Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-01
BAKERS LICENSE
Greatly Extended in
New Proclamation
Will Include Hotels, Restaurants ana
Cubs Which Do Own Baking-Also
70 Include Thousands Of Sinai"
Bakers

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Washington, Jan, 31.-Licensing reg
ulations as applied to bakers were eA-
tended by President Wilson in a proc
lamation tonight to take in notes. res
taurants and clubs which do their own
baking. to include thousands OF smaii
bakers heretofore exempt. and to COW
or the manufacture of bread OF every
kind. including cake. crackers biscuits
pastry and other bakery products.
At the same time. the President put
under license all importers ana os-
tributors of green coffee TO prevent
sneculatiye prices in the coffee mar
kets.
All licenses must be obtained by
February A. when the new regulations
become effective. Bakers already uh
der license are those who use not less
than 10 barrels of flour month. Here
after the limit will be placed at three
barrels. A new set of baking regula-
tons, issued by the food administra-
ton to accompany the proclamation,
limits the amount of -four bakers may
purchase, makes changes in the guam
tity of ingredients other than hour
used in bread manufacture and pre-
Scribes other changes in bakers prac-
tees.
Bakers of bread and rolls will be
limited in their wheat -four purchases
TO so per cent. of their requirements
up to July 81, and bakers of other
products, including crackers, biscuits,
cookies cakes, pies. fried cakes, pas
try and sweet yeast coughs TO 20 per
cent for the same period.
After Feb. bakers of bread and rolls
must use per cent. of wheat -four sub
stitutes and the amount must be increas-
ed until they are using 20 per cent. Feb,
a. Bakers of other products are not re-
ouired TO use substitutes, but urged 10
do SO.
An increase in the amount permitted
In bread is allowed and the present brea2
formula is changed to permit the use of
milk in any form and quantity, provideo
that bread containing milk is not sold at
a higher price than that containing none.
In view of the sugar shortage, bakers
are urged not to increase their consump-
ton of cane and beet sugars.
Bakers of bread and rolls are permit
their product when it contains a ~ per
cent substitution for wheat flour, and
bakers of other products may use the
name when one-third of their contents
consists of wheat flour substitutes.
Victory bread and other Victory pro-
ducts may be sold on the two wheatless
days, but the suggestion is made that
bakers will find it to their advantage to
develop special breads containing a high
er percentage of substitutes for sale on
those days.
A statement given out with the new
regulations points out that the food ad-
mnistration will impose no restrictions
on the amount of wheat flour substitutes
a baker may use and all bakers are urs-
ell to employ as much substitution as
possible.
Bakers of products other than bread
and rolls although their purchases Of
wheat flour will be reduced to 80 per
cent of their requirements will not be
required to cut their sales and food
administration officials look for them
to keep their output up to normal by
a use OF the substitute t1ours.
The list of wheat -four substitutes
that may be used by bakers, as listed
in the new regulations, are bran, shorts
and middlings: corn flour, corn meal
edible corn starch, hominy, corn grits,
barley flour, rolled oats, oatmeal, rice.
rice flour, buckwheat -four, potato flour
sweet potato flour, milo flours and
similar fiours and meals. bean meal,
peanut meal, casava, taro and banana
fiours.
Breads made of Graham or whole
wheat -four will be regarded as bread
made with substitute flours
If potatoes are used as n whea,
flour substitute four pounds must be
used where one of some other substi-
tute is required because of the high
percentage of water in potatoes.
Bakers are urged to purchase the
substitutes in their own communitia,
wherever possible