Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-05-09
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.


enthusiastically the $3.50 basis for the
purchase Of wheat -four and are doing
their utmost To explain the new regu.
latlon 10 the housewife. This ruling by
The U. 3. 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, u was necessary to re-
strict the use Of wheat flour 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.
wnrded by the Food Administration to
all retail food merchants. aud 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 will not sell any wheat flour 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. hominy. corn grits, barley -four.
potato flour. sweet potato -four. soy
bean -four, feterita flour and meals.
rice. rice -four. oatmeal. rolled oats and
buckwheat flour"
Some confusion has resulted on the
part OF the consumer In constituting
this "50-5O' 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 c6hsumer In purchasing
| -four shall "huy NJ the same time an
equal weight OF other cereals.
One exception tn this ruling Is con.
-four. which may he sold ut the ratio
of three pounds TO five pounds Of
wheat tlour, This provision Ia made
because approximately % per cent.
more Ut the whent berry Is used In the
manufacture Of these tiours than stand
ard wheat -four
Another exception Is that concern
| ing mixed flours containing less than
| 10 per cent of wheat flour. which may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers.
however. are forbidden to sell mixed
| tlours containing more than so per
cent. OF wheat flour tn any person un.
less the amount OF wheat -four substi-
mn 10 fri. IN oVE ia ~ TN,
| tai amount Of substitutes, including
| those mixed IN tieurs, equal to the to-
| tal amount In wheat flour In the mixed
| -four For instance. IL any mixed flour
| In purchased containing 90 per cent.
| wheat flour and 10 per cent. substl-
tutes Il Is necessary that an additional
~ per cent. Of substitutes be pur.
chased. This brings 1t to the basis OF
one pound Of substitutes for each
pound of wheat -four,
A special exemption may he granted
| upon application In the case of special
~ prepared infants and invaltds food
containing flour where the necessity Is
shown.
Some Misunderstanding seems to OK.
ist on the part ~ consumers In assum-
ing that With the purchase Of wheat
Hour 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 "
substitutes n sufficient amount Of each
to bring the total weight OF all sahsti-
tutcs equal To the weight Of the wheat
lour purchased For instance. II n
purchase OF ~ pounds Of wheat flour
Is made a range Of substitutes may be
selected ms follows;
Cornmeal. s pounds: corn grt,s. !
pounds rice. ! pounds :. hnckwheai, ?
pounds: corn starch, I pound: hominy.
ponds; rolled oats, 3 pounds.
These substitutes may he used In
the following manner;
Cosnmcal. 3 Pounds. bread. no
flour; corn mullins or spoon bread.
one-fourth -four or one third rice or
on"-third hominy, 20 per cent suhsti
,utes In whole bread
Corn Starch. Pound. --Thickening
gravy, making custari. one-thlrd SUBJ
stitute In cake
Corn Crits. Pounds. Fried like
mush. used with meal In making corn
bread,
Rolled Oats. \ Pounds. One fourth
to onc-third substitutes In bread. one
half substitute In mullins: breakfast
| porridge. use freely: oatmeal cookies,
| oatmeal soup,
Buckwheat Flour, Pounds.
| fourth substitute In bread. buckwheat
| cakes
Hominy. Pounds. - Boiled for din
ner. baked for dinner. with cheese
| sauce,
| Rice. I Pounds. suhstt
tate In wheat bread. one-third suhsti-
tute In corn bread. boiled for dinner Ga
bread cut). as 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 II wheatless meals each week find
II necessary to buy substitutes in nd,
dition to those ordered under the 50
~ plan.