Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-04-13
CROCERS HELP
IN $3.50 PLAN
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling TO
Thousands of CuStOmerS-In-
SureS Greater Food Saving.

Grocers of the nation have accepted
enthusiastically The 900 basis for the
purchase of wheat noui and are doing
their utmost 20 explain tie new rcgu-
lation 10 Ihe housewife This ruling hy
the L. S tcod Administration requires
each purchaser of wheat flour 10 buy
one pound of cereal substitute, one
Kind or assorted, for every pound If
wheat flour II was necessary to re-
strict the use OF wheat -four in order
that the allies and our f.hting forces
abroad might be assured of an ade-
quate supply of wheat IL meet their
vital needs. This supply must coInp
from our savings because we have al
ready sent our normal surplus
Wheat saving pledge cards were for
wardcd by tie 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 legally 10
carry out the Food Administration pro-
gram. In accordance with this order
we will moi sell any wheat flour except
where the purchaser buys an equal
weight of one or more Of the following,
greater Use of which in the home
Will save wheat:
"COrnmcal, corn flour, edible corn
starch, honiny, corn grits, barley hoIr.
potato flour, sweet potato llOur soy
bean Hour, feterila -four and meals.
rice, rice flour, oatmeal, rolled oats and
buckwheat -four"
Some confusion has resulted on the
part of the consumer in constituting
this 5000 ruling to mean that an
equal amount in value of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat -four
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
flour, which may be sold at the ratio
Of three pounds TO five pounds %?
wheat -four. This provision is made
because approximately % per ccut
more Of the wheat berry is used in The
manufacture of these f1Ours than stand
ard wheat -four
Another exception Is that concern
ing mixed flours containing less t'}on
so per cent. of wheat flour, which hay
be sold without substitutes. Retailers,
however, are forbidden to sell mixed
fiours containing more than 30 per
cent. OF wheat hour to any person un-
less the amount of wheat -four substi-
tutes sold is sufficient to make the to-
tai amount of substitutes, including
those mixed In flours, equal to the to-
tai amount In wheat flour In the mixed
-four. For instance, If any mixed flour
is purchased containing 90 per cent.
wheat flour and 40 per cent. suhSti-
tutes 1t Is necessary that an additional
20 per cent Of substitutes he pur-
chased. This brings it to the basis OF
one pound of substitutes for each
pound of wheat -four
A special exemption may he granted
upon application in the case of special
~ prepared infants and inyaiids' food
containing -four where the necessity is
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems to II
list on the part Of consumers In assum-
ing that with the purchase of wheat
-four one must cOnfine the additional
so per cent purchase to enc Of the
substitutes. This is not the case. One
may select from the entire range NJ
substitutes sufficient amount Of each
to bring the total weight of all suhSti-
tutes equal 10 the weight of the wheat
-four purchased For instance, If a
purchase Of "a pounds Of wheat -four
is made a range of substitutes may he
selected as follows:
Cornmeal, S pounds; corn grits,
pounds: rice. pounds; huckwheat, ?
pounds; corn starch, pound: hominy.
2 pounds; rolled oats, 3 pounds.
These substitutes may he used In
the following manner;
COrnmeal Pounds.-COrn bread. no
flour; corn mullins or spoon bread.
| one-fOurth flour or one-third rice or
| Ouc-lIlTu llbiiIih! ~ bti NOiA'' "N'"N'
tutes in whole bread.
Corn Starch. Pound.-Thickening
gravy, making custard, one-third sub
| stitute In cake.
Corn GritS, 4 Pounds.-Fried like
mush, used with meal In making corn
| bread
Rolled Oats. 3 Pounds.
| 70 one-third substitutes in bread, one
half substitute in mullins; breakfast
porridge, use freely; oatmeal cookies,
oatmeal soup.
Buckwheat Flour, POunds.-one-
fourth substitute in bread, buckwhea'
cakes.
Hominy, Pounds. Boiled for din
ner, baked for dinner, with cheese
sauce
Rice, 4 Pounds. --One-fourth subst'-
tute In wheat bread. one-third substi-
| 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 butter cakes.
| Several grocers have stated that
their customers who strictly observe
the II wheatless meals each week find
II necessary to buy substitutes in ad-