Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-05-30
CROCERS HELP
IN $3.50 PLAN
SM PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling to
Thousands Of CustomerS-ln-
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 U. 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 -four. II was necessary to 70
strict the use Of wheat -four In order
that the allies and our fighting forces
abroad might be assured Of an ado
Quate supply Of wheat to meet their
vital needs This supply must come
from our savings because we have al.
ready sent our normal surpluR
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 legally to-
carry out the Feed 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,
O greater use Of which In the hons
will save wheat:
"Cornmeal, corn -four, edible corn
starch, hominy, corn grits, barley flour,
potato -four, sweet potato -four, soy
bean -four, feteritn -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 in value Of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat flour.
This is a mistaken idea. The ruling
states that the consumer in purchasing;
-four shall buy at the same time ar
equal weight Of other cerensA~ SO
One exception to this ruling IS con-
cerning graham -four and whole wheat
-four which may be sold at the ratio
OF three pounds to five pounds OF
wheat -four. This provision ID mad.-
because approximately d per o.ns.
more OF the wheat berry Is used In the
manufacture of these nOurs than stand
ard whss! -four: r.lls g Rssrr.n
Another exception IL that concern
ing mixed flours containing less than
90 per cent. Of wheat -four, which may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers,
however, are forbidden to sell mixed
6ours containing more than 70 Per
cent. Of wheat -four to any person uu-
less the amount Of wheat -four srbsSi'.
tutes sold is sufficient to make the to-
tai amount Of substitutes, Including
those mixed In fiOurs, equal to the TO.
tai amount in wheat -four In the mixed
-four. For instance, II any mixed fcus
Is purchased containing GO per cenf.
wheat -four and 40 per cent. subsst-
tutes 1t is necessary that an additional
20 per cent Of substitutes be pun
chased. This brings 1t to the basis OF
one pound OF substitutes Tor each
pound Of wheat -four. seeSS-1---
A special exemption may be grantee
upon application in the case of special
ly prepared Infants and invallds' food
containing flour where the necessity is
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems 10 eN.
ist on the part Of consumers In assua.
Ing that with the purchase OF wheat
-four one must contine the additional
80 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-
tutes equal TO the weight Of the wheas
-four purchased. For instance, g
| purchase Of "A pounds of wheat -four
is made range OF substitutes may be
selected us follows:
Cornmeal, s pounds; corn grlts. 4
pounds; rice, 4 pounds; buckwheat, z
pounds; corn starch, l pound; hominy,
2 pounds; rolled oats, 8 pounds.
These substitutes may be used IN
the following manner: 9.
Cornmeal, s Pounds.-Corn bread. no,
-four; corn mullins or spoon bread.
one-fourth -four or one-third rice or
one-thlrd hominy; 20 per cent substi.
tutes In whole bread.
Corn Starch, Pound.-Thichen,ng
gravy, making custard, one-thlrd sub.
stitute In cake.
Corn Grits, 4 Pounds.-Fried like
mush, used with meal In making corn
bread.
Rolled Oats. 8 Pounds fourth
to one-third substitutes In bread. one
half substitute In mullins; breakfast
porridge. use freely; oatmeal ecokisss
oatmeal soup.
Buckwhest Flour, 2 Pounds-one-
fourth substitute In bread, buckwheat.
cakes
Homlny. 2 Pounds-Boiled for 9ia.
sauce.
Rice. 4 Pounds -One-tourth sshsti@
tute In wheat bread, one-thlrA snosti-
tute in corn bread, boiled fog dinner "a
bread cut). as a breakfast food. to,
thicken soups, rice pudding instead OF
cake or pie, rico batter cakea
Several grottrs have stated that
their customers who strictly observe
the II Vhentless meats each week find
II necessary to buy substitutes, In sdi
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