The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-03

ufacturing and distributing trades
of the country, of mixed flour, COM
pIying with the international policy
which will be available for purchase
by the household. Second, in regu-
lations covering the case where the
straight wheat flour is sold by the
retailers, that at the same time ~
Der cent of other cereal flours must
Ibe sold coincidently. Third, requir-
ing that all bakers bread shall con-
tain 20 per cent of other cereals and
the. Food Administration relies upon
the householders of the country to
mix at least 20 per cent of substitute
cereals into the wheat flour at home
for all uses. Corn meal for use of
corn bread should be purchased sep
arately from combination sales.
Ready Mixed Flour for Sale is Vic
tory Mixed Flour.
at is desired to insure supply OF
ready mixed flours on the market
and to have millers and dealers of
all kinds encourage use and sale OF
this flour so that the country may be
on a mixed flour basis without the
necessity of retailers making COM
bination sales of flour and Substi-
tutes. All such mixed flOurS made
according to the following regula-
tons should be labeled Victory
Mixed Flour" and are to be labeled
with the ingredients in order OF the
proportion.
ed in accordance with the standard
of the United States Food Admins
tration. No mixed flours Except
pancake flours) shall be made or
manufactured except in the exact
proportions as outlined below.
"Mixed wheat and barley flour
shall be in proportion of four pounds
of wheat flour to one pound of bar
ley flour. Mixed wheat and corn
flour shall contain the proportion
of four pounds of wheat flour to one
pound of corn flour. Mixed wheat,
barley and corn flour shall contain
the proportion of eight pounds OF
wheat flour to one pound barley and
one pound corn flour. Mixed wheat
and rye flour shall contain the pro-
portion of three pounds of wheat
flour and two pounds rye flour.
Whole wheat, entire wheat or graz
ham flour or meal shall contain at
least 95 per cent of the wheat berry.
"An the above Victory Mixed flour
may be sold without substitutes but
at no greater price from the miller,
wholesaler. or retail dealer than in
the case of standard wheat flour.
Retail Sale of Standard Wheat Flour
The new regulations supersede the
$3.50 rule. The retail dealer selling
standard wheat flour is required to
carry in stock either barley flour,
corn meal or corn flour and with
every sale of wheat flour must sell
q combination of some one or more OF
these in proportion of one pound
to each four pounds of
wheat flour. No dealer may force
any other substitutes in combination
upon the consumer and these substi-
tutes must conform to the standard
fixed by the United States Food Adj
There are some localities where
other substitutes are available and
which retailers may wish to carry.
In order to meet this situation the
following flours may also be sold in
such combination in lieu of the
above flOurS.if the consumer so de-
mands at the ratio of one pound to
each four pounds of wheat flour,
that is kaffir flour, milo flour, feter-
ia flour and meals, rice flour, oat
flour, peanut flour, bean flour, pota-
to flour, sweet potato flour and
buckwheat flour.
Pure rye flour or meal may be sold
as a substitute but must be sold in
of at least two pounds
Of rye with three pounds of wheat
flour. |
"The foregoing rules apply to all
custom and exchange transactions as
we'll as sales of flour to farmers I'M
ess modified by special announce
nent of the Federal Food Admins
traitor of the state where the mill is
located acting with the approval of
he zone committee.
Bakers.
"Tn compliance with general sit
lation above, the following altefa-
ions are made in rules and regula-
ions governing baking trade.
"Rule /. The consumption of
wheat flour in bakery products not
o exceed 70 per cent of the 1917
is hereby rescinded.
"Rule 2. A. Wheat flour substi-
utes for bakers remain as hereto
ore, with the exception of rye which
will be substitute when used upon
basis of not less than 40 per cent,
which is two pounds of rye flour to
very three pounds standard wheat
lour. When rye is Used in this pro-
'ortion, or a greater proportion, no
ther substitutes aer required. If less