Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-05-01
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES
Explain New Wheat Ruling to
Thousands of Customers--in-
sures Greater Food SAVING.

their utmost to explain tho 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, tor every pound Of
wheat -four. 1t was necessary to re-
strict the use Of wheat -four 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, I'VE pledge ourselves loyally 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,
greater use Of which In the homo
will save wheat,
1ornmeal, corn flour. edible corn
sta IN, hominy, corn grits, barley nour,
potato -four, sweet potato -four, soy
bean nour, feterita -four and meals,
rice. rice flour, oatmeal. rolled Data and
buckwheat hour."
somo confusion has resulted on tho
part OF the consumer In constituting
this "o0.5V' ruling to mean that an
equal amount In value. Of substitute
must be purchased with wheat Aour.
This 10 q mistaken Idea. The ruling
states that the consumer IN purchasing
-four shall "buy at tho same time an
equal weight Of other ceroals."
One exception to this ruling 10 con.
corning graham -four and whole wheat
-four, which may be sold at the ratio
OF three pounds to five 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 flours than stand
ARD wheat flour.
Another exception. is that concern
ing mixed fiours containing less than
90 per cent. OF wheat -four, which may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers,
however. are forbidden to sell mixed
tours containing more than 90 per
cent. Of wheat flour 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 flour In the mixed
-four. For instance, If any mixed -four
Is purchased containing 90 per cent
wheat -four and 40 per cent. substi-
tutes 1t Is necessary that an additional
20 per cent. Of substitutes be pur.
chased. This brings 1t to the basis of
one pound Of substitutes for each
pound Of wheat -four.
A special exemption may be granted
upon application In the case Of special.
ly prepared infants and invalids' food
containing -four where tho necessity 10
shown.
Some Misunderstanding Seems to OK.
ist on tho part OF consumers In assum.
Ing that with the purchase Of wheat
-four one must conflne the additional
60 per cent. purchase to one Of tho
substitutes. This is not the case. One
may select from tho entire range Of
to bring tho total weight Of all substi.
tuteB equal to the weight Of the wheat
-four purchased. For instance, If q
purchase Of "a pounds Of wheat -four
Is made range Of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmeal, 8 pounds; corn grits, 4
pounds; rice, pounds; buckwheat, 2
pounds; corn starch, pound hominy.
2 pounds; rolled oats. 8 pounds.
These substitutes may be used in
the following manners
Cornmeal, Pounds.--Corn bread, no
-four, corn mullins or spoon bread,
one-fourth -four or one-third rice or
one-third hominy; 20 per cent. substi.
tutes In whole bread.
Corn Starch, Pound.--Thickening
gravy, making custards one-third sub
stitute in cake.
Corn Grits, POunds.--Fried like
mush, used with meal In making corn
bread.
Rolled Oats, Pounds.--One-fourth
to one-third substitutes In bread, one.
half substitute in mullins; breakfast
porridge, uRo freelyi oatmeal cookies.
oatmeal soup.
Buckwhelt flour, 2 Pounds.--One.
fourth substitute In bread, buckwheat
cakes.
Hominy, 2 Pounds.--Botled for din.
ner, baked for dinner. with cheese
sauce.
Rico, Pounds.--One-fourth substi.
tute In wheat bread, one e.third substi-
tute In corn bread. boiled for dinner Ia
bread cut), as q breakfast food, to
thicken soups, rice pudding instead Of
cake or pie, rice batter cakes.
Several grocers have stated that