The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-05-11
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-ln-
SureS Greater Food Saving.

SN'A'NSi''StiNuiiJ tHS OO-OO DdSlS LOT lllO
purchase of wheat -four and are doin!
their utmost to explain the new regu
Iation TO the housewife. This ruling b,
the .. S, Food Administration require:
each purchaser of wheat -four to buy
one pound of cereal substitute, one
kind or assorted, for every pound OF
wheat -four. Ii was necessary 10 re
strict the use of wheat -four in order
that the allies and our lighting forces
abroad might be assured of an ade
quate supply of wheat to meet theil
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 to
all retail food merchants, and these
are being signed and posted in stores
throughout the country. This card
states, 1--WE 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
greater use of which in the home
Will save wheat:
"Cornmeal, corn -four, edible corn
starch, homlny, corn grits, barley -four,
potato flour, sweet potato -four, soy
bean flour, feterita flour and meals,
rice, rice -four, 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 mistaken idea. The ruling
states that the consumer in purchasing
-four 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
manufacture of these fiours than stand.
ard wheat flour.
Another exception is that concern.
Ing mixed flours containing less than
90 per cent. of wheat flour, which may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers
however, are forbidden to sell mixed
6ours containing more than 80 per
cent. of wheat -four to any person un.
less the amount Of wheat flour substi-
tutes sold Is sufficient to make the to-
tai amount of substitutes, including
those mixed in flours, equal to the to-
tai amount in wheat flour In the mixed
-four EDr instance, If any mixed flour
is purchased containing go per cent.
wheat flour and 40 per cent substi'
tutes u is necessary that an additional
20 per cent. of substitutes be pur'
chased. This brings it 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'
iy prepared infants and invalids' food
containing flour where the necessity Is
shown.
Some misunderstanding seems to ex'
list on the part of consumers IN assum-
ing that with the purchase of wheat
flour one must confne the additional
90 per cent. purchase to one of the
substitutes. This Is not the case. One
may select from ths entire range q
substitutes q sufficient amount of each
to bring the total weight of all substl.
tutes equal to the weight of the wheat
-four purchased. For instance, If al
purchase of "a pounds of wheat flour
is made range of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmeal, pounds; corn grlts, 4
pounds; rice, pounds; buekwheat, 2
pounds; corn starch, l pound; hominy, !
2 pounds; rolled oats, pounds.
These substitutes may be used In
the following manner: |
Cornmeal, 8 Pounds.-COrn bread, no
-four; corn mullins or spoon bread,
one-fourth -four or one-third rice or
one third hominy; 20 per cent substi' /
tutes 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, 8 Pounds.-one-fourth
to one-thlrd substitutes in bread, one
half substitute In mullins; breakfast
porridge, use freely; oatmeal cookies,
oatmeal soup.
Buckwheat Flour, 2 Pounds.-One-
fourth substitute In bread, buckwheat
cakes.
Hominy, 2 Pounds.-Boiled for din.
ner, baked for dinner, with cheese
sauce.
Rice, 4 Pounds.-One-fourth substi-
tute in wheat bread. one-third substl-
tute in corn bread, boiled for dinner Ia
bread cut), 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 II wheatless meals each week find
It necessary to buy substitutes in ad-
dition to those ordered under the 90
80 plan.