The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-11-15
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IN $3.50 PLAN
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES,
Explain New wheat Ru;ing 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 -four and are doing
| their utmost TO explain the new regu-
lation to the housewife This ruling by
| the u. S. Food Administration requires
each purchaser of wheat flour to buy
one pound of cereal substitute. one
kind or assorted. for every pound of
wheat flour. 1t was necessary TO re-
strict the use of wheat -four In order
that the allies und our lighting forces
abroad might he assured Of m 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 Loyalty 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.
d greater use CT Which IN the hume
will save wheat:
'Cornmcai, corn -four, edible corn
starch. hominy. corn grits, barley flour,
potato -four. sweet potato -four. soy
bean -four, feterita -four and meals,
rice. rice Gour, oatmeal rolled oats ana.
buckwheat flour"
Some confusion has resulted on the
part of the consumer IN constituting
this "5o50" ruling to meaD that al
equal amOulc in value OF substitutes
must be purchased with wheat -four.
This Is mistaken idea. The ruling
states that the consumer III purchasing
-four shall buy at the same time an
equal we!gh9, Of other cereals
One exception to this ruling is coz
corning graham -four ant whole wheat
-four. which uay oe sold al the ratio
of three pounds to five pounds Of
wheat -four. tbs provision Is made
because approximately 20 Der cent
more Of the wheat berry is used III the
manufacture of these tiours than stand
ard wheat flour.
Another exception Is tha, concern
ing mixed fiours containing less than
80 per cent. Of wheat flour. which may
be sold without substitutes Retailers,
however. are forbidden to sell mixed
flours containing more than 90 per
cent. Of wheat -four to any person uii-
less the amount Of wheat -four subSti-
tutes sold is sufficient to make the to
tai amount Of substitutes, including
those mixed In tlours. equal 70 the to-
tai amount in wheat -four in the nike.
-four. For instance, if any mixed tour
is purchased containing 60 per cent
wheat -four and 40 per cent snbstt
tutes 1t 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 -four.
A special exemption may be granted
upon application in the case Of special
~ prepared infants and tnvalids' food
containing -four where the necessity IS
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems to e1-
list on the part Of consumers In assuIn-
ing that with the purchase of wheat
-four one must conf1ne the additional
80 per cent purchase to one of the
substitutes. This Is not the case, One
may select from the entire range OF
substitutes a sufficient amount Of each
to bring the total weight of all substi-
tutes equal to the weight of the wheat
-four purchased. For instance, Ii a
purchase of "a pounds of wheat -four
Is made range of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmeal. 8 pounds; corn grftS .
pounds: rice, 4 pounds; bucRwheat :
pounds; corn starch. l pound: horniny.
3 pounds; rolled oats, 3 pounds
These substitutes may be used In
the following manner:
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.-Thickenin
gravy, making custaF1, one-hiro SUD
stitute in cake.
Corn Grits, 4 Pounds.-Fr1ed 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. use freely; oatmeal cookies
oatmeal soup.
Buckwheat Flour, Pounds-One
fourth substitute In bread, 6uckwheat
cakes
Hominy, Pounds.-Boiled for din
ner, baked for dinner. with cheese
sauce
Rice, q Pounds. substi-
tute IN wheat bread. oDe-third substS-
tate In corn bread, boiled for dinner Ia
bread cut), as breakfast food TO
thicken soups, rice pudding instead If
cake or pie rice batter cakes
Several grocers have stated that
their customers who strictly observe
the II wheatless meals eGch week h05
1t necessary to buy substitutes IN et
dltion to those ordered under the So
SO plan.