Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-05-17
CROCERS HELP
IN $3.50 PLAN
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling TO
Thousands Of Customers-In-
sureS Greater Food Saving.

Grocers OF the nation have accepte
enthusiastically the $3.50 basis for tn
purchase Of wheat -four and are dom
their utmost to explain the new regu
lalon TO the housewife. This ruling b.
the U. S. Food Administration require
each purchaser of wheat -four to Du,
one pound of cereal substitute, on,
Kind or assorted, for every pound o
wheat lour. Ii was necessary to re
strict the use Of wheat flour in ordel
that the allies and our fighting force:
abroad might be assured of an ade
qEate supply of wheat to meet theii
vital needs. This supply must come
from our savings because we have al
ready sent our normal surplus.
J 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, I'VE pledge ourselves Loyalty to
carry out the Food Administration pro-
gram. In accordance with this order
we viii not sell any wheat flour 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 grlts, barley -four,
potato -four, sweet potato flour, soy
bean -four, feterta -four and meals,
rice. rice flour, oatmeal, rolled oats and
buckwheat -four"
Some confusion has resulted on the
part OF the consumer in constituting
this 5000" 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
flour shall buy at the same time an
equal weight of other cereals"
One exception to this ruling is con-
corning graham -four and whole wheat
-four which may be sold at the ratio
of three pounds to five pounds OF
wheat -four This provision is made
because approximately % per cent
more of the wheat berry is used In the
of these fours than stand
ard wheat -four.
Another exception is that concern
ing mixed fours containing less than I
80 per cent. of wheat flour, which may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers, |
however. are forbidden to sell mixed |
dours containing more than 80 per
cent of wheat flour to any person I'M
less the amount of wheat -four substl-
tutes sold Is sufficient to make the to-
tal amount of substitutes. including
hose mixed in hours, equal to the to-
al amount in wheat flour in the mixed
lour. For Instance, If any mixed -four
S purchased containing 60 per cent.
wheat flour and 40 per cent. substi-
utes it is necessary that an additional
70 per cent. of substitutes be pur-
hased. This brings II to the basis of
me pound of substitutes for each ,
'ound of wheat flour. ,
A special exemption may be granted
pom application in the case of special
y prepared Infants and invallds' food
-four where the necessity is
hown.
Some misunderstanding seems to ex- |
II on the part of consumers in assum- a
* that with the purchase of wheat
our one must confine the additional I
per cent purchase to one of the =
Institutes. This is not the case. One
lay select from the entire range Of
Institutes a sufficient amount of each
, bring the total weight of all substi- {
ties equal TO the weight of the wheat o
our purchased. For instance, II n
lrcbase 81 "a pounds Of wheat -four o
made a range of substitutes may be
'lected as follows:
Cornmeal S pounds; corn grits, 4
iunds: rice. 4 pounds buckwheat. p
FUNDS; corn starch. l pound; homlny,
pounds rolled oats. 3 pounds.
These substitutes may be used in
e following manner:
Cornmeal. S Pounds.-Corn bread, no
'ur; corn mullins or spoon bread.
Ie-fourth flour or one-third rice or
e-third hommy; 20 per cent. substi-
tes In whole bread
Corn Starch, Pound -Thickening
ANY. masking custard. one-third sub
tute In cake.
Corn Grits. Pounds.-Fried like
ash. used with meal in making corn
cad.
Rolled Oats. Pounds.-One-fourth
one.third substitutes In bread. one
II substitute in mullins; breakfast
fridge. use freely; oatmeal cookies.
tmeal soup.
Buckwheat Flour, ? Pounds.--One-
nth substitute In bread. buckwheat
kes
Iiominy. Pounds.--Boiled for din
r baked for dinner. with cheese
zee.
Rice, Pounds.--One-fourth substi-
e In wheat bread. one-thlrd suhsti-
e In corn bread. boiled for dinner Ga
'ad cuO, as a breakfast food. to
cken soups rice pudding instead Of
le or pie, rice batter cakes
Several grocers have stated that
liz customers who strictly observe
II wheatless meals each week find