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Show HELP IN 50-50 WHEAT PROGRAM Thousands of Retail Grocers Support Sup-port Food Administration Rules. SIGN PLEDGE VOLUNTARILY. New Wheat Saving Program Demanded Demand-ed Allied Food Shortage Increases In-creases America Must Feed Fighters. Kxplnlnlng the United Stntcs Food Administration's new W)-50 wheat regulations reg-ulations Is a vnr tlmo task Urn American Ameri-can grocer Ims gladly Miouldered. Many stores nru already displaying ihelr Tood Administration wheat savins sav-ins pledge cards, (hat tliey have blgn-ed, blgn-ed, agreeing to carry out tho new wheat' prograin. Kach Hour customer Is now required requir-ed to buy one pound of cereal substl tujo for every pound of wheat Hour, Tlic substitute may be of one kind or assorted. This 50-50 snlo Is made by weight nnd not by vnluo of tho com-mudilles. com-mudilles. There lo, of course, no regulation reg-ulation demanding tho consumer to buy wheat Hour nt nil. A wide variety of substitutes has been provided: Cornmeal, corn Hour, edible cornstarch, hominy, corn grits, barley Hour, potato Hour, sweet potato Hour, soya bean Hour, I'Vterlla Hour and meals, rice, rice Hour, oatmeal, rolled oats and buckwheat Hour. Ornlinm nnd whole whent Hour constitute con-stitute an exception to the national regulation. Kit her of these commodities commodi-ties may bo sold nt tho ratio of three pounds to five pounds of whent lljur that Is, flvo pounds of graham or wheat flour counts the same ns three pounds of the usual wheat flour. Mixed flours form another exception. excep-tion. Wliero any flour contains CO per ccnOor less of wheat It may ho sold without any substitutes. Where the (lour Is mixed nt tho rate of 00 jicr cent, wheat nnd 40 per- cent, of other Ingredients nn additional 20 per cent, of substitutes must be purchased by the consumer. Where necessity is shown specially prepared lnrant's and Invalid's food containing flour may bo sold. That tho approved substitutes may be assorted Is n fact ninny grocers and housewives overlooked for n time. For Instance, If n customer wishes to buy a 21 pound sack of flour the necessary nec-essary substitutes might he assorted ns follows: Cornmcnl, 8 pounds; corn grits, 4 pounds; rice, 4 pounds; buck-wheat, buck-wheat, i! pounds ; ornstnrch, 1 pound ; hominy, '-' pounds; rolled onta, S pounds. ' None of the substitutes should be considered as a waste purchase. There arc many household uses for each,- Tho eight pounds of cornmeal can bo made Into eombreod, corn muffins muf-fins or used In the baking of whent bread. Cornstarch Is useful In making custard, cus-tard, thickening gravy or mny be used In cake baking. Corn grits' fried like mush forms n delicious dish, or It may be used In baking corn bread. Boiled oats arc used Inrgcly ns breakfast porridge por-ridge or In oatmeal cookies or In making niulllns. Buckwheat flour mny be used In broad mnklug, forming mi excellent substitute for one-quarter of the wheut flour, but Is especially choice la the form of buckwheat ' cakes for breakfast. With 11 when Hess meals needed each week In America to provide enough wheat for the allies, the Kooil Administration believes the substitutes will all be used to advantage. |