Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-01 | Page 27 | Wheat Flour Quantity Restrictions Are Off

Wheat Flour Quantity Restrictions Are Off p ii Pat Patriotic l rc Housewives l 1 11 Must liSt Conform Con to Lenient Government Govern Govern- ment Rules Now lOlU 1 l oty in Effect Victory f tour Flow Ic tourIs Is Scarce Commodity mixed flour that is flour containing g the proper proportion of VICTORY V substitutes w will not be bo on sale in this city Monday at least in any great Quantities according to La local millers In fact few of the local mills will make any attempt to furnish this flour for their customers until a full ex ex- explanation explanation of or the new regulations has hus been received from Washington On the other hand it is expected that Utah housewives cs will make a wheat flour drive on the thc grocery grocer stores of the city now that the limit on purchases has been removed Speaking of this Ernest N. N Smith of the United Gro Grocery cry says cn C 1 I I The fact that the tine government bo has 1 taken off oft the tho restriction through which no Individual was allowed to purchase more than forty eight pounds of ot wheat flour Jour at one time will probably mean meana a n general stocking up all nIl over over the city elt I 1 have have calle called up two of or the largo large mills with which we do business to ask them if It they the could supply Victory mixed flour for Cor this trade but thc they have told me that they do not expect to furnish this product which will be bo a 3 mixture of ot wheat and barIc barley wheat and rye ryo or corn flours or such other substitute v as may be called for tor I 1 presume that It will will be on the the market later on Cutting down don the amount of ot substitutes substitutes substitutes sub sub- to be bo purchased will win be bo an Important factor to the housewife for forIn forIn forin In man many cases I she he was at her wits' wits end to find economical uses for tor these under the tho fifty fifty-fifty rule With the smaller percentage she can use substitutes In her bread and satisfy her desire to follow tollow follow fol tol- fol- fol low the rules of or patriotism without difficulty Special attention should be bo called to the rules from Food Director Hoover which were published In The Herald of or Wednesday Those which especially especial especial- ly h relate to housewives call for tor the use of or either the tho Victory mixed flour Jour which already contains tho the proper percentage percentage percentage per per- of substitutes or the mixing of or 20 per cent of or barley corn barley and corn or rye re flours Jours with the straight wheat While the regulations do 10 not prevent pIe lh the use uso of ot strai straight ht wheat flour Jour by the tho housewife It Is expected exI expected ex ex- peeled that she shen will n not advantage ad lag tage of this but will use the tho substitutes substitute In the tho making makin of or bread The baker on the other hand cannot make bread from flour lour that contains less than 20 O OI per pcr cent of at substitutes The patriotic w women men of or the country are expected to live up to this rule Permission Is given by the government government govern govern- o ment for tor the uso use of or various patent and process flours flours by br those who p prefer ef r them to corn barley or rye re l'-elera l' flour or meal rice oats 1 peanut bean potato sweet potato or ot ot- ot buckwheat wheat flours ma may be bought where the they are nrc obtainable and used in the proportion of ot one ono pound of or the substitute substitute substitute tute tute- to four pounds of or straight wheat flour Jour While e pure rye ryo flour or meal Is ls also allowed It It must be bought hought at nt atthe atthe the tho rate of ot two pounds for each three tree of ot wheat Bakers are given I en more leeway h ewa In Inthe Inthe inthe the making of crackers where only 10 per cent of substitutes other than rye will be bo tho the rule Bakers are also al allowed nl- nl towed lowed to have a two months' months supply of oC flour Jour on hand In place or of the tho thirty days days' supply to which they w were held down