The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-02-01
RATIONING SYSTEM EFFECTIVE
IN UNITED STATES LAST MONDAY

not to purchase to exceed seventy
per cent GO per cent? of the wheat
flour they used during the CORE
spending months of 1917. These
manufacturers will be performing a
patriotic service by using cereals
other than wheat in their produc-
tions.
a. Wholesalers will be required,
under license regulations not to buy
more than seventy per cent GO per
cent? of their purchases of flour
from millers as based on their pur-
chases for the corresponding months
of the preceding year and their sales
to the retail trade must be in the
proportion of one pound of wheat
flour to one pound of other cereals,
this being the same proportion in
which the retailer sells to the con-
sumner, unless the wholesaler satisfies
himself that the substitutes have al
ready been purchased from another
source.
"a ruling has been made that in
making any combination sales under
this program dealers shall name a
price for each of the articles so sold,
which shall not represent more than
normal pre-war profit on any one
of the articles sold.
IS. Millers of flour are to distrb-
ute their output through their Gus
tomary channels and markets in
such manner that each city, town
and district may receive its usual
proportions. The wheat millers have
been requested to produce one bar
rel of flour (196 pounds) from 240
pounds of wheat. This is a white
flour and represents from per cent
to per cent higher extraction than
last years harvest.
"6. To assist further in conser-
walton Monday and Wednesday of
each week are to be observed as
wheatless days and one meal of each
day as a wheatless meal. This apI
plies both in the home and in the
public eating places, and on such
days and meals no crackers, pastries,
macaroni, breakfast or other cereals
containing wheat should be used. The
only exception to this is such small
amounts of flour as may be needed
for thickening soups or gravies or
as a binder in corn bread or other
cereal breads.
81. On wheatless days, and at
wheatlesS meals, the food administra-
ton urges that bread baked in the
home he other than wheat bread.
Where bread is purchased either for
use in public eating places or in the
home, Victory bread should be used,
if no wheat substitutes can be found.
Evening Meal Wheatless
"The federal food administrator in
each state will announce the meal to
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his state. If no meal is designated,
the United States food administration
prefers that the evening meal be
wheatless.
49,. 1t is further desired, in order
that meat and pork products be con-
served, that one meatless day Tues
day. in every week and one meatless
meal in every day. be observed, and
in addition, two porkless days Tues
day and Saturday. in every week be
strictly kept. b. meatless' is meant
without hog, cattle or sheep products.
On other days use mutton and lamb
in preference to beef or pork. By
porkless' is meant without pork,
ham, lard or pork products, fresh or
preserved. Use fish, poultry and
eggs.
80. For local situations where ex-
ceptions are necessary application
should be made to the state food adj
ministrators."
"Meatless" Means "POrkless" Here