Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-04
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling to
Thousands of CuStomers--ln-
sures Greater Food Saving.


purchase Of wheat flour aud are doing
ttsir utmost to explain the new regu-
lation to the housewife This ruling by,
the U. S. Food Administration requires
each purchaser of wheat -four to buy
one pound of cereal substitute, one
kind or assorted, for every pound Of
wheat -four. 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 surpluA
Wheat saving pledge cards were tor
warded By the Food Administration to
all retail food merchants, and theee
are being asAse and posted u stores
throughout the country. This card
states. I'VE pledge ourselves Loyalty to
carry out the Food Administrator 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,
q greater use of which In the home
will save wheat:
"Cornmeal, corn -four, edible corn
starch. homlny, corn grits, barley -four,
potato -four, sweet potato -four, soy
bean -four, feterita flour and meals.
rice, rice -four, oatmeal, rolled oats and
buckwheat -four"
Some confusion has resulted on the
part Of the consumer in constituting
this "50-50n ruling to mean that an
equal amount in value of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat flour.
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
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 fours than stand
ard wheat -four.
AbblhCA t&NCBAtOn 40 NliAt NOA%NaA
Ing mixed fours containing less than
so parscent. of wheat -four, which may
be sdld without substitutes. Retailers,
however, are forbidden to sell mixed
flours containing more than 80 per
cent. of wheat -four to any person I'M
less the amount Of wheat flour substi-
tutes sold is sufficient to make the to-
- ~ es,fbc NIL n q
those mixed in fours, equal to the to-
tal amount in wheat -four in the mixed
-four. For instance, If any mixed flour
is purchased continuing 60 per cent.
wheat -four. and 40 per cent. .substi-
tutes 1t is necessary that an. additional
% per cent. of Substitutes be pur-
chased. This brings to the basissof
one pound of substitutes for each
pound Of wheat flour.
A Especial exemption may be granted
upon application In the case Of special
ly prepared Infants and inyalids 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
-four one must ,confine the additional
30 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-
flutes equal to the weight of the wheat
fiour purchased For instance, If a
p,trcaase of "a pounds Of wheat -four
Is nlade range of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmeal. s pounds; corn grits, 4
pounds: rice, a pounds; buckwheat 2
po,nsyls; corn starch. pound; hominy,
l.ends; rolled oats, 3 pounds.
r. sc substitutes may be used In
the following manner:
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 suhsti-
tutes in whole bread.
Corn Starch, / Pound.-Thickening
gravy. making custard one-third sub
stitute In cake
Corn Grits, 4 Pounds.-Fried Ike
mush, used with meal in making corn
bread
Rolled Oats, 3 Pounds.-One-fourt
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, Pounds. substi-
tute in wheat bread. one-third substi-
tute In corn bread. boiled for dinner Ga
bread cut), as a breakfast food. to
thicken soups. rice pudding instead Of
cake or pie, rice batter cakes.
Several grocers have stated that
their cuStomers who sfxietly observe
the II wAAatiaas mkE1s saah vssk -
II Hseaaaaxy - hay a1hs11tn1ss n ~
diHSn y tAsae esAAsYd vaApe Ne -