Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1918 — HELP IN 50-50 WHEAT PROGRAM [ARTICLE]

HELP IN 50-50 WHEAT PROGRAM

Thousands of Retail Grocers Support Food Administration •• Rules. SIGN PLEDGE VOLUNTARILY. • New Wheat Saving Program Demand ed Allied Food Shortage Increases—America Must Feed Fighters. Explaining the United States Food Administration’s new 50-50 wheat fteg ulations is a war time task the Ameri can grocer has gladly shouldered Many stores are already displaying their Food Administration wheat saving pledge cards, that they have signed, agreeing to carry out the new wheat program. r Each flour customer is now required to buy one pound of cereal substitute for every pound of wheat flour. The substitute may be of one kind or assorted. This 50-50 sale is made by weight and not by value of the commodities. There Is, of course, no regulation demanding the consumer to buy wheat flour at aIL A wide variety of substitutes has been provided: Cornmeal, corn flour, edible cornstarch, hominy, corn grits, tarley flour, potato flour, sweet potato flour, soya bean flour, Feterita flour and meals, rice, rice flour, oatmeal, rolled oats and buckwheat flour. Graham and whole wheat flour constitute an exception to the national regulation. Either of these commodities may be sold at the ratio of three pounds to five pounds of wheat flour—that Is, five pounds of graham or wheat flour counts the same as three pounds of the usual wheat flour. Mixed flours form another exception. Where any flour contains 50 per cent, or less of wheat it may be sold without any substitutes. Where the flour is mixed at the rate of 60 per cent, wheat and 40 per cent, of other ingredients an additional 20 per

cent, of substitutes muss be pure-hased by the consumer. Where necessity Is shown specialty prepared infant's and invalid's food containing flour may be sold. That the approved substitutes may be assorted is a fart many grocers and housewives overlooked fw a tfsae. For instance, if a custonaer wishes to buy a 24 pound sack of flour the nee-,, essary substitutes might be assarted as follows: Corn meat S pounds: cote grits, 4 pounds; rice, 4“pb®tidS'; t»Sc&wheat, 2 pounds; cornstarch. 1 posnd; hominy, 2 pounds; rolled cats, 3 pounds. None of the substitutes shonld be considered as a waste purchase. There are many household trses for each. The eight pounds of corEtaea! can be made into cornbread, corn muffins or used in the baking of wheal bread. Cornstarch is useful la nsakSig CBtard, thickening gravy or nay be used in cake baking. Coro grits fried like mush forms a delicious dish, or it nay be used in baking corn bread. RoDed oats are used largely as porridge or in oatmeal cookies or ia making muffins. Buckwheat flour may be used fu bread making, forming an excellent substitute for one-quarter of die wheat flour, but Is especially choice Ju the form of buckwheat nakgs flor breakfast. With 11 wfaeatless meals needed each week In Aroerici to provide enough wheat for the allies, the Foo>J Administration believes the subsltutes will all be used to advantage.