Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-07-11
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QUESTIONS Answered
BREAD

How important is bread to the French
man?
II Is the basis of his nourishment;
bread constitute 81 per cent OF the
total food consumption during nor
NAL times in France.
II European bread now made Of wheat
-four entirely?
No; It is heavily admixtured.
What Is the percentage of admixtuT )?
In England, France and Italy
bread must be admixtured with at
least 20 per cent of some other
cereal flour, and it is permitted to
use large percentage of other
cereals. The extraction of -four is
also very much hiaAar In other cOun-
tries than here.
Why Is bread cheaper In England?
Because the British government
has subsidized the bread.
How much does 1t cost the British
government?
s2OO, 100000 annually.
Is not this money ultimately obtained
by taxation:
Yes.
Is corn bread used in the army?
Corn is not acceptable as an army
ration becauce it can not be made
into a transportable loaf for trench
use.
Are other cereals just as nourishing as
wheat?
Generally speaking. yes
What is the advantage of ordering
bread "a hours in advance at the
stores?
The baker or grocer can then es.
innate correctly the amount OF
bread to have on hand. and thus
eliminate wacte.
What percentage of wheat -four sub
stitutes does the Food Administers
ton require bakers to use in bread
and rolls?
Twenty-Five per cent
Why has the Food Administration
standardized the size Of the bakery
loaf of bread?
To reduce the cost of baking and
distributing. to give the public j
square deal. and to fix competition
upon price.
What are the standard weights Of
bread loaveso
Three-fourihs Of a pcand. pound
1,h pounds. 2 pounds, and other
pound weights.
Whv does the Food Administration
advocate the use of the u pound
loaf?
AS a wheat conservation measure
in the hope that the A-pound loa!
may d. the work the 1.pound LOAF
din before.
How many 1-round loaves Of bread
can be made from barrel OF -four
Two hundred and seventy leaves
Is graham bread a wheat bread?
Yer: but II also contains &c ner
cent bran. shorts and midd'ings
which are included in the list OF
wheat-nour substitutes.
What is whole wheat bread?
preod which contains VARYING
c"artities OF bran. shorts or mil
dimes. To comply. with the "Vic
tory" rule. Il must contain at least
- nor cent Of these products.
MAY Graham bread and whole-whea'
bread he used on wheatless DAYS
As a rcneral rule. no. Pubic
ea.ino places can not we'll do with
ont .hese ard Victory bread, but in
the home. no wNeat should be eat
~ or wheatless DAYS.
vha. IS Victory rread'
Rrnad harod with at least -
pe- cent admixtnre Of other cereals
than wheat. The bread that will
Ne'n win NE war
What other cereals ran be mixed with
wheat to mako Victory bread?
Goo an~wer to t07. which give.
Wet ~ wNn,.-aour substitutes
Nav brood made entirely cf sraha~
rcur nr whole-wsent -four be called
Victory hread7
Yes " II contains q per cent o.
hrar shorts and ni1alin9s
vas ~vn aer~ used N making "vic
tory" hreaae
We n~til March 81. wsle- II wa.
withdrawn from the substitute lir
herarsa n short re Of rye fur fo'
~ve-h~e-d baking was Threatened
How else may the name Victory he
used.
The mare Victory MAY also 10
given by boxers to sweet vesst
dough goods. crackers biscuits
cakes. MES. fried cakes. and pastry
provided one-thiri OF their -four o.
meal content consists OF wheat-Hou
substitutes