The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-05-17

0Sans sIsncu auu posreu IN stores
throughout the country. This card
states, 1--WE pledge ourselves loyalty to
gram. In accordance with this order
we will not sell any wheat -four 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 -four, 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 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"
One exception to this ruling is con-
cerning graham -four and whole wheat
-four, which may be sold at the ratio
of three pounds to Ave pounds of
wheat -four. This provision is made
because approximately % per cent
more Of the wheat berry is used in the
manufacture of these iours than stand
ard wheat -four.
Another exception is that concern
ing mixed hours containing less than
so per cent. of wheat -four, which may
be sold without substitutes. Retailers,
however, are forbidden TO sell mixed
fours containing more than 90 per
cent. of wheat -four TO any person un-
less the amount of wheat -four 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. For instance, If any mixed -four
is purchased containing go per cent
tutes 1t 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 -four.
A special exemption may be granted
upon application In the case of special
ly prepared infants and invalids' food
containing -four 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 confine 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 q sufficient amount of each
| TO bring the total weight of all substt-
! tutes equal to the weight of the wheat
| -four purchased. For instance, IL a
purchase of "a pounds Of wheat -four
is made range of substitutes may be
selected as follows:
Cornmeal 8 pounds; corn grits, 4
pounds; rice, pounds; buckwheat, 2
pounds; corn starch, pound; hominyr
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, 4 Pounds.-Fried like
mush, used with meal In making corn
bread.
Rolled Oats, Pounds.-One-fourth
10 one-third substitutes In bread, one
half substitute in nn,affins: breakfast