Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-05-03
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.

Grocers of the nation have accepted
enthusiastically the $3.50 basis for the
purchase of wheat -four and are doing
their utmost TO explain the new regu-
iation TO the housewife. This ruling by
the u. S. Food Administration requires
each purchaser OF wheat flour to buy
one pound OF cereal substitute, one
kind or assorted, for every pound of
wheat flour. 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 AIDE
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, 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,
a greater use of which in the home
will save wheat:
"Cornmeal. corn flour, edible corn
starch, hominy, corn grits, barley -four
potato flour, sweet potato flour soy
bean -four feterita -four and meals
rice, rice flour, 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 I'm value of substitutes
must be purchased with wheat -four
This is n mistaken idea. The ruling
states that he consumer in purchasing
flour shall buy at the same time an
equal weight of other cereals"
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 % per cent
more of the wheat berry is used in the
/ manufacture of tiese flours than stand
ard wheat flour.
Another exception is that concern
ing mixed flours containing less than
so per cent. of wheat flour, which may
he sold without substitutes. Retailers
however, are forbidden TO sell mixed
fours containing more than so per
cent. of wheat -four TO any person UNI
less the amount of wheat flour subSti-
tutes sold is sufficient TO make the to
tai amount of substitutes, including
those mixed in fiours. equal to the to-
tai amount in wheat -four in the mixed
-four For instance. If any mixed flour
Is purchased containing 60 per cent
wheat flour and 40 per cent. substi-
tutes il is necessary that an additional
20 per cent of substitutes be pur.
chased. This brings 1t to the basis Of
one pound of substitutes for each
pound of wheat flour
A special exemption may be granted
upon application in the case of special.
ly prepared infants and invalids food
containing flour where the necessity is
shown
Some misunderstanding seems TO ex-
lst on the part of consumers in assum-
ing that with the purchase of wheat
-four one must confne the additional
so per cent. purchase to one of the
substitutes This is not the case. One
may select from the entire range OF
substitutes 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
purchase of "a pounds of wheat flour
is made a range OF substitutes may he
selected as follows:
Cornmeal. s pounds; corn grits, 4
pounds rice. pounds; buckwheat.
pounds: corn starch, l pound: hominy.
3 pounds rolled oats. pounds.
These substitutes may be used III
the following manner:
Cornmeal, s Pounds.-Corn bread, no
flour: corn mullins or spoon bread.
one-fourth -four or one-third rice or
one-third hominy; 20 per cent suhsti-
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
Relied Oats, Pounds.-One-fourth
TO one-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, Pounds Boiled for din
ner. baked for dinner. with cheese
sauce
Rice, Pounds --One-fourth substi-
tute In wheat bread. one-third substi-
tute in corn bread. boiled for dinner (a
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 Gus Omers who strictly observe
the IL whoatleSs meals each week lind
II necessary 10 buy substitutes in adj
dition to those ordered under the 30
so plan.