Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-01-30

increase Is planned until FeDruary
"a when only 80 per cent. of wheat
-four will be allowed in victory
bru:d
IlSagaroni, spaghetti, noodles
CRACKERS and breakfast food will moi
escape the new cut. Manufacturers
of these products are restricted tc
10 per cent. Of their 1917 con-
sumption in corresponding months.
While the food administration has
expressed the preference that the
evening meal be the wheatless one
State food administrators will an
nounca which is to be the wheatless
meal in their states.
These regulations were based on
the necessity Of saving 100000 tons
of -four month for our allies. If
the 30 per cent. reduction in do
mest;c consumption can be effected
this surplus will be provided. Fail
ure Of the conservation plan will be
indicated by the extent to which the
100000 tons assigned to the allies
must cut into to relieve domestic
demsnds. Every effort will be made
to force consumption down to the
line, however.
Tie food administration statement
was in part as follows:
"The effectiveness of these rules
is dependent solely upon the good
will of and the willingness to sacri-
flee by the American people. In the
last analysis, the success or failure
of any plan such as that here out
lined rests with the people. We are
dependent upon the cooperation OF
the trades. We have but one police
force-the American woman, and
we depend upon her to organize in
cooperation with our state and To-
cal food administrators to se2 that
these rules are obeyed by thai Small
minnF;tswho may fail. Part of the
ruless~ill be enforced under the
Lever food act; other parts are vol
untary and will depend for their sue,
cess upon public sentiment. Our
experience hitherto has shown q
willingness of the vast majority OF
consumers and full cooperation
of the trades to undergo the self
sacrifice necessary to render such
measures effective. The small mi,
nority who refuse to cooperate
should not be allowed to defeat the
nations necessities" )"
The Rule.
"1.-As their part in reducing the
consumption Of wheat flour, the
consumers of the country are call,
ed upon, purchasing such flour to
buy at the same time an equal
weight Of the other cereals (corn
meal, corn starch, corn flour, homi.
ny, corn grits, barley flour, rice
flour, rice, oatmeal, rolled oats
buckwheat flour, potato flour, sweet
potato flour, Soya bean flour and fe'
terita fours and neals.) The house
wife may use these products separ,
ately in making bread, cakes and
pastry, or mix them as she thinks
best.
The retailers are to sell wheat
flour only with an equal weight OF
these other cereals.
"2-Consumers will be able to OBJ
tain mixed cereal bread from theil
bakers, who will be required under
the license regulations to mix five
per cent. of other cereals with thel1
wheat flour, both in bread and rolls
and will be required gradually to In
crease this substitution until, be-
ginning February "a, a minimum OF
20 per cent. of such cereals is to be
used. The food administration
strongly urges on consumers the
buying of this bread, which will be
known as victory bread, and vii
contain not less than 20 per cent
of cereals other than wheat. Ora
ham or whole wheat bread will also
be given that name, because, con-
tanning as they do 25 per cent. more
Of the wheat grain than ordinary
white bread, they, too, will serve
the purpose Of saving wheat flour.
eff you bake bread at home, use
wheat substitutes; if you buy it, buy
only victory bread.
Manufacturers Of macaronl
spaghetti, noodles, crackers, break
fast foods, pie, cake and pastry arc
not to purchase to exceed ~ pei
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