The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-02
GROCERS HELP
IN $3.50 PLAN
Sign a Pledge to Carry Out
Food Administration
Program
POST CARDS
IN THE STORES
Explain New Wheat Ruling
to Thousands of
Customers

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purchase Of wheat -four and are doini
their utmost to explain the new regu
lation to the housewife. This ruling BY
the U. S. Food Administration require:
each purchaser of wheat -four to buy
one pound Of cereal substitute, one
kind or assorted, for every pound OF
wheat nour. II was necessary to re
strict the use of wheat -four 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 will not sell any wheat flour except
where the purchaser buys an equal
weight of one or more of the following.
greater use of which In the home
will save wheat:
"Cornmeal, corn flour, edible corn
starch. hominy. corn grits, barley -four.
potato -four. sweet potato flour, soy
bean hour, feterita -four and meals,
rice, rice -four, 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 -four.
This is 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-
corning graham -four and whole wheat
-four. which may be sold at the ratio
of three pounds to ave pounds OF
wheat -four. This provision In made
because approximately 25 per cent |
manufacture Of these iours than stand
ard wheat -four.
Another exception Is that concern
ing mixed fours containing less than
so per cent. Of wheat flour, which may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers,
fours containing more than 30 per
cent. of wheat -four to any person un-
less the amount Of wheat -four substi.
tutes sold Is sufficient to make the to-
tai amount of substitutes, including
those mixed In iours. equal to the to-
tai amount In wheat -four In the mixed
-four. For instance. II any mixed nour
is purchased containing 60 per cent
wheat -four and 40 per cent. substi-
tutes II Is necessary that an 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. lr
special exemption may be granted I
upon application In the case of special
Iy prepared Infants and invalids' food a
-four where the necessity Is !
shown. !
Some misunderstanding seems to ex-
st on the part of consumers in assum- /,
ng that with the purchase of wheat p
hour one must confine the additional Il
80 per cent purchase to one of the b
substitutes. This Is not the case. One !.
nay select from the entire range Of
substitutes sufficient amount of each
o bring the total weight of all substi-
utes equal to the weight of the wheat b
Iour purchased For instance, II y
purchase of "a pounds of wheat -four b.
5 made a range of substitutes may be h
elected as follows: tc
Cornmeal, 8 pounds: corn grits,
ounds; rice, pounds; buckwheat, 2
ounds; corn starch. pound: hominy.
pounds; rolled oats, pounds. tn
These substitutes may be used In he
ne following manner: tli
Cornmeal, s Pounds.-Corn bread. no y.
our; corn mullins or spoon bread. "
ne-fourth flour or one-third rice or r.
ne-third hominy; 20 per cent substi in
ties in whole bread.
Corn Starch, ] Pound.-Thickening ia
-avy, making custard, one-third sub Pill
itute In cake.
Corn Grits, 4 Pounds.-Fried like Pc
ush, used with meal In making corn en-
cad.
Rolled Oats. Pounds-One-fourth on
one-third substitutes in bread. one. ia,
III substitute In mullins; breakfast of
bridge, use freely: oatmeal cookies. an
tneal soup. ers
Buckwheat Flour, 2 Pounds.-one- tol
urth substitute In bread. buckwheat pr
kes. ~
Hominy. Pounds-Boiled for din 10 /,
r. baked for dinner, with cheese oct
uce.
Rice, Pounds.-One-fourth substi. thr
te in wheat bread. onethird substi- me
te in corn bread. boiled for dinner % ege
cad cut), as a breakfast food. 10 VA
cken soups. rice pudding instead of ou'
ke or pie. rice batter cakes. -
Several grocers have stated that
Fir customers who strictly observe
) IL whestless meals each week find
necessary to buy substitutes In sd-
ion to those ordered under the so
plan