Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-06-27
GROCERS HELP
IN $3.50 PLAN
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM. Z
POST CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling to
Thousands of CuStomers-In.
Sures Greater Food Saving.

enthusiastically the $3.50 basis for the
purchase of wheat flour and are doing
their utmost to explain the new regu.
latlon 10 the housewife. This ruling by
the U. S, Food Administration requires
each purchaser of wheat -four TO buy
one pound of cereal substitute, one
Find or assorted, for every pound of
wheat flour. 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, I'VE 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,
a greater use of which in the home
will save wheat;
"Cornmea, corn flour, edible corn
starch. hominy, corn grits, barley -four,
potato flour, sweet potato flour, soy
bean -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 5000" ruling 10 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
flour shall "buy at the same time an
equal weight Of other cereals"
One exception to this ruling is con-
corning graham flour 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 IS per cent.
more of the wheat berry is used In the
manufacture Of these fiours than stand
ard wheat flour.
Another exception is that concern
ing mixed fiours containing less than
so per cent. of wheat -four, which may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers,
however, are forbidden 10 sell mixed
fiours containing more than 30 per
cent OF wheat -four TO any person un-
less the amount Of wheat -four substi-
tutes sold ia sufficient to make the to.
tai amount of substitutes, including
those mixed In f1ours, equal TO the to-
tai amount In wheat flour In the mixed
fi0ur. For instance, II any mixed -four
Is purchased containing 80 per cent.
wheat flour and 40 per cent substi-
tutes 1t 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,
A special exemption may be granted
upon application in the case of special
ly prepared Infants and inyalids food
containing -four where the necessity Ia
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems to ex'
list on the part of consumers in assum-
ing that with the purchase of wheat
-four one must confine the additional
so per cent. purchase to one Of the
substitutes. This is not the case. One
may select from the entire range Of
substitutes sufficient amount OF each
TO bring the total weight Of all substi-
tutes equal to the weight OF the wheat
flour purchased. For instance, if q
purchase of "a pounds of wheat flour
Is made range of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Gnrnmeal. 8 pounds; corn grlts, 4
pounds; rice, 4 pounds; huckwheat, 2
pounds; corn starch, pound hominy,
. pounds, rolled oats, pounds.
These substitutes may be used 10
the following manner:
Ccrnmeal, Pounds bread, no
-four: corn mullins or spoon bread,
one-fourth -four or one-third rice or
one third hominy; 20 per cent. substi-
tuirs in whole bread.
Corn Starch, Pound.-Thickenin
gravy, making custard, one-third sub
stitute I'm cake.
Germ Grits, Pounds Fried like
mush, used with meal In making corn
hrfad.
Rolled Oats, 3 Pounds -One-fourth
to nne-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, Pounds.-Boiled for din.
ner baked for dinner, with cheese
sauce.
Rice, Pounds, substi-
tlte On wheat bread, One-third suhSti-
tute in corn bread. boiled for dinner Ia
bread cut. 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 IL wheatless meals each week find
IL necessary to buy substitutes In ed
sffrfnn n tha&a ordered under tia 20