Middletown transcript., 1918-02-02
VICTORY BREAD
FOR AMERICANS
Hoover's First Step to Save
Food For Our Allies.
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
New War Bread To Consist OF 30 Per
Cent. OF Wheat Flour, With
20 Per Cent. Of Some
Other Cereal.

Otner cereal.
WaShington.-Oneb barrel OF -four IN
every three now in this country must
be shipped to Europe If the present
food crisis in Great Britain and France
is to be met and in order to satisfy
this imperative demand President Viii
son called upon the American people
to reduce their consumption of wheat
products 80 per cent.
Victory bread" is Mr.. Hoover's first
step toward securing the 75,OOO,OO0
bushels of wheat which must be sup
piled to Great Britain and France to
win the war with Germany.
Victory bread" in its final form
will consist of so per cent. OF wheat
flour, together with 20 per cent. OF
some other cereal, such as ccrnmeal
corn starch, corn flour, barley flour
buckwheat flour, potato -four, sweet
potato -four or any other cereal winch
can be used in connection with wheat
flour.
The country is to be educated up tc
use of the flour gradually. Beginning
Monday, bakers will be compelled IN
der their license regulations, to mix
per cent. of other cereals with thell
wheat flour, and this minimum must
be gradually increased until Sunday
February "a, when the real Victory
bread will be here.
Housewives who bake their own
bread cannot be reached by the Lever
law, as can bakers, but they are strong
ly urged for their coCntry's sake to fol
low the rules imposed on the bakers
in making bread. Housewives are
urged when they buy -four to buy an
equal amount of any of the cereal flour
and retailers are directed to sell wheat
-four only with an equal weight OF
other cereals Graham or white wheat
bread will be also known as "Victory
bread" because, containing as they dc
Is per cent. more of the wheat grain
than ordinary white bread, they, too
will serve the purpose of saving wheat
-four.
HoovER'S Statement.
The Food Administrations state
ment follows:
1.-The following is summary of the
rules that have been formulated by the
United States Food Administration
with the approval of the President, in
order to effect the further conserva
ton in foodstuffs necessary to support
the Allies and our own armed forces
over the next four months.
1.-The effectiveness of these rules is
dependent solely upon the good will OF
any the willingness to sacrifice by the
American people. In the last analysis
the success or failure of any plan such
as that here outlined rests with the
people. We are dependent upon the
cooperation of the trades. We have
but one police force-the American
woman-and we depend upon her te
organize in cooperation with our state
and local food administrators to see
that these rules are obeyed by that
small minority who may fail. Part Of
the rules will be enforced under the
Lever Food Act; other parts are vol
untary, and will depend for their sue
cess upon public sentiment. Our ex
perience hitherto has shown willing
ness of the vast majority Of tEs con
sumers, and full cooperation of the
trades, to undergo the self-sacrifice
| necessary to render such measures ct
| fective. The small minority who re
fuse to cooperate should not be allow
ed to defeat the nations necessities.
RULES FOR CONSUMERS.
Il. AS their part in reducing the
consumption of wheat -four the con
sumers Of the country are called upon
in purchasing such -four, to buy at the
same time an equal weight of the Other
cereals (corn meal, corn starch, corr
flour, hominy, corn grits, barley -four
| rice, nice -four, oatmeal, rolled oats
| buchwheat -four, potato flour, sweet
potato flour, soya bean -four and feter
! tia flours and meals). The housewife
may use these products separately iI
making bread, cakes and pastry, OF
mix them as she thinks best.
"The retailers are to sell wheat floul
only with an equal weight of these
other cereals.
| "2. Consumers will be able to OBJ
tain mixed cereal bread from theil
bakers, who will be required under
| the license regulations to mix pei
cent. of other cereals with their wheat
-four, both in bread and rolls, and will
be required gradually to increase this
substitution until, beginning Februar,
| "a, minimum Of 20 per cent. of such
cereals is to be used. The Foo! Ad
ministrarion strongly urges Oh con
sumers the buying of this bread which
will be known as Victory bread, anC
will contain not less than 20 per cent
| Of cereals other than wheat. Graham
| or whole wheat bread will also be
\ given that name, because, containing
as they Go 25 per cent more of the
wheat grain than ordinary white bread
they too will serve the purpose of saw
| ing wheat flour.