Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-15
Food Is Ammunition;
Don't Waste It
Urged to Use Graham.


Because the approaching hot
weather is likely to spoil a large
supply OF graham and whole wheat
flour now on hand, the United
States food administration requests
the use of these two flours.
Every purchaser of whole wheat
and graham flour is required to
buy only six-tenths of pound Of
authorized substitute. which is a
less quantity of substitute than is
required with wheat flour.
Buy flour in small quantities. ;"
See that it Is in good condition
whens purchased"
Keep in a cool, dry place"
These are the suggestions made
by the food administration to US
ers of wheat flour substitutes dur
ing the summer months.
Before putting the flour away,
housewives are advised to steriltZe
it by heating slowly in an oven in
shallow pans. SteriliZed tins or
jars should also be used to keep
the flour in, and should be put
away in a cool place, and two
lots from different purchases
should never be mixed.
+ The food administration is urg-
ing the use of breakfast foods
made from wheat, and of macaroni
both of which are subject to spoil
age by the summer heat.
Sugar Saving Recipe.
Chicago.-S. A. Fishel, 205 South
/ Wells street, Chicago, who owns
and operates a large soda four-
tain and luncheon business, has
submitted to the United States food
administration, Illinois division,
this important Mgar-saving re
cipe:
For simple sirups use 20 pounds
of crystal white corn strip, light
| color, 6 pounds of graduated SUI
gar and IL gallons of water,
which will make four gallons OF
| heavy strip.
| Do not boil but mix and stir we'll
all of these ingredients until well
dissolved and you will have a pro-
duct which will hold up well with
| out fermenting. costing as follows :
20 pounds of light corn strip. $3.50
6 pounds Of graduated sugar .48
Producing 4 gallons, costing $1.76
! or 4412c per gallon.
Cost of corn strip is according
to quantity and grade.
Dry Wheat Before Threshing.
Dry the wheat, and soak the
Hun!
This is Mr.. Hoover's advice to
| farmers.
Threshers are cautioned to al
low the wheat to thoroughly dry
in the shock before thre5hing.
If wheat is threshed wet, or ev-
en- damp, it is Impossible to pre-
vent its heating in the country ele-
yators, or in the cars before il
reaches the terminal merkets
where there is adequate drying
machinery.
Wheat that is threshed wet vii
deteriorate so rapidly that it viii
not be fit by the time it reache;
the mill, it is pointed out.
Cane Sugar Substitutes.
I Manufacturers are rapidly be
ginning to discover what they car
do with cane sugar substitutes.
AS the present regulations of the
United States food administration
control only the use of cane and
beet sugar, such substitutes as
corn sugar, grape sugar, glucose
honey, maple sugar, molasses
corn strip, are all gaining in use
among manufacturers.
IA man never knows what hC
can do until he tries,' applies Il
substitutes for sugar as well as
anything else, says Charles Stew,
enson, chief of the manufa cturer's
sugar division of the United State.
food administration, Illinois divi
sion.
Since the 18th of May, 1918, the
date upon which the supply o.
sugar to manufacturers was con.
trolled, strange things nave hap
pened. Many manufa lecturers who
thought they could not do without
cane or beet sugar have found tha-
corn sugar, which is not controIl
ed, serves their purpose much bet.
ter.
Manufacturers Of non-edibles are
denied any sugar. One manufac
turer whose purchases ran into
the hundreds of thousands has
found corn sugar both profitable
and practical and cannot under
stand why he didn't experiment
with it before The answer is tina
necessity got him out of a rut.
| Another manufacturer of non
edibles who had 100000 cans de
| livered to him for his product, the
day before the ruling came out
saw ruin staring him in the face
until he found he could use sugar
substitutes.
If manufacturers. instead of IN
sisting on cane and beet sugar
would experiment, the latest ru,
| ing of the United States food ad
ministration, may be a boon t.
them.
The substitutes which are not in
cluded in the governments ration
ing plan are honey, maple sugar
grape sugar, corn strip, corn su
gar. glucose, mOlasses and refin
ers' sirups, the latter being by-pro
ducts of the refiners and inyert su
gar and maltese.
Record in Conservation,
A record in sugar conservation
has been established in Decatur
during the past month.
Frank L. Evans, city food admin
i istratOr, declares that the amouu
of sugar consumed in this CITY dur
mug the month of June this veal
WIS only 40 per cent of the amour
used in June, 1917.
The sales of every grocer il
Decatur were recorded by specia
representatives of Mr.. Evans. ant