, 1898-04-20

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gate station as W. found on our return; and
0f conrse there ix no need for any one to I'M.
dertake the urncy when they can write and
order what they wish from the very nice
little catalogue which is sent out by Mcssrs.
Phillips, prices and quantities being given
and samples sent also if required. Pure cane
sugar is put mp in l4Ib. bags, which are
marked and gunran'e d as genuine. The DIR
ference in price between this and the beet
root sugars is from Is. TO q. n eva. or about
one farthiug n pound to the consumer u dl1-
ference which seems hardly worth making a
fuss about, when one knows how much ad.
vantage is derived from pure cane sugar. II
we are 10 RELY on lie statistics the amount OF
suoor consumed by each person IL Great
britain is about 73lbs. and 5lbs. OF tea, so
whv should we not make up our minds to pay
very little more and give oar own colonies
the benefit OF 1t?
Beetroot sugar may be known by its SMELL
and also by the fact TINT all OF IT, before
being sold as Demerora, requires to be dyed,
and if you feel in any doubt about what yon
have purchased, yon have only to p"' 1t
;rto water to see the yellow dye come of.
rLn Ives used are said to be drlcteri0us,
,,puv Of them being poisonous, and others,
ch, m%icalIy, speaking, very doubtful m their
nc ION. doctors are beginning TO believe
tLnt beet sugar is unsafe, and on every side
cne hears Of its use being prohibited. At
any rate. it is known TINT its use IL danger
ons for feeding bees during the winter, and
we notice in one of The journals devoted TO
lie subject Tint many Of the winter Losses
oYe attributed 10 its use. One pound OF west
Indian cane sugar is equal to nearly one ana
o.half pounds of the beet sugar os REGARDS
lila gveetening qualities, aud many com
,,Iaiuts have been nude by preserve and jam
-, c,>nilf fIA most C0PQ.
fully made products by causing fnnRold
orowths or mould upon the surface OF The
jams.
brought home several samples Of sugars
10 toste and find out foI myself, and certainly
where the %sweetcning Of tea is concerned
the cane sugar is much pIeasanter to the
tasto. and takes half the quantity, one Jump
sufficient where two would generally
he nrcdod We tried several other kinds,
ond ~ n cheap and excellent sugar we
tLouobt No. / on the list, called "Syrups,"
a moTasscg sugar, price q. I'd. for l4Ibs, or
something under I'd. the pound, an ex-
cellont sugar for household and nursery
purposes. 1t is bright, polish yellow and
peculiarly sweet. .,
l The Barbados Moscavodo is 2s. Sd. the
14Ibs and the very best quality of Porto
Rico is rs. Cd. Then come the crystalllSed
sugars from Dcmerara, Bolbados, and
Trinidad, which are priced at ~. 81, or
rather under 24d. a pound. These are all
beautiful to look at, as may be expected,
and possess great sweeteninE powers. They
are very pale yellows, the Demorara portl-
cularly so. The lump sugars and preserving
sugars come undor one category, VIZ rs. I'd.
the l4lb, and the granulated is the same
price, while castor sugar is IS. ana lcm8 As.
must not forget to mention here a novelty
which has been brought ont amongst the
West Indian sugars, and that is the rain
bow cubes" as they are called. winch are
coloured with harmless vegetable coIourlng
and Iook very pretty on the afternoon te"
table. They are in Jumps, and can be mixed
with the other sugar. The price Is S. I'd.
the bag.
! lhiuk, however, for those who have
children that the most valuable OF all the
West Indian products a'e the golden syIupss.
Barbados m~olasses, and the sugar candy; II
children must have sweeties the latter ls ut
cnce good aud wholesome for them. The
Golden syrup and the Barbados molasses
are both very superior, the former for
children, eaten with porridge or bread
while the molasses are much used through
ont the United States and Canada for cooking
purposes, buildings, aud gingerbread, ana
various cakes. The molasses is really the
rnnniups from raw sugar, and so Is the