Sharp County record., 1918-08-02
CROCERS HELP
IN $3.50 PLAN
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.
Grocers Of the nation have accepted
enthusiastically the $3.50 basis for the
purchase Of wheat -four and are doing
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 hour. 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 needA This supply must come
from our savings because We have al.
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, 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
where the purchaser buys an equal
weight Of one or more Of the following.
a greater use of which in the home
will save wheat:
'Cornmeal, corn -four, edible corn
starch, hominy. corn grits, barley -four,
potato -four. sweet potato four. 10Y
bean flour. feterita -four and meals,
rice, rice -four, oatmeal. rolled oats and
buckwheat -four"
Some confusion has resulted on the
part of the consumer In constituting
this "60-50' ruling to mean that an
equal smount In value Of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat -four.
This IL q 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 II con.
cerning graham -four and whole wheat
-four, which may be sold at the ratio
Of three pounds to Eve pounds Of
wheat flour. This provision II made
because approximately rs per cent
more of the wheat berry IL used In the
manufacture Of these hours than stand.
ard wheat -four.
Another exception IL that concern.
ing mixed fours containing less than
10 per cent Of wheat -four, which may
bs sold without substitutes. Retailers,
however. are forbidden to sell mixed
nours containing more than 10 per
cent. Of wheat hour to any person un'
less the amount of wheat -four substi'
tutes sold 10 sufficient to make the to
, tai amount Of substitutes. including
those mixed In nours, equal to the to-
tai amount In wheat -four In the mixed
-four. For instance, II any mixed -four
10 purchased containing 90 per cent
wheat -four and 40 per cent substi'
tutcs II 10 necessary that an additional
70 per cent. OF substitutes be pur
chased. This brings Il to the basis OF
one pound Of substitutes for each
pound Of wheat -four.
A special exemption may be granted
upon application In the case Of special
ly prepared Infants and involids food
containing -four where the necessity 10
shown.
Some Misunderstanding seems to u
ist on the part Of consumers In assum
ing that with the purchase Of whea,
Hour one must conflne 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 a sufficient amount Of each
to bring the total weight OF all substi
tutes equal to tho weight Of the whea,
-four purchased. For instance, II Q
purchase Of "A pounds Of wheat -four
Is made a range Of substitutes msy be
selected ns follows:
Cornmeai, 8 pounds; corn grita 4
pounds; rice. 4 pounds; buekwheat, 2
pounds; corn starch, ! pound hominy
z pounds; rolled oats, Q pounda
These substitutes may be used In
the following manner:
CornmeNi. 8 POUNDS. Corn bread, No
nour; corn mufiins or spoon bread
one.fourth -four or one-third rice OF
one.third hominy, 20 per cent subat,
tutcs In whole bread
Corn Starch, | Pound.-Thickcninp
gravy, making custard. one.third sub
stitute In cake.
Corn Grits, 4 Pounds.--Fr,cd like
mush, used with meal In making corn
brend.
Rolled Oats, . Pounds, -one. fourth