Oxford eagle., 1918-04-25
CRocEnS HELP
IN $3.50 PLAN
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS TN STORES.
POST CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling to
thousands OF Customers-ln-
SureS Greater Food Saving.


each purchaser OF wheat -four TO buy
one pound OF cereal substitute. one
kind or assorted, for every pound of
wheat -four. IL was necessary to re
strict the use of wheat -four I'm 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
waried 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 Admlnistrati ton pro-
gram In accordance with this order
we will not sell any wheat fiour except
where the purchaser buys an equal
weight of one or more OF the following,
a greater use OF which In the home
will save wheat:
"Cornmeal. corn -four. edible corn
starch. hominy. corn grits barley -four.
potato -four. sweet potato -four. soy
bean -four. feterita -four and meals.
rice. rice -four. oatmeal. rolled oats and
buckwheai -four"
Some confusion has resulted on the
part OF tile consumer In constituting
this 50J0" ruling TO mean that an
equal amount In value of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat -four
This is q mistaken idea The ruling
states thar the consumer In purchasing
-four shall buy AT 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 be sold AZ the ratio
of three pounds to Eve pounds of
wheat -four. This provision In made
because approximately Is per cent
more Of the wheat berry is used In the
ard wheat -four.
Another exception is that concern
ing mixed iours containing less than
50 per cent Of wheat -four. which may
be sold without substitutes Retailers.
however. are forbidden to sell mixed
nours containing more than so per
cent Of wheat -four to any person IN
less the amount OF wheat -four substi-
tutes sold 10 sufficient to make the TO
tai amount of substitutes. including
those mixed I'm hours. equal 20 the to-
tai amount in wheat -four In the mixed
-four. For instance. II any mixed -four
In purchased containing 90 per cent
wheat -four and 10 per cent substi-
tutes IL In necessary that an additional
20 per cent OF substitutes be pur.
chased This brings II 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 -four where the necessity h
shown
Some Misunderstanding seems TO ex-
ist on the part OF consumers In assum-
ing that with the purchase of wheat
-four one must confins the additional
30 per cent purchase TO one OF the
substitutes This 10 not the case. One
may select from the entire range OF
substitutes a sufficient amount Of each
TO bring the total weight OF all subsu-
tutss equal 10 the weight Of the wheat
flour purchased For instance, II q
purchase OF ~ pounds Of wheat -four
is made q range Of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmesl. 8 pounds; corn grits. 4
pounds: rice. 4 pounds: buckwhest. 2
pounds; corn starch. l pound; hominy.
2 pounds rolled oats, 3 pounds
These substitutes may be used in
the following manner:
Cornmeal, 8 Pounds.-Corn bread. no
nour: corn mullins or spoon bread.
one-fourth -four or one-third rfce or
one-third hominy: 20 per cent subsu-
tutse 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. Pounds.-Onefourth
TO one-third substitutes In bread. one
half substitute In mufins; breakfast
porridge. use freely; oatmeal cookies.
oatmeal soup.
Buckwheat Flour. Pounds.-One-
fourth substitute In bread. buckwheat
cakes
Hominy. 2 Pounds-Boiled for din
ner. baked for dinner. with cheese
sauce
Rice, Pounds subst-
tute in wheat bread. onethird subsu-
tute in corn bread. boiled for dinner "a
bread cu). 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 ind
II necessary TO buy substitutes in ad-
dition TO those ordered under the 50
so plan.