use freely; oatmeal cookies.
oatmeal soup.
Buckwheat Flour. 2 Pounda-Ous.
fourth substitute In bread, buckwhsat
cakes
Elominy. 2 Pounda.-Boiied for din
ner. baked for dinner. with cheese
sauce
Rice. = Pounds. fourth substi.
tute In wheat bread. onc-third aubsti.
tute In corn bread. boiled for dinner 10
bread cut). as breakfast food. to
thicken soups. rice pudding instead Of
cake or pie, rice batter axes