Smyrna times., 1918-09-18
: EW WHEAT Rules
AIDS HOUSEWIVES
-Four to One Replace Fifty
Fifty Regulation Governing
Homemade Bread.

Through a relaxation Of the regula-
tiOns governing the sale Of wheat
flour, housewives may this fall return
to the sOod Old-fashiOned and always
the rule to home folks for many
reliable homemade bread. While
the rule to home folks for many |
months has been fifty pounds OF |
wheat flour to fifty pounds of substi- |
tute, the new ruling that went into |
effect with the coming of September,
is four pounds of wheat flour to one
Of substitutes.
But the list of substitutes is chang
ed
Edmund Mitchell, Food AdminStra-
tor for Delaware, has issued the fol-
lowing notice to all millers and re.
tailers:
Retailers, millers, and all others
selling wheat flour direct to cOnsum-
ers must in every instance sell sub
stitutes in the following proportions;
10 lbs. wheat fiour-2H lbs. substitutes
IS lbs. wheat four-394 lbs. substitutes
! 20 lbs. wheat four-5 lbs. substitutes
25 lbs. wheat flour-6I4 lbs. substitutes
30 lbs. wheat fiour-7Ha lbs. substitutes
''The only substitutes to be sold in
combination with wheat flour, are
Barley Flour, Corn Flour, Rice Flour,
Oat Flour, Bean Flour, Potato Flour,
| and Buckwheat Flour.
"Rye can be sold as a substitute in
proportion to lbs. rye to lbs. of
wheat Hour only.
"NO package goods or breakfast
cereals of any kind are to be sold as
substitutes.
"This rule is to take place of all
previous rules and must be followed.
EDMUND MITCHELL
Federal Food Administrator
for Delaware"
In compliance with the general sit
uatiOn, the following alterations are
made in the rules and regulations gov
erning the baking trade:
Rule 1-A.--The consumption of
wheat flour i'll bakery products not to
exceed 90 per cent of the 1917 con-
sumption is hereby reScinded.
Rule 2-A-Wheat flour substitutes
for bakers remain as heretofore with
the exception of rye, which will he a
substitute when used upon basis
of not less than 40 per cent, which is
two pounds of rye flour to every three
pounds Of standard wheat flour
When rye is used in this proportion
or greater proportion, no other sub
= stitutes are required. If less than
this proportion of rye flour is used the
difference between such amount used
and 40 per cent must be made up of
other substitutes.
Rule 6-A.-BakerS will be required
to use one pound of substitutes to
each four pounds of wheat flour in
all bakery products including bread,
except Glass 3-A-Crackers, in which
only 10 per cent of substitutes other
than rye are required.
The use of the name "VictOry' will
be allowed in all products containing
the above proportions of substitutes
Revisions of Previous Rules.
The previous rules limiting licen'
sees, millers, wholesalers, retailers
and bakers to thirty days supply OF
flour will be changed to permit a six
ty days supply.
The rules limiting sales by retailers
of wheat flour to an eighth of bar
rel in cities and quarter of a barre
in sparsely settled districts are re
scinded
The rule limiting the sale of flOu
by millers to wholesalers, or whole
salers to retailers in combination will
substitutes or certificates therefore
and the rule restricting the sale t,
20 per cent of previous sales, are re
scinded.
Manufacturers of alimentary paste
and wheat breakfast foods are limite
to their normal consumption of whea
or wheat flour with the understandin
that they are not to unduly eXpan
) their ordinary consumption Of whea
. Rules prohibiting the starting q
o new plants ready for operation priO
9 to July l, 1918, are rescinded.
: Where millers sell directly to col
9 sumers they shall obey the same regl
: latiOns as retail store dealers.
. Wheatless days and wheatless mea'
& are discontinued.
: Nothing in these regulations is I
: be construed to mean that there hf
been any setting aside or changin
: of the Pure Food Laws as prOmu
gated by the Bureau of Chemstr
: Department of Agriculture or the /
= ternal Revenue Law as administert
. by the Internal Revenue COmmissio
= er, which requirements must be co
= formed to by manufacturers and def
< ers in all cases.
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