Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-09-04
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New wheat flour regulations an
nounced by Herbert G. Hoover, United
States food administrator, provide for
''Victory Mixed Flours" as follows:
Mixed wheat and barley flour, con-
tanning four pounds of wheat flour to
one of barley flour. ,
Mixed wheat and corn flour contain
ing four pounds of wheat flour to one
of corn flour.
Mixed wheat and rye flour, contain
ing three pounds of wheat flour to two
pounds of rye flour.
Mixed wheat, entire. wheat, or sra-
ham flour, containing at least 95 per
cent of the wheat berry.
Such tlours may be sold without sub
= stitutes but at no greater prices from
miller, wholesaler, or retailer than
standard wheat flour. They must be
mixed and milled in accordance with
the, standards Of the food administra-
ton. IT, u
The new rules do away With the
flfty-ffty rule: The retailer, selling
standard wheat flour: is required to
sell only one pound of substitutes with
every four pounds of standard wheat
-four. The substitutes are: barley
flour, corn meal or corn flour, ikaffir
-four, milo -four; feterita -four or meal,
rice flour, oat flour, peanut flour, bean
flour, potato -four, sweet potato flour,
buckwheat flour. Oatmeal, rolled oats
and rice are not substitutes. Pure rye
-four or meal must be sold as substi-
tute in the proportion of two pounds to
every three pounds of wheat flour.
kFhis~ change Of rules does not mean
that Americans need no longer conserve
wheat flour. The food administration
asks that great care be taken in con-
serving. iii giving ''share and share
alike" to the allies.
The biggest: food fact of the fall is
the 1.OOOOOO bushels of seed corn
which is to be selected by Minnesota's
farmers in Seed Corn Time. September
10 to 90. One million bushels Of seed
cOrnsWill meet the needs of Minnesota
for the next two years. East spring
the seed corn surplus Wasr used up to
the last grain. and the food admins
tration, cooperating with the farm
bureaus of the country, is trying to get
corn-growers to gather enough seed
corn this fall to provide for two years.
This will re-establish the states seed
corn. surplus and 60 far toward insur-
ing the corn crop for the next two
years.,
They call is for every -corn-grOwer in
Minnesota to select one bushel of seed
corn for every three acres he plants to
corn. and to select it from the stand
ing. stalks I'M the field before a killing
frost comes. -
1t is hard fact, but the manufact-
ure Of candies and sweet soft drinks at
county fairs this fall will practically
be barred, for the food administration
says there is no sugar to spare for the
purpose. But who cares? To go with
out such things will help the boys "over
there. Besides, the rule does not
mean that there will be no soft drinks
and sweets at the fairs, for licensed
manufacturers may make such things
in their factories for sale at fairs.
Remember. though, that candy is a
luxury, and sugar needs to be saved.
Sugar will be allowed at eating
places at fairs just as at other restaur-
ants-two pounds for every ninety
meals, or one pound for every ninety
meals. where only coffee and ham
burgers or similar foods are sold.
Food experts in the army canton
ments. are helping the boys in the army
to eliminate all waste of foods. If the
boys in service are going to do that
kind Of thing, why not those who stay
at home?
When dried fruits are used they
should be cooked in the water in which
they are soaked. This saves food ma.
terial.
A. D. Wilson, food administrator fo1
Minnesota, says there is no food hoard.
ing in canning or preserving enough
fruits, vegetables, or meats for reason.
able family use through the nonpro.
ductive months Of the fall, winter and
spring.
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