The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-07-04
eROcERS help
N $3.50 PLAN
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY 0UI
FOOD Administration
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS m STORES
Explain New Wheat Ruling to
Thousands Of customsrs-ln.
sures Greater Food Saving.

sufeS Greater Food Saving.
0rocers Of the nation have accepted
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 q. q. Food Administration requires
each purchaser Of wheat hOur to buy
one pound Of cereal substitute. one
kind or assorted, for every pound Of
wheat nour. It 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 a.
ready sent our normal surpluA
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, 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 grits, barley -four,
potato flour, sweet potato -four, soy
bean -four, feterita flour and meals,
rice, rice -four. oatmeal. rolled oats and
buckwheat -four"
Some confusion has resulted on the
part Of the consumer In constituting
this "50-5O" ruling to mean that an
equal amount in value Of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat flour
This IL q mistaken idea. The ruling
states that the consumer In purchasing
flour shall buy at the same time an
equal weight Of other cereals"
One exception to this ruling 70 con-
cerning graham flour and whole wheat
flour. which may be sold at the ratio
Of three pounds to dve pounds Of
wheat flour. This provision 10 made
because approximately % per cent
more Of the wheat berry 10 used In the
manufacture Of these fours than stand
ard wheat nour.
Another exception y that concern
Ing mixed nours containing lees than
80 per cent. Of wheat -four. which may
b sold without substitutes. Retailers.
however. are forbidden to sell mixed
dours containing more than 30 per
cent. Of wheat flour to any person un-
lees the amount Of wheat flour substi
tutes sold u sufficient to make the to-
tai amount of substitutes. including
those mixed in flOurs, equal to the to-
tai amount in wheat flour In the mixed
-four. For instance. II any mixed flour
IL purchased containing 60 per cent
wheat -four and 40 per cent. substi-
tutes 1t is necessary that an additional
70 per cent. of substitutes he pur.
chased. This brings 1t to the basis Of
one pound Of substitutes for each
pound of wheat flour.
A special exemption may be granted
upon application in the case Of special.
ly prepared infants and invalIds' food
containing flour where the necessity is
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems to ex
|. ut on the part Of consumers In assum-
ing that with the purchase Of wheat
ho1r one must confine the additional
30 per cent. purchase to one Of the
substitutes. This IL not the case. One
may select from the entire range Of
substitutes 4 suficient amount Of each
to bring the total weight Of all substi-
tutes equal to the weight Of the wheat
flour purchased. For instance, II
purchase Of "A pounds of wheat -four
10 made q range Of substitutes may be
selected a. follows:
Cornmeal, 3 pounds; corn grits 4
pounds; rice, I pounds; buckwheat, 2
pounds; corn starch. I pound; hominy.
: pounds; rolled oats, 3 pounda
These substitutes may be used In
the following manner:
Cosnmsal, . Pounds-Com bread, no
Sour; corn muflns or spoon bread.
sos-fourth -four or one-third r1cs OF
enc third hominy: 20 per cent. substi'
tutss In whole bread.
| Corn Starch, Pound.-Thickenins
gravy, making custard, one-third sub
ot1tuts In eakA -
Cornr 0f1to, 4 Pounds.-Frted Ike
nush, used with meal In making corn
bread a.. .-..-.. -.--
Rolled Oats, 3 Pounda-OnefourtA
to oDe-third substitutes In bread, one
half substitute IN mumns; breakfast
porridse. use freely; oatmeal cookies.
oatmeal soup.
Buckwheat Flour. : Pounds.-One
fourth substitute In bread, buckwhsat
eakeA
Hominy. 2 PoundA-Boilsd for din
asr, baked for dinner. with cheese
sauce.
Rice, 4 Pounds. fourth substi.
tuts In wheat bread, one-third subst-
tuts In corn broad, boiled for dinner e
broad eut). - . breakfast food, -
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