Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-08
.GR0CERS help
IN $3.50 PLAN
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD ADMINis TRATION
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES.
'osT CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling to
Thousands of customers-In-
sIreS Greater Food Saving.

purchase of wheat flour and are doing
their utmost TO explain the new regu-
Iation to the housewife. This ruling BY
the U. S. Food Administra ton requires
each purchaser Of wheat flour TO buy
one pound Of cereal substitute, one
kind or assorted, for every pound Of
wheat -four. 1t was necessary TO re.
strict the use of wheat flour in order
that the allies and our fighting forces
abroad might be assured OF an adc-
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 10
all retail food merchants, and these
are being signed and posted in stores
throughout the country. This card
states, 1--WE pledge ourselves loyalty 10
carry out the Food Administration pro-
gram. In accordance with this order
we will not sell any wheat flour except
where the purchaser buys an equal
weight of one or more of the following.
q greater use of which in the hoEc
will save wheat:
"Cornmeal, corn flour, edible corn
starch, hominy, corn grits, barley -four.
potato flour, sweet potato -four, soy
bean flour, feterita -four and meals;
rice, rice -four, oatmeal, rolled oats an'!
buckwheat four"
Some confusion has resulted or The
part of the consumer in constituting
this $3.50" ruling to mean that an
equal amount in value Of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat ll"tlT
This is mistaken idea. The ruling
states that the consumer III PURCHASING.
flour shall buy nj the same time an
equal weight of other cereals"
One exception to this ruling is con-
corning graham -four and whole wheat
flour, which may be sold at the ratio
of three pounds TO five pounds OF
wheat flour. This provision is made
because approximately - per rent.
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 fours containing less than
50 ocr cent. of wheat -four, which may
be sold without substitutes Retailers.
however, arc forbidden TO sell mixed
ilolrs containing more than % per
cent. Of wheat -four to any person IN
less the amount Of wheat -four suhsti.
tutes sold is sufficient to make the TO-
tai amount of substitutes, including
those mixed In hours, equal to the to-
tai amount in wheat -four in the mixed
-four. For instance, il any mixed -four
is purchased containing 60 per cent.
wheat -four and 40 per cent. suhStl-
tutes it is necessary that an additional
20 per cent. Of substitutes he pur-
chased. This brings it to the basis OF
one hound 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 the necessity Is
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems to CT
ist ON the part Of consumers In assum-
ing that with the purchase of wheat
-four ore must confine the additional
80 pcr cent. purchase to one of the
substitutes. This is not the case. One
may select from the entire range of
substitutes n sufficient amount OF each
to bring the total weight Of all subSti-
:utes equal to the weight of the wheat
flour purchased. For instance, If a
purchase of 81 pounds IF wheat -four
Is made range of substitutes may DE
selected as follows:
Cornmcal. s pounds; corn grits 4
mounds: rice. pounds; buckwheht' :
mounds: corn starch. pound; homny.
2 pounds; rolled oats. 3 pounds
These substitutes may be used IN
the following manner:
Cornmeal. s Pounds.-COrn bread. no
nour: corn mullins or spoon bread,
oac-fourth four or one-tli!rd rice or
one-third hominy; 90 per cent sr!Jsti'
;utcs in whole bread.
Corn Starch, l Pound ThickeninS
gravy, making custard, one-third SUD
stitutc in cake.
Corn Grits, 4 Pounds.-Fried like
musr. used with meal in making cora
bread
Rolled Oats. ? Pounds.-Onc-fouTth
TO onc-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, buckwheat
cakes.
Homiry, 2 Pounds.-Botled for din
ner, baked for dinner, with cheese
sauce.
Rice, Pounds. suhsti-
tute in wheat bread, one-ihi"a sr!bsti-
rute in corn bread. boiled for dinner "a
bread cut). as q breakfast food. TO
thicken soups. rice pudding instead CT
cake or pie. rice bitter cakes.
Several grocers have stated that
their customers vho strictly observe