Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-06-20
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SIGN ...Iq, PLEDGE l.ll VOLUNTARILY.
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SIGN PLEDGE VOLUNTARILY.

Explaining the United States Food
Administration new $3.50 wheat reg.
ulations is a war time task the Ameri-
can grocer has gladly shouldered.
Many stores are already displaying
their Food Administrations wheat saw
ing pledge cards, that they have sign
ed, agreeing TO carry out the new
wheat program. ,,,.-,, az, NJ sr,,-s.
Each, flour customer, Is now requlr-
ed to buy one pound of cereal substl-
tite for every pound Of wheat. flour.
The substitute may be Of one kind or
assorted. This $3.50 sale is made by
weight and, not by!valde Of the com.
modities. There is, of course, no reg
ulation demanding the consumer to
buy wheat flour. at all. p, t- -75r, Ts
A wide variety of substitutes has
been provided: Cornmeal, corn flour,
edible cornstarch hominy, corn grlts,
barley four potato -four, sweet potato
-four, soya bean -four, Feterlta flour
and meals, rice, rice -four, oatmeal,
rolled oats and buckwheat flour. s,--
Graham and whole wheat -four con-
stltute an exception to the national
regulation. Either of these commodi-
ties may be sold at the ratio of three
pounds to five pounds Of wheat flour
that is, five pounds Of graham or
wheat -four counts the same as three
pounds of the usual wheat flour. i,ls
Mixed -fours form another excep-
ton, Where any flour contains so
per cent or less OF wheat It may be
sold without any substitutes. Where
the flour is mixed at the rate Of CO.
per cent. wheat and 40 per cent. Of
other ingredients an additional 20 per
cent. of substitutes must be purchased
by the consumer. &J
Where necessity Is shown speciality
prepared infants and inyalids food
containing dourmay be sold %
That the approved, substitutes may
be assorted is IA fact many grocers
and housewives overlooked for q time.
For instance. ie3a customer wishes to
buy a "a pound sack of -four the necg
icssary substitutes might be assorted
as follows: Cornmeal, s pounds; corn:
grits,, 4 pounds; rice, A pounds; buck*
wheat 2 pounds; cornstarch, pound S
hognNihS 2 pounds; rolled oats, 81
pounds. 's''' 81 e,
p-Nohe Of the substitutes sbSnld be-
consldeted <asE q waste purchase
There are many household uses fox
each. The eight pounds of cornmeaI
can be made into cornbread, corn mufsS
fms 5or used in the baking of wheat
bread. firT iIids sdT EIfsf #
Cornstarch Is useful in making cnsss
tard, thickening, gravy, or may be used,
In cake baking. Corn grits fried like
mush forms delicious dish, or 1t may
be used in baking corn bread. Roll
bats are used largely as breakfast pors
ridge or IN oatmeal cookies or IHs
making mullins. II
Buckwheat fiours may be used I'M
bread making, q forming an excellents
substitute for one-duafter of thss
wheat -four, but is especially choice i1
the form, Of .buols@heat cakes fofs
breakfast y, sA4g n
With II wheauesss meals needed
each week in America to provides
enough wheat for the allies, the Food
Administration believes the substitutes
will all be used to advantage. y