Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-04-12
CROCERS HELP
IN $3.50 PLAN
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES.
POST CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling to
Thousands Of Customers-In-
sureS Greater Food SAVING.

GrOcerS OF the nation have accented
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. 5. Food Administration reuuires
each purchaser of wheat -four To INV
one pound of cereal substitute. one
kinu or assorted, for every pound of
wheat Hour. IL was necessary 70 re-.
strict the use of wheat -four I'm order
that the allies and our fighting forces
abroad might be assured of an AIDE.
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
greater use of which i'm the home
will save wheat:
"Cornmeal, corn -four, edible corn
starch, hominy, corn grits, barley -four
potato -four, sweet potato flour soy
bean -four, feterita -four and meals
rice, rice flour, oatmeal, rolled oats and
buckwheat flour"
Some confusion has resulted on the
part of the consumer In constituting
this "5050" ruling to mean that an
equal amount in value of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat flour.
This is mistaken Idea. The ruling
states that the consumer In purchasing
-four shall buy at the same time an
equal weight of other cereals"
One exception to this ruling Is con-
corning graham flour and whole wheat
flour, 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 fiours than stand
ard wheat flour.
Another exception Is that concern
ing mixed fours 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 -four to any person I'M
less the amount of wheat -four substl-
tutes sold Is sufficient to make the to-
tai amount Of substitutes. including
those mixed In fiOurs, equal to the to-
tai amount in wheat flour In the mixed
-four. For instance, IL any mixed -four
is purchased containing 80 per cent
wheat -four and 40 per cent substi-
tutes Il is necessary that an additional
20 per cent. of substitutes he pur-
, chased. This brings it 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 invalds' 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 cOnflne the additional
30 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 suhstl-
tutes equal to the weight OF the wheat
flour purchased For instance, II a
purchase of - pounds of wheat flour
is made n range of substitutes may be
selected rs follows:
Cornmeal pounds corn grits,
pounds rice, 4 pounds; buckwheat
pounds corn starch, pound; hominy
pounds; rolled oats, 3 pounds
These substitutes may be used In
the following manner:
COrnmeal s POunds-COrn bread, no
flour; corn mullins or spoon bread
one-fourth flour or one-third rice or
one-third homny; 90 per cent substi'
tutes In whole bread.
Corn Starch, Pound
gravy, making custard, one-third sub
stitute I'm cake.
Corn Grts, Pounds.-Fried like
mush, used with meal in making corn
bread.
Rolled Oats, 3 Pounds. -One-fourth
TO one-thlrd substitutes In bread, one
half substitute in mullins; breakfast
porrldge, use freely oatmeal cookies,
oatmeal soup.
Buckwheat Flour, Pounds.-One-
fourth substitute in bread, buckwheat
cakes.
Hominy, Pounds, -Boled for din
ner, baked for dinner, with cheese
sauce.
Rice, 4 Pounds. --One-fourth substi-
tute in wheat bread, onethrd substi-
tute In corn bread, boiled for dinner "a
bread cut, as breakfast food, to
thlcken soups, rice pudding instead OF
cake or pie, rice batter cakes.
Several grocers have stated that
their customers who strictly observe
the II wheatless meals each week find
II necessary To buy substitutes In ad-
dition to those ordered under the TO
30 plan.