The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-18
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:. 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.

purchase Of wheat -four and are doing
their utmost to explain the new regu.
lation 10 the housewife. This ruling by
the U. \. Food Administration requires
each purchaser OF wheat flour 10 buy
one pound OF cereal substitute. one
Kind or assorted, for every pound OF
wheat Hour. II was necessary 10 re.
strict the use Of wheat -four In order
that the allies and our fighting forces
abroad might be. assured of an ade-
qunte 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 10
all retail food merchants, aud these
are being signed and posted In stores
throughout the country. This car,
states, I'VE pledge ourselves Loyalty 10
carry out the Food Administration pro-
! grnm. In accordance with this order
we VIII not sell any wheat -four except
where the purchaser buys an equal
weight Of one or more Of the following,
q greater use of which In the home
will save wheat:
"Cornmeal. corn -four. edible corn
starch. homlny. corn grits, barley -four.
potato -four, sweet potato -four. soy
bean -four, feterita -four and meals
rice. rice -four. oatmeal. rolled oats and
buckwheat -four"
Some confusion has resulted on the
part Of the consumer In constituting
this "60-50" ruling to mean that AN
equal amount In value OF substitutes
must be purchased with wheat -four.
This is n 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 10 this ruling II con-
cernIng graham -four and whole wheat
-four, which may he sold ut the ratio
OF three pounds to Ave pounds OF
wheat flour This provision Is made
because approximately - per cent
more of the wheat berry Is used IN the
manufacture of these fiours than stand-
ard wheat -four.
Another exception is that concern
Ing mixed Hours containing less than
80 per cent. OF wheat -four. which may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers.
however. are forbidden to sell mixed
hours containing more than 30 per
cent. OF wheat -four 10 any person un-
less the amount OF wheat -four substi-
tutes sold IN sufficient to make the TO.
tai amount of substitutes, including
those mixed In nours, equal TO the to-
tai amount In wheat -four In the mixed
-four. For instance. II any naked -four
ia purchased containing 90 per cent.
wheat -four and 40 per cent substi-
tutes II is 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 invaiids' food
containing -four where the necessity Is
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems to cx-
LIST on the part OF consumers In assum-
Ing that with the purchase Of wheat
-four one must confine the additional
10 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
10 bring the total weight OF all substi-
tutes equal 20 the weight Of the wheat
hour purchased. For instance, II a
purchase OF "a pounds of wheat -four
is made q range Of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmeai, q pounds: corn Erits. 4
pounds; rice. 4 pounds; buckwheat. 2
pounds corn starch. pound; h0miny, /
2 pounds; rolled oats. q pounds.
These substitutes may bs used In
the following manner:
Cornnaeai, 3 Pounds. bread, nd
fiour; corn mufiins or spoon bread.
one fourth -four or oDe-thlrd rice or
one-thlrd homlny; 20 per cent. substi.
tutes In whole bread.
Corn Starch, I Pound.-Thickenlng
gravy, making custard. ons-thIrd sub
stitute In cake.
Corn Grits. 4 Pounds. like
mush used with meal In making corn
bread.
Rolled Oats. q 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 Ponnds.--one-
fosrth substitute In bread. buckwheat
cakes.
Hominy, 2 Pounds. Boiled for din
ner. baked for dinner. with cheese
sauce.
Rice, 4 Pounds.--One-fonrih substi-
tute in wheat bread. one.third substi-
tute In corn bread. boiled for dinner Ia
bread cuO, AS a breakfast food, 10
thicken soups. rice pudding instead OF
cake or pie, rice batter cakes,
Several grocers have stated that
their customers who strictly observe
the IL wheatIess meals each week md
II necessary to buy substitutes In nd
dltlon 10 those ordered under the 10
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