The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-24
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.


enthusiastically the $3.50 basis for the
purchase of wheat flour 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 -four 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 flour in order
that the allies and our fighting forces
abroad might be assured Of an 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 We're 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, 1--WE pledge ourselves loyalty to
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 home
will save wheat:
"Cornmeal, corn -four, edible corn
starch, hominy, corn grlts, barley -four
potato -four, sweet potato -four. soy
bean -four, feterita flour and meals.
rice, rice flour, oatmeal, rolled oats and
buckwheat -four"
Some confusion has resulted on the
part Of the consumer in constituting
this "5O-5O'N ruling to mean that an
equal amount in value of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat -four.
This Is a mistaken idea. The ruling
states that the consumer in purchasing
-four shall "buy Mt the same time an
equal weight of other cereals" =.
One exception to this ruling is con-
corning graham flour and whole wheat
-four, which may be sold at the ratio
of three pounds to five pounds of
wheat -four. This provision is made
because approximately 25 per cent.
more of the wheat berry is used in the
manufacture of these flours titan stand
ard wheat flour.
Another exception is that concern
ing mixed flours containing less than
SO per cent. of wheat flour, which may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers,
however, are forbidden to sell mixed
fOurs containing more than 80 per
cent. of wheat flour to any person un-
less the amount Of wheat flour substi-
tutes sold is sufficient to make the to.
tai amount of substitutes, including
those mixed in iours, equal to the to-
tai amount in wheat flour in the mixed
flour. For instance, If any mixed flour
Is purchased containing GO per cent.
| wheat flour and 40 per cent. substi-
tutes it is necessary that an additional
| 20 per cent. of substitutes be pur-
chased. This brings it to the basis of
one pound of substitutes for each
pound of wheat flour.
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 ex.
list on the part of consumers in assum-
ing that with the purchase of wheat
-four one must cOnfine the additional
| so per cent. purchase to one of the
substitutes. This is not the case. One
may select from the entire range of
substitutes sufficient amount Of each
to bring the total weight of all substi-
| tutes equal to the weight of the wheat
flour purchased For instance, If a
purchase of 24 pounds of wheat -four
| is made a range of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmeal, 8 pounds; corn grits,
pounds :'rice. pounds; buckwheat.
pounds; corn starch, pound; hOminy.
pounds; rolled oats, 3 pounds.
These substitutes may be used In
the following manner:
Cornmeal, 8 Pounds.--Corn bread, no
-four; corn mullins or spoon bread,
one-fourth flour or one-third rice or
one-third homIny; 20 per cent. substi.
\ tutes In whole bread.
| Corn Starch, I Pound.-Thickening
gravy, making custard, one-thlrd sub
stitute in cake.
Corn Grits, 4 Pounds-Fried like
mush, used with meal in making corn
bread.
Rolled Oats, 3 Pounds fourth
to one-third substitutes in bread, one.
half substitute In mullins. breakfast
porridge, use freely; oatmeal cookies
oatmeal soup.
Buckwheat Flour. 9 Pounds.-One.
fourth substitute in bread, buckwheat
cakes.
Hominy, . POnnds.--Boiled for din.
ner, baked for dinner, with cheese
sauce.
Rice, 4 Pounds.--One-fourth substi
tute in wheat bread, one-thirl substi.
tute in corn bread, boiled for dinner "a
bread CUT. as breakfast food, to
thicken soups, rice pudding instead oi
cake or pie, rice batter cakes.
Several grocers have stated tina,
their customers who strictly observe
the II wheatless meals each week find
1t necessary to buy substitutes in ad
dition to those ordered under the 50