The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-24
GR0CERS 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.

purchase Of wheat -four 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 flour to buy
one spound Of cereal substitute, one
kind or assorted, for every pound of
wheat flour. 1t was necessary to re-
strict the use OF wheat flour In order
that the allies and our fighting forces
abroad might be assured of an ade-
quate 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.
warded 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 VIII not sell any wheat flour 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 flour, edible corn
starch, hominy. corn grits. barley flour,
potato flour, sweet potato flour. soy
bean flour. feterita -four and meals.
rice, rice flour, oatmeal, rolled oats and
buckwheat -four"
Some confusion has resulted on the
part Of the consumer I'm constituting
this "50-50' 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 I'm purchasing
-four shall buy at the same time an
equal weight OF other cereals"
One exception TO this ruling Is con-
corning 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 I'm the
manufacture OF these fours than stand
ard wheat flour.
Another exception Is that concern
Ing mixed fiours containing less than
90 per cent OF wheat -four. which may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers.
however. are forbidden 10 sell mixed
fiours containing more than 80 per
cent OF wheat -four TO any person un-
less the amount OF wheat -four substi.
81 60, 81 80
tai amount of substitutes. including
those mixed In fiours. equal to the to-
tai amount In wheat flour In the mixed
-four. For instance. II any mixed flour
Is purchased containing GO per cent
wheat -four and 40 per cent. substi-
tutes IL IL necessary that IN additional
20 per cent Of substitutes be pur-
chased. This brings 1t to the basis of
one pound OF substitutes for each
pound OF wheat flour.
special exemption may be granted
upon application in the case OF special
ly prepared Infants and lnvalids' food
containing -four where the necessity Is
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems 10 cx'
list on the part OF consumers In assum-
Ing that with the purchase OF wheat
-four one must confine the additional
90 per cent purchase to one OF 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 substi-
tutes equal to the weight Of the wheat
-four purchased. For instance, IL
purchase OF "a pounds OF wheat flour
Is made q range Of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmeal, s pounds; corn grits,
pounds; rice. pounds; buckwheat 2
pounds; 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; 20 per cent substi'
tutes In whole bread.
Corn Starch, / Pound-Thickening
gravy, making custard, one-third sub
stitute I'm cake.
Corn Grits. Pounds.-Fried like
mush, used with meal In making corn
bread.
Rolled Oats, 8 Pounds.-One-fourth
TO one-third substitutes In bread. one
half substitute In mullins; breakfast
porridge. use freely; oatmeal cookies,
oatmeal soup
Buckwheat Flour. Pounds.-One-
fourth substitute in bread. buckwheat
cakes.
Hominy. 2 Pounds.-Boiled for din
ner. baked for dinner. wiki cheese
sauce.
Rice, 4 Pounds.-One-fourth substi-
tute In wheat bread. one-third substi-
tute in corn bread. boiled for dinner "a
bread cu). as a breakfast food. 10
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 tnd
II necessary TO buy substitutes In ad-
dition to those ordered under the 90
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