The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-07-18
FOOD SAVING
PROGRAM ISSUED
Frequent Changes Made Nee.
essary BY Needs of Allies
and Our Own People.

To clear up any confusion that may
exist in the minds of housewives con-
corning food conservation, the follow
ing definite program of food saving Is
issued by the Food, Administration
with the explanation that frequent
changes are made necessary according
to the needs of the Allies and our own
people: -.
All kinds of staple foods, especially
wheat, meats, fats and sugar should
be most economically used. Use sub
stitutes for these four commodities.
No food should be boarded. Hoard
ing is the holding, contracting or ar
ranging for food by any person in ex-
cess of his reasonable requirements
for use or consumption by himself and
dependents for a reasonable time.
This does not refer to stocks Of home
grown vegetables and home-canned or
preserved fruits.
All householders who can entirely
eliminate the use of wheat until the
next harvest, about September 1st,
should do so. ..
Householders who are obliged to
use wheat should not use more than
a total of IL pounds of wheat flour
or prepared wheat in any form, per
person per week, including the wheat
flour in Victory Bread, and including
the wheat flour or prepared wheat in
crackers, pastry, macaroni, breakfast
and other foods.
Victory Bread is bread manufac-
tured by bakers under the rules OF
the United States Food Administra-
tom In estimating flour consumption.
IL pounds of Victory Bread may be
considered equal to pound of wheat
flour
In buying wheat flour an equal
weight of other cereals as substitutes
for wheat flour must be bought pound
for pound This is the $3.50 Rule. In
buying mixed flours, the substitutes
in them may be counted SO that .
smaller proportion of substitutes may
be bought with these flours than with
white flour. In buying graham and
whole wheat flours containing not
less than $3.50 of the entire wheat)
| $40 pounds of substitutes shall be
purchased with every pound of such
| flours.
Wheat flour substitutes are hominy,
corn, grits, cornmeal, corn flour. edible
cornstarch, barley flour, rolled oats.
oatmeal, rice, rice flour, buckwheat
| flour, potato flour, sweet potato flour,
soya bean flour and feterita flour and
| meals and milo maize flour and meal.
| Householders in towns and cities
may not buy more than Y Of barrel
Of flour or 2 pounds of sugar at any
one time. Householders in rural dis
tricts may not buy more than Y Of .
barrel of flour or pounds Of sugar
at any one time. In no event shall
any purchaser have more than 80 days
supply of flour on hand.
Householders should not use more
than pounds of sugar per person per
| month.
In addition to the above, however,
| Is pounds of sugar may be used for
home canning, and win be available
to the householder for that purpose
upon signing certificate that such
sugar is desired and will be used for
that purpose only. Additional amounts
for canning and preserving may be
purchased only by special permission
/ of county food administrator.
No wheat flour, or prepared wheat
In any form should be used for any
purpose other than human consump-
ton.
Meats of all kinds should be most
economically used, eliminating an
waste.
Fresh milk and milk in evaporated
and condensed form and cheese may
be literally used.
Butter may be used for normal con
sumption.
To save transportation local SUP.
plies should be grown and used.