The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1918-05-09
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.

purchase Of wheat -four and are doing
their utmost to explain the new regu.
lation to the housewife. This ruling by
the o. 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 flour. 1t 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 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, 1--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,
will save wheat:
"Cornmeal, corn flour. edible corn
starch, hOminy, corn grits, barley -four,
potato -four. sweet potato flour. soy
bean. -four, feterita -four and meals
rice, rice -four oatmeal. rolled oats and
buckwlleat flour"
Some confusion has resulted on the
rt of hn In nutr In,
this "50-5O" ruling to mean that an
equal amount in value Of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat -four.
This is a mistaken idea. The ruling
states that the consumer In purchasing
-four shall "buy ut the same time an
equal weight Of other cereals"
One exception to this ruling Is con-
cerning graham -four and whole wheat
-four. which may lie sold at the ratio
of three pounds to five pounds Of
wheat -four. Tlrs provision is made
because approximately 20 per cent.
more of the wheat berry is used in the
manufacture of these hourS than stand.
ard wheat -four.
Another exception Is that concern.
ing mixed tlours containing less than
80 per cent. of wheat flour, which may
be sold without substitutes Retailers,
however. are forbidden to sell mixed
flours containing more than so per
cent. Of wheat -four to any person un.
less the amount of wheat flour substt.
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
is purchased containing GO per cent.
wheat -four and 40 per cent. substi.
tutes it 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
ly prepared infants and invalids' food
containing flour where the necessity Is
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems to ex'
list on the part of consumers in assum'
ing that with the purchase of wheat
flour 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 wheat
flour purchased. For instance, II q
purchase of "a pounds of wheat flour
Is made a range of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmeal, 8 pounds; corn grits, 4
pounds; rice, 4 pounds; buckwheat, 2
pounds; corn starch. pound hominy,
2 pounds; rolled oats, 8 pounds.
These substitutes may be used In
the following manner:
Cornmeal, 8 Pounds.-Corn bread, no
-four; corn mullins OF spoon bread,
one-fourth -four or one-third rice or
one-third hominy; 20 per cent. substi'
tutes In whole bread.
Corn Starch, / POund.-Thickenin
gravy. making custard, one-third sub
stitute In cake.
Corn Grits, Pounds.-Fried like
mush, used with meal In making corn
bread.
Rolled Oats, 3 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.-Ons-
fourth substitute in bread, buckwheat
cakes.
Hominy, Pounds.-Boiled for din.
ner. baked for dinner, with cheese
sauce.
Rice, Pounds.-One-fourth substi-
tute In wheat bread. one-third substi-
tute In corn bread, boiled for dinner Ia
bread cut). as a breakfast food, to
thieken soups. rice pudding instead Of
cake or pie, rice batter cakes.
Several grocers have stated that
thsts customers who strictly observe
the IL wheatless meals each week find
IL necessary To buy substitutes In ad-