Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
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.

the U. 5. Food Administration requires
each purchaser Of wheat -four to buy
one pound of cereal substitute. one
kind or assorted, for every pound Of
wheat flour. 1t was necessary 10 re
strict the use Of wheat -four in order
that the allies and our fighting forces
abroad might be assured Of All AIDE
Quate supply Of wheat to meet their
vital needs. This supply must come
from our savings because we have al.
ready sent our normal surplus.
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. "We pledge ourselves loyalty to
carry out the Food Administration pro.
gram. In accordance with this order
we will not 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:
"COrnmeal, corn -four, edible corn
starch. hominy. corn grits, barley -four.
potato flour. sweet potato -four. soy
bean -four. feterita -four and meals,
rice, rice -four. oatmeal, rolled oats and
buckwheat flour"
Some confusion has resulted on the
part of the consumer In constituting
this 5000" ruling to mean that an
equal amount I'm 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 IL con-
corning graham flour and whole wheat
-four. which may be sold at the ratio
Of three pounds TO five pounds OF
wheat -four. This provision Is made
because approximately - per cent
more Of the wheat berry is used in the
manufacture of these fours than stand
ard wheat flour
Another exception Is that concern
ing mixed flOurs containing less than
80 per cent. Of wheat -four. which may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers.
however. are forbidden to sell mixed
flours containing more than 30 per
cent. Of wheat -four to any person un-
less the amount of wheat flour 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 -four In the mixed
-four. For instance. If any mixed flour
IL purchased containing 60 per cent
wheat -four and 40 per cent. substi-
tutes II Is necessary that an additional
20 per cent of substitutes be pur.
chased This brings it 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
~ prepared infants and invalids food
containing -four where the necessity II
shown.
Some Misunderstanding seems to e.
list on the part Of consumers In assum-
Ing that with the purchase OF wheat
-four one must confine the additional
substitutes. This Is not the case. One
may select from the entire range OF
substitutes q sufficient amount Of each
to bring the total weight Of all substi.
tutes equal to the weight OF the wheat
dour purchased. For instance, II Q
purchase Of "a pounds of wheat -four
IL made a range of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmeal, s pounds; corn grits, 4
pounds; rice. 4 pounds; buckwheat, J
pounds; corn starch. pound; hominy.
3 pounds rolled oats, 8 pounds.
These substitutes may be used In
the following manner:
Cornmeal, 8 POunds.-Corn bread, no
-four; corn mullins or spoon bread,
one-fourth flour or one-third rice or
one third hominy; 20 per cent subst-
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, 8 Pounds.-One-fourth
to one-third substitutes In bread. one
half substitute in mullins; breakfast
porridge. use freely; oatmeal cookies.
oatmeal soup.
Buckwheat Flour. 2 Pounds. -Ono-
fourth substitute In bread. buckwheat
cakes.
Hominy, 2 Pounds.-Boiled for din
ner, baked for dinner. with cheese
sauce
Rice, 4 Pounds substi-
tute In wheat bread. one-third substi.
tute in corn bread. boiled for dinner "a
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 strictly observe
the IL wheatless meals each week end
Il necessary to buy substitutes In ad
dition to those ordered under the 20
80 plan.