The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-05-09
,GR)CERS EiElP|
IN $3.50 RI |. IN.
SIGN PLEDGE TO CARRY OUT
FOOD ADMINS TRATioN
.: PROGRAM.
POST CARDS IN STORES Z

POST CARDS IN STORES.
Explain New Wheat Ruling to
Thousands Of Customers IN 7
sures Greater Food Saving. q
Z Grocers Of the nation have accepted
enthusiastically the $3.50. basis for the
purchase Of wheat ;Aour and are doing
stheireutmost to explain the new regu-
tlatiOn to the housewife. This ruling by
the q. s. Food Administration requires
each purchaser OF. wheat -four to buy
one pound Of cereal substitute. one
kind or assorted, for every pound Of
wheat -four. - 1t, 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
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, eve 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: S $T =
"Cornmeal, corn -four, edible corn
starch, hominy, corn grits, barley -four,
potato -four, sweet potato flour, soy
bean -four, feterita -four and meals,
rice, rice -four, oatmeal, rolled oats and
buckwheat -four" v 4. q 5-5s ,....sz
Some confusion has resulted on the
part Of the consumer in constituting
this 5000" ruling to mean that an
equal amount in value Of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat -four.
This Is a mistaken idea. The ruling
states that the consumer in purchasing
-four shall buy at the same time an
equal weight of other cereals" H.
One exception to this ruling is con-
corning graham flour and whole wheat
-four, which may. be. sold at the ratio
of three pounds to five pounds of
wheat -four. This provision is made
because approximately 25 per cent.
more Of the wheat berry is used in the
manufacture of; these hours than stlnd-
ard wheat -four. 4 -
Another exception is that concern
ing mixed 'fours containing less than
50per cent.4of wheat -four, Which$may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers
however, areaforbidden to sell mixed
flours containing more than 80 per,
cent. -of4wheat -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 iflours, equal to thesto-
tai amount in wheat flour In the mixed
-four. For instance, If any mixed flour
Is purchased containing 60 per cent.
wheat flour, and 40 per cent substi-
tutes 1t is necessary that anyadditional
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
" prepared, infants and invalids> food
containing -four where the necessity IS
shown. 49, -.
Same misunderstanding seems to ex-
Int on the part of consumers In ASSUME
ins that. with the purchase Of wheat
f1On, one must -confine the additional
so PEI cent. purchase to one OF the
substitutes. This is not the case. One
may select from the entire range OF
substitutes a sufficient. amount OF each
to bring the total weight Of all substi-
tutes equal to the weight Of the wheat
-four purchased. For instance, II
purchase of "a pounds of wheat -four
is made a range of substitutes may be
selected as follows: - i.
Cornmeal, 8 pounds; corn grits, q
pounds; rice, 4 pounds buckwheat, 2
pounds; corn starch, l pound ;~hominy,
2, pounds; rolled oats, 8 pounds.
These, substitutes may be, used IN
the, following. manner: t.@A r. r.
Cornmeal, 8, Pounds.--Corn bread, no
-four; corn mullins OF 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, ,onsthird sub.
stitute In cake. -" ..s =. +, +
Corn tGrits, 4 Pounds. Fried like
mush, used with meal in making corn
bread. .s
Rolled Oats, 3 Pounds.-One-fourth
to one-third substitutes. in bread, one
half substitute in mullins; breakfast
porridge, use freely - oatmeal cookies'
oatmeal soup. - s
p, Ruckwheat Flour, 2 ~Pounds.-One-
fourth substitute in bread, sbuckwheat
cakes.
Hominy, 2 Pounds.-Boiled for din
ner, baked for dinner, with cheese
sauce. --..-....
Rice, 4 .Pounds.-One-fourth substi-
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