Catoctin clarion., 1918-05-09
CROCERS HELP
IN $3.50 PLAN
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling to
Thousands Of Customers-In.
sures Greater Food Saving.

GrOcers 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 ruhng by
the U. s. Food Administration requires
each purchaser OF wheat -four to buy
one pound Of cereal substitute. one
kind ar assorted, for every pound of
wheat flour. II was necessary to re.
strict the use of wheat flour In order
that the allies and our lighting forces
abroad might be assured of an nde.
quate supply Of wheat to meet thei.
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 FuDd Administration to
all retuil food merchants. aud 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 flour except
where the purchaser buys an equal
weight Of one or more Of the following,
greater use of which In the homo
will save wheat:
"COrnmeal. corn -four, edible corn
starch. hominy. corn grils, barley Hour,
potato -four, sweet potato -four. soy
bean -four, feterlta -four and meals.
rice. rice -four, oatmeal. rolled oats and
buckwheat flour"
Some confusion has resulted on the
part OF the consumer In constituting
this "5Q-hW' 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
flour shall buy at the same time an
equal weight Of other cereals"
One exception to this ruling Is 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 tiours than stand.
ard wheat flour
Another exception Is that concern.
Ing mixed hours containing less than
SO per cent. OF wheat flour. which may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers,
however, are forbidden to sell mixea
f1Ours containing more than so per
cent. OF wheat -four to any person un'
less the amount Of wheat -four substi'
tules sold Is sufficient to make the to.
tai amount of substitutes, including
those mixed In t1Ours, equal TO the to-
tai amount in wheat -four in the mixed
-four For Instance. II any mixed flour
Ia purchased containing 60 per cent.
wheat flour and 40 per cent. substi.
tutes ii is necessary that an additional
20 per cent. of substitutes he pur'
chased This brings II to the basis of
one pound Of substitutes for each
pound Of wheat -four.
A special exemption may he granted
upon application in the case Of special
~ prepared Infants and invalids food
containing -four where the necessity Ia
shown
Some misunderstanding seems to y.
ist on the part of consumers in aSSum
ing that with the purchase OF wheat
-four one must contine the additional
80 per cent. purchase to one or the
substitutes This is not the case One
may select from The entire range Of
substitutes q sufficient amount OF each
to bring the total weight of all suhSti-
tutes equal to the weight of the wheat
-four purchased For instance, II
purchase OF ~ pounds OF wheat flour
Is made a range OF substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmeal. pounds; corn grits, 4
pounds; rice. pounds; huckwheat,
pounds; corn starch, | pound. honiny.
Q pounds; rolled oats. 3 pounds
These substitutes may be used In
the following manner:
Cornmnal, 8 Bounds. Corn bread no
-four: corn mullins or spoon bread.
one fourth flour or one-thr'l rice or
one-thrd hominy; 20 per cent suhsti'
tutes In whole bread
Corn Starch. | Pound. .-Thickcning
gravy. making custard. one-third sub
stitute in cake,
Corn Grits, Pounds. Fried like
mush. used with meal in making corn
bread
Rolled Oats, 3 Pounds. -Onefourth
to one-third substitutes In bread, one
half substitute In mullins; breakfast
porridge, use freely: oatmeal cookies.
oatmeal soup
Ruckwheat Flour, 2 Pounds. -One
fourth substitute in bread, burkwheat
cakes
Hominy, 2 Pounds. BolIed for din.
uer. baked for dinner. with cheese
sauce
Rice, 4 Pounds. --One-fourtb substi-
tute in wheat bread. one'third substi.
tute in corn bread, boiled for dinner "a
breat, cut). as breakfast food. to
thicken 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-
ditlon to those ordered under the 80
81 plan.