The state herald., 1918-05-03
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling to
Thousands Of Customers
sures Greater Food Saving.

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 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 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 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
stntes. 1--WE 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.
a greater use Of which In the home
will save wheat:
"Cornmeal. corn -four. edible corn
starch. hominy. corn grits, barley -four,
potato flour. sweet potato flour. SOY
bean flour. 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 5000" 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 IL con.
cerning graham -four 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 % per cent.
more Of the wheat berry is used In the
manufacture Of these flours than stand.
ard wheat flour.
Another exception IL that concern.
Ing mixed nours containing less than
20 per cent. Of wheat -four. which may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers.
however. are forbidden to sell mixed
hours containing more than 20 per
cent. Of wheat -four to any person un.
less the amount Of wheat -four substi.
tutes sold II sufiicient to make the to
tai amount Of substitutes, including
those mixed In hours. equal to the to
tai amount In wheat flour In tho mixed
-four. For instance. n any mixed -four
Is purchased containing 90 per cent
wheat -four and 40 per cent. substi.
tutes It 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 nay BE- granted
upon application In the case Of special.
iy prepared infants and invalids' food
containing -four where the nscessity y
shown.
Some Misunderstanding seems b e1.
ist on the part Of consumers In assum-
Ing that with the purchase Of wheat
-four ono must confns the additional
20 per cent purchase to one Of ths
substitutes. This II not the case. One
may select from the entire range a
substitutes . suhicient amount Of each
to bring the total weight Of all substi.
tutes equal to the weight Of the wheat
-four purchased. For instance, II 0
purchase Of "a pounds Of wheat nour
Is made n range Of substitutes mny b
selected as follows:
Cornmeal. 3 pounds; corn grits. =
pounds; rice. 4 pounds; buckwhent. ,
corn starch. I pound; hominy.
2 pounds; rolled oats. 8 pounds.
These substitutes may be used In
the following manner:
Cornmcnl, Q Pounds.-Corn bread. no
-four; corn mufiins or spoon bread.
one-fourth -four or onc.third rice OF
one.thIrd hominy; 20 per cent substi.
tutcs In whole bread. '
Corn Starch. I Pound.-Thickening
gravy, making custnrd. one-third sub
utitute In cake.
Corn Grits. 4 Pounds.-Fried like
mush. used with meal In mnking corn
breads
Rolled Oats. 3 Pounds. One fourth
to onc-third substitutes In bread. ono
half substitute In mullins: breakfast
porrldre. usc freely; oatmeal cookies.
oatmeal soup.
Buckwheat Flour. 2 Pounds.-One-
fourth substitute In bread. buckwhent
cakes
Iiominy. 2 Pounds.-Boiicd for din.
ncr. baked for dinner. with cheese
sauce.
Rice, I Pounds. Onc.fourth substi.
tutc In whcnt bread. onc-third substi.
tu'c In corn bread. boiled for dinner IA
bread cut). ms breakfast sood. to
thlcken soups, rico pudding instead Of
cake or pie. rico bnttcr cakes.
Several grocers have stated that
their customers who strictly observe