The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-03
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.

purchase OF wheat -four and are doIn
their utmost to explain the new recu
iation TO the housewife. This ruling b,
the U. ). Food Administration require
eacn purchaser Of wheat -four to bu,
one pound OF cereal substitute. on,
KIM or assorted, for every pound O
wheat hour. 1t was necessary TO re
strict The use OF wheat flour In orde,
'ha' the allies and our fighting force.
abroad might be assured OF an ade
quate supply OF wheat to meet thei,
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 70
all retail food merchants, and these
are being signed and posted In stores
throughout the country. This card
states, I'VE pledge ourselves Loyalty TO
carry out the Food Administration pro-
gram. In accordance with this order
we VIII not sell any wheat flour except
where the purchaser buys an equal
weight or 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 Hour. sweet potato flour. SOW
oean hour, feterita flour and meals.
rice, rice Hour, oatmeal. rolled oats and
buckwheat -four"
Some confusion has resulted on the
part OF the consumer I'm constituting
this 1880 ruling to mean that an
equal amount I'm value OF substitutes
must he purchased with wheat -four
This is mistaken idea. The ruling
states that the consumer In purchasing
Hour shall buy at the same time an
equal weight Of other cereals"
one exception 10 this ruling Is con
corning graham -four and whole wheat
hour, which may be sold al the ratio
or three pounds to five pounds OF
wheat flour This provision Is made
because approximately 20 per cent
more of the wheat berry is used In the
manufacture OF these flours than stand |
ard wheat -four.
Another exception Is that concern. |
ing mixed Hours containing less than |
90 per cent. OF wheat flour, which NAV
be sold without substitutes. Retailers.
however. are forbidden TO sell mixed
Hours containing more than so per
cent. OF wheat -four 10 any person un
less the amount of wheat flour substi
tutes sold is sufficient 10 make the to
tai amount OF substitutes, including
those mixed In fours, equal 10 the to-
tai amount In wheat flour In the mixed
flour. For instance. If any mixed flour
Is purchased containing GO per cent.
wheat -four and 40 per cent. substi-
tutes Ii Is necessary that an additional
20 per cent. OF substitutes be pur.
chased. This brings II to the basis of
one pound of substitutes for each
pound OF wheat flour.
A special exemption may be granted
upon application I'm the case of special
y prepared infants and invalids' food
-four where the necessity Is
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems to ex-
ng that with the purchase Of wheat
iour one must conflne the additional
10 per cent purchase TO one OF the
substitutes. This is not the case One
nay select from the entire range of
ubstitutes sufficient amount Of each
o bring the total weight of all substi-
utes equal TO the weight of the wheat
or nBn. ~
purchase Of "a pounds of wheat -four
; made q range OF substitutes may be
elected as follows:
Cornmeai, s pounds; corn grits, 4
ounds; rice. pounds: buckwheat, 2
ounds; corn starch, pound; hominy.
pounds; rolled oats, pounds.
These substitutes may be used In
he following manner:
Cornmeal, 8 Pounds.-Corn bread, no
our; corn mullins or spoon bread,
ne-fourth -four or one-third rice or
ne-third hominy; 20 per cent. substi-
ties In whole bread.
Corn Starch. Pound.-Thickening
'avy, making custard, one-thlrd sub
itute In cake.
Corn Grits, Pounds-Fried like
ush. used with meal In making corn
cad.
Rolled Oats. Pounds.-One-fourth
one-third substitutes In bread. one
III substitute in mullins; breakfast
'rridge. use freely; oatmeal cookies,
tmeal soup.
Buckwheat Flour. 2 Pounds-One-
urth substitute In bread, blckwheat
kes.
Hominy, 2 Pounds.-Boiled for din
r. baked for dinner. with cheese
uce.
Rice, Pounds.-One-fourth substi.
te In wheat bread, onethird substi-
te in corn bread, boiled for dinner "a
Fad cuO, as a breakfast food, TO
cken soups. rice pudding instead of
se or pie, rice batter cakes
Several grocers have stated thar
'ir customers who strictly observe
IL wheatless meals each week ind
necessary to buy substitutes In ad
lon to those ordered under the so
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