The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-24
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.

their utmost TO explain the new regu.
lation TO the housewife. This ruling by
the q. 8. Food Administration requires
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 70
strict the use OF wheat -four in order
that the allies and our lighting forces
abroad might be assured Of an ade-
quate supply Of wheat 70 meet their
vital needs This supply must come
from our savings because we have nj.
ready sent our normal surplua
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 win not sell any wheat nour except
where the purchaser buys an equal
weight Of one or more Of the following.
greater use Of which In the home
viii save wheat:
-Cornmeai. corn -four. edible corn
starch. hominy. corn grits. barley -four.
potato hour. sweet potato -four. soy
bean hour. feterita hour and meals.
rice. rice -four. oatmeal. rolled oats and
buckwheat -four"
Some confusion has resulted On the
narf ~ fhn rona,,r,a~ a. c,,~s~,,t..
this -50-5O' ruling to mean that an
equal amour; in value OF substitutes
must be purchased with wheat -four
This Is Q mistaken idea. The ruling
states that the consumer In purchasing
-four shall buy nj the same time an
equal weight Of other cereals"
Ons exception TO this ruling 10 con.
corning graham -four and whole wheat
-four. which may be sold At the ratio
Of three pounds to Eve pounds Of
wheat -four. This provision u made
because approximately % per cent
more Of the wheat berry 10 used In the
manufacture Of these nours than stand
are wheat fiour.
Another exception = that concern
ing mixed nours containing less than
80 per cent of wheat -four. which may
be sold without substitutes Retailers,
however. are forbidden to sell mixed
fiours containing more than 80 per
cent. Of wheat flour to any person un.
less the amount OF wheat -four substil
tutes sold 10 sufficient TO make the to
tai amount Of substitutes. including
those mixed in iours. equal to the to-
tai amount In wheat flour IN the mixed
-four. For instance. II any mixed -four
II purchased containing 60 per cent
wheat sour and 10 per cent substi-
tutes It Is necessary that an additional
20 per cent OF substitutes be pur
chased This brings Il 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 lnfants' and invalids' food
containing -four where the necessity Il
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
80 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 substi-
tutes equal to the weight Of the wheat
fiour purchased For Instance. II a
purchase Of "a pounds Of wheat hour
f. made q range of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmeal, pounds: corn grits. q
pounds; rice, pounds; buckwheat, II
pounds; corn starch. pound; hominy.
2 pounds; rolled oats, poundA
These substitutes may be used In
the following manner:
Cornmeal, 8 Pounds.-Corn bread. no
-four; corn mullins or spoon bread.
one-fourth -four or one-third rice or
one-third hominy; 20 per cent substt
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, 3 Pounds.-One-fourth
to one-third substitutes In bread. one
half substitute In muflns; breakfast
use freely; oatmeal cookies.
soup.
Buckwheat Flour. 2 Pounda-One-
fourth substitute In bread. buckwheat
cakes.
Hominy. 2 Pounds.-Boiled for din
ner. baked for dinner. with cheese
sauce
Rice, 4 Pounds.--One-fourth substi- |
tute in wheat bread. one-third suhsti-
tute in corn bread. boiled for dinner "a
bread cut). as breakfast food. to
thIcken soups. rice pudding instead Of
cake or pie. rice batter cakes
Several grocers have stated that
their customers who strictly observe |
the II wheatless meals each week nnd
Il necessary to buy substitutes IN Cd
dltion to those ordered under ~ - i.
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