The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-05-03
CROCERS help
IN $3.50 PLAN
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD AD72INi3 TRhTI0a
PROGRAM.
P0S7 CARDS IN STORES
EY7l2In New wheat Ruling to
Thousands of Cuatomers-In-
sureS Greater Food Saving.

! Groccrs 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 U. s. Food Administration requires
each purchaser Of wheat -four to buy
one pound of cereal substitute, one
| kind or assorted for every pound of
wheat flour. 1t was necessary 10 re
! strict the use of wheat -four In order
/ that the allies and our fighting forces
| abroad might be assured Of an ade-
! quaie supply OF wheat to meet their
vital needs. This supply must come
| from our savings because we have al
ready sent our normal surplus
Wheat saving pledge cards were for
| warled 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 -four except
where the purchaser buys an equal
weight of one or more of the following,
a greater use of which in the home
will save wheat:
"Cornmeal, corn -four, edible corn
starch. hominy. corn grits, barley iour,
%cES 20 COT
hean -four. feterta -four and meals,
rice. rice flour, oatmeal, rolled oats and
buckwheat -four"
Some confusion has resulted on the
part of the consumer in constituting
this "50-50" ruling to mean that an
equal amount in value of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat flour.
This IS a mistaken idea. The ruling
states that the consumer in purchasing
-four 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 flour. This provision is made
because approximately 25 per cent.
more of the wheat berry is used In the
| manufacture of these flours than stand
ard wheat -four.
Another exception Is that concern.
ing mixed fours containing less than
50 per cent. of wheat -four. which may
be sold without substitutes Retailers,
however, are forbidden TO sell mixed
tours containing more than so per
cent. of wheat -four to any person IN
less the amount of wheat flour substi.
tutes sold is sufficient to make the to
tai amount of substitutes. including
those mixed in fiours. equal to the to.
tai amount in wheat -four in the mixed
-four. For instance. if any mixed -four
Is purchased containing 60 per cent
wheat -four and 40 per cent substi-
tutes 1t is necessary that an additional
20 per cent. of substitutes be pur'
chased. This brings it TO the basis OF
one pound of substitutes for each
pound of wheat -four
a special exemption may be granted
upon application in the case of special
ly prepared infants and invalids' food
containing -four where the necessity Is
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems to ex'
tst on the part of consumers In assum-
ing that with the purchase of wheat
-four one must conline the additional
80 per cent purchase to one OF the
substitutes. This is not the case. One
may select from the entire range or
substitutes q sufficient amount of each
TO bring the total weight OF all substi-
tutes equal TO the weight of the wheat
-four purchased. For Instance. II
purchase Of "a pounds of wheat -four
is made range of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmeal, 8 pounds: corn grits. 4
pounds; rice, pounds; buckwheat, q
mounds; corn starch, pound; hominy,
2 pounds; rolled oats. 3 pounds
These substitutes may be used In
the following manner:
Cornmeal, Pounds.-Corn bread. no
-four; corn mullins or spoon bread,
one-fourth -four or one-third rice or
third hominy: 90 per cent substi-
tutes in whole bread.
Corn Starch, Pound.-Thictenin
gravy, making custard. one-third sub
stitute In cake.
Corn Grits. Pounds.-Fried like
mush. used with meal in making corn
bread
Rolled Oats. Pounds.-one-fourth
to one-third substitutes in bread. one
half substitute in mullins; breakfast
porridse, use freely; oatmeal cookies.
oatmeal soup.
Ruckwheat Flour, 2 Pounds.--One-
fourth substitute in bread. buckwheat
cakes
Hotniny, Pounds.-BOiled for din
ner, baked for dinner. with cheese
/ sauce
Rice, Pcunds.-One-fonrth substf-
tute in wheat bread, one-third substi-
,ute In corn bread, boiled for dinner "a
bread cut), as a breakfast food. to
thicken soups. rice pudding instead Of
! cake or pie, rice batter cakes.
Several grocers have stated Tint
their customers. who strictly observe
the IL wheatless meals each week find
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