The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-30
GROCERS 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.

OrOcerS OF the nation have accepted I
enthusiastically the $3.50 basis for the
purchase Of wheat -four and are doing
their utmost TO explain the new regu-
lation to the housewife. This ruling by
the q. S. Food Administration requires
each purchaser Of wheat flour to buy
one pound 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
Nall 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 -four 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 -four, edible corn
starch, homIny, corn grIts, barley flour,
potato flour, sweet potato flour, soy
bean -four. 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 $3.50 ruling to mean that an
equal amount in value of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat flour.
This is a 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 -four. This provision IL made
because approximately % per cent
more of the wheat berry is used In the
manufacture Of these fOurs than stand
ard wheat -four.
Another exception is that concern
ing mixed flours containing less than
so per cent of wheat flour, which may
be sold without substitutes Retailers,
however, are forbidden to sell mixed
fours containing more than so per
cent. Of wheat flour to any person IN
less the amount of wheat flour substi-
tutes sold is sufficient to make the to-
tai amount of substitutes, including
those mixed In fours, equal to the to-
tai amount In wheat -four in the mixed
-four. For instance. if any mixed flour
Is purchased containing 90 per cent
wheat -four and 40 per cent substi-'
tutes it Is necessary that an additional
20 per cent Of substitutes be puT-
chased This brings it 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
| " prepared infants and invalids' food
containing -four where the necessity Is
shown
Some misunderstanding seems to ex-
list on the part Of consumers in assum-
ing that with the purchase Of wheat
| flour 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 a sufficient amount OF each
to bring the total weight OF all substt-
tutes equal to the weight of the wheat
-four purchased For instance, IL a
purchase OF "a pounds OF wheat -four
Is made a range Of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
COrnmeaI, 8 pounds; corn grits, 4
pounds; rice, pounds; buckwheat, 2
pounds; corn starch, 1 pound: hominy,
pounds; rolled oats, pounds
These substitutes may be used IN
the following manner:
Cornmeal, 8 Pounds.-COrn bread, no
flour; corn mullins or spoon bread.
one-fourth -four or one-third rice or
one-third hominy; %. per cent subsd-
tutes in whole bread.
Corn Starch, I Pound--Thickening
gravy, making custard. one-third sub
stitute In cake.
Corn Grits, 4 Pounds.-Fried like
nush, 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. 2 Pounds.-One-
fourth substitute In bread. buckwheat
cakes
Hominy, Pounds.-Boiled for din
ner, baked for dinner. with cheese
sauce.
Rice, 4 Pounds.-One-fourth subst1-
tute In wheat bread. onethird subsd-
tute IN corn bread, boiled for dinner @
bread eutl. as a breakfast food 20
thicken soups. rice pudding Instead Of
cake or pie, rice batter cakes
Several grocers have stated that
their customers VINO strictly observe
the IL Vheatless meals each week find
It necessary to buy substitutes IN ad-
dition to those ordered under the 80
90 plan.
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