The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-29
GROCERS 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 accepted
enthusiastically the $3.50 basis for the
purchase of wheat f6ur and are doing
their utmost to explain the new regu-
lation to the housewife. This ruling by
the q. s. Food Administration requires
each purchaser Of wheat flour to buy
one pound Of cereal substitute, ono
kind or assorted, for every pound OF
wheat flour. It was necessary to re.
strict the use OF wheat -four 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. 81,
r. Wheat saving pledge cards were for.
Marded by the Food Administration to
0U ASkop AOOO ulCIShdhlSs anu ShCCO
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,
greater use Of which in the homo
will save wheat:
"Cornmeal, corn -four, edible corn
starch, homlny, corn grits, barley flour,
potato -four, sweet potato flour, 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 "50-5O" ruling to mean that an
equal amount In value of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat flour.
This Is q 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-
C0Guluk uouA anu '" hOIC "hC0S
-four, which may be sold ut the ratio
OF three pounds to five pounds of
wheat flour. This provision. Is made
because approximately Is per cent.
Sosslef the wheat berry Is used In the
manufacture of these fiours than stand
1fd. wheat -four. 49,, :, -. :.
Another exception is that concern.
ing mixed fiours containing less than
50 per cent. of wheat -four, which may
bs sold without substitutes. Retailers,
however, are forbidden to sell mixed
houFs containing more than 30 per
cent. of wheat -four to any person un"
less the amount Of wheat -four substi.
tutes sold 10 sufficient to make the to-
tai amount Of substitutes, including
those mixed in hOurs, equal to the to-
tai amount in wheat flour in the mixed
-four. For instance, II any mixed -four
ID purchased containing 60 per cent
wheat hour and 40 per cent. substi-
tuteS It II 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 he granted
upon application in the case Of special
II prepared infants and invalids' food
containing hour where the necessity.
shown. .....
Some Misunderstanding seems to e1.
1T on the part Of consumers in assum-
ing that with the purchase Of wheat
1our one must confine the additional
50 per, cent. purchase to one Of the
substitutes. This is not the case. One
may, select from the entire range OF
substitutes q sufficient amount OF each
to bring the total weight of all substi-
tutes equal to the weight of the wheat
flour purchased. For instance. If a
purchase OF "a pounds OF wheat flour
IL made arrange of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
COrnmeal, 8 pounds; corn grits. 4
pounds; rice, 4 pounds; buckwheat, 2
pounds; corn starch, pound hominy.
2 pounds; rolled oats. pounds.
These substitutes may be used In
the following manner:
Cornmeal, s Pounds.-Corn bread, no
ilOur; corn mullins or spoon bread.
one-fourth flour 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
stittte in cake.
Corn Grits, 4 Pounds.-Fried like
mush, used with meal In making corn
bread. 40. ..,. .......
Rolled Oats, 8 Pounds.-One-fourth
to -oue-third' 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. ..e
Rice, 4 POunds.-One-fourth substi-
tute In wheat bread, one-thlrd substi.
tute In corn bread, boiled for dinner q
bread cut1, as a breakfast food, to
thicken ;abvDs, rice pudding instead OF