The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-09
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.

SuthusldStiCdlly TIE Ou-OU DdSlS LOT Tue
purchase of wheat flour 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 pound of cereal substitute one
kind or assorted, for every pound of
wheat -four. 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.
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 -four except
whore the purchaser buys an equal
weight of one or more Of the following,
n greater use of which in the home
will save wheat:
| !Cornmeal, corn flour, edible corn
starch, hominy, corn grits, barley -four,
| bean -four, feterita -four and meals,
rice. rice flour, oatmeal, rolled oats and
| bsiekwheat flour"
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 flour and whole wheat
-four, which may be sold at the ratio
wheat flour. This provision Is made
because approximately % per cent.
more of the wheat berry is used in the
manufacture of these flours than stand
ard wheat flour.
! Another exception Is that concern
/ ing mixed flours containing less than
/ 80 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 -four to any person I'M
| less the amount of wheat -four substi-
| tutes sold is sufficient to make the to-
J thl amount of substitutes, including
those mixed in fiours, equal to the to-
tai amount in wheat flour in the mixed
/ -four. For instance, If any mixed flour
! is purchased containing 60 per cent.
| wheat flour and 40 per cent. substi-
! tutes it 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.
special exemption may be granted
upon application in the case Of special
ly prepared infants and inyalids' food
containing flour where the necessity is
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems to ex-
| ist on the part of consumers in assum-
ing that with the purchase of wheat
-four one must conf1ne the additional
/ so per cont. purchase to one of the
! substitutes This is not the case. One
/ may select from the entire range OF
I substitutes a sufficient amount of each
TO bring the total weight of all substi.
tutes equal to the weight of the wheat
-four purchased. For instance, If a
/ purchase of "A pounds of wheat flour
! is made range of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmeal, pounds; corn grits, a
pounds; rice. pounds; buckwheat, 2
pounds; corn starch, pound; hominy,
pounds; rolled oats, 3 pounds.
/ These substitutes may be used in
the following manner:
4 Cornmeal, s Pounds.-Corn bread, no
-four; corn mullins or spoon bread,
one-fourth flour or one-third rice or
one-third hominy; 20 per cent. substi.
tutes in whole bread.
Corn Starch, / Pound.-Thickening
gravy, making custard, one-third sub
/ stitute In 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, 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 substi-
tute in wheat bread, one-third substl-
tute in corn bread. boiled for dinner Ia
bread cut). as a breakfast food. to
thicken soups, rice pudding Instead OF
cake or pie. rice batter cakes.
Several -rocers have stated that
their customers who strictly observe
the i. whea.'ess meals each week find
1t necessary to buy substitutes In adj
dition 10 those ordered under the 90
80 plan.