The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-11
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling 10
Thousands OF CuStomers--ln-
sures Greater Food Saving.


their utmost % explain the new resu
laiidn 20 TIE housewife This ruling IS
she T. 5 Food Administration requires
each purchaser of wheat flour IL cay
one pound ~ cereal substitute ene
kind OF assorted. for every pound ~
wheat anuf Il was ne,VssAfy 10 r~-
strict the use ot wheat llour Ia order
ghni ghc aliles and oar dghglns fogves
ahroad might be assured ~ al ade-
auAie sappls of wheat 10 neel their
vital neesis IhsS supply mast eome
from our savings h.onvsc We have al
ready sent cur aofmal surplus
Wheat saving pledge earl> we're for
var8ed by The Food Administration TO
an retail food merchants. aud These
are being signed ana posted IN stores
throughout the country, This card
states, I'VE pledge ourselves luyaay "a
carry out the Food Administration pro-
gram In accordance with fAls order
we VIII not sell ans wheat Gonr except
where fhe purchaser buys al equal
weight ~ enc or more ~ the follow lug,
greater use Of which In tho home
will save wheat
~cornmeai. corn -four, edible corn
starch. homlny. corn sritS. barley four.
potato -four. sweet potato -four. SOY
bean nour. fettrlta hour aud meals.
rice, rice nour, oatmeal. rolled oats and
hucswhcat fiour"
Some confusion has resulted on The
part 81 ,he consumer to eonslraiHg
this $3.50 ruling 10 mean thai au
equal amount in value uf substitutes
must he purchased with wheat fanr.
THIS j. mistaken idea The ruling
states that the consumer 10 purchasing
nour shall ~buy al tie same time an
equal weigh; OF other cereals"
one exception % this rn.ins ls con.
cernlnc graham -four and whole whea,
Hour. which may be sold az the ratio
Of three pounds 20 nve pounds of
whoa, four This provision j. made
because approximately - per cent
more ~ the wheat berry is used in TIE
manufacture 81 these flours than stand.
ard wheat nnur.
An4hcr exception IS that concern
inr mixed aours containing less than
"a per cent. % wheat Hour which may
De sold without substitutes Retailers.
however. are forbidden 10 sell mixed
fours containing more than % pef
cent. Of wheat -four 90 any person an
less the amoun, of wheat fenr subsis
tufes sold j. sufficient 20 make the 10
tai amount OF substitutes. including
those mixed IN nourS equal % the fo'
tai amount ia wheat -four in the mixed
-four. For instance. n any mixed Anat
Is purchased containing 90 per cent
wheat nour and 20 per cent. sphsii'
tutes Il Is necessary that an additional
10 per cent. ~ substitutes be- par
chased. This brings Il 10 the basis ~
one pound of substitutes for each
pound ~ wheat -four.
A special exemption may be granted
upon application IN the ease of special
~ prepared Infants and lnyalids food
containing -four where the necessity is
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems 10 K
ist on the part of consumers In assufn.
ing that with the purchase of wheat
-four one must confne the additional
20 per cent purchase % one of tie
substitutes This is not the case. one
NAV select from the entire range u
substitutes q sufficient amount ~ each
10 bring the total weight of al subsii'
tuies equal 70 the weight ~ the wheat
-four purchased. For instance. n a
purchase of q pounds of wheat nouf
Is made a range Of substitutes may bs
selected as follows:
Cornmeal. s pounds; corn rriis 4
pounds: rice. pounds; buckvheai. J
hounds. corn starch. I pound homlny.
: pounds: rolled nafs 3 pounds.
These substitutes may be used IN
the following manner.
Cornmeai. 5 Pounds-Corn bread. ne
-four. corn mufins or spoon bread
ore-fourfh -four or one-third nee %
one-third homlny: % per cent subsn
fuies IN whole bread
Corn starch. 7 Pcund.-Thickenins
rravy. making cus;ard. one-third sub
sfitufe IN cake.
Corn Grifs 4 pounfs-Fried Ike
rnush. used with meal In making corn
bread
Rolled Oats. 3 Pounds.-onefourfh
TO oue-fhlrd substitutes IN bread. ore
half Substitute IN mufnns. Breakfast
porridre. use freely: oatmeal cookies
oatmeal soup.
Burkuheat flour. Pounds-one.
fourth Substitute IN h-ead. buckwhesi
cnke.
Hornlnv. ? Pounds for din
ner. baked for dinner. with cheese
sauce.
Ric~. Z Pounds -One-fourfh suhsfi
tufe N wheat bread. onefhirf s8hsfi-
tu,e IN corn brad. boiled for dinner q
bread cufl. IS q breakfast food. g
fhIcken SOUPS. rice pudding instead oi
cake or gie. rice latter cskes
Several grocers have stated that
sheir customers who strictly observe
he II vheafiess r1esls esch week fnf
II necessary 70 buy Substitutes IN ID
cifion % those ordered un1er the 20
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