Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
SAVE THE SUGAR AND
HELP OUR ALLIES


tic greater economy in our eating
The greatest immediate demand 10
saving is with sugar. We are In re-
ceipt of a communication from thu
Department Of Agriculture Whit
needs no comment but which We, al
patriotic Americans, must individual
ly act upon if We care to do our Di
and give our Allies square deal.
"The threatened sugar famine
makes it imperative that individual
and families begin to conserve sugal
at once. The burden of the task o.
re ducing the amount of sua ar used IL
the preparation of food VIII raj
largely on the housewife and on
those who prepare and serve foods
in public places, but there must al
os be the cooperation of individuais
If the serious consequences of pro
longed shortage is averted. The
services of the Home Demonstration
Agent will be needed to advise and
guide housekeepers in their efforts
to serve meals, to satisfy their faml-
lies, and at the same time reduce
the amount of sugar ordinarily used.
The first and possibly the greatest
difficulty confronting the American
Nation in the outset of the CAM
paign to save sugar viii be the pre-
judicc of habit. Americans have al
lowed their fondness for sugar to
increase to the point where it has
passed extravaganza and become ac-
tual waste.
Our present sugar supply is sur
ficient for our own consumption only
until the first of January. The Unit
ed States Food Administration states
that Americans have been using at
the rate Of nine y pounds per capita
per year or one and three-fourths
pounds a week. The French have
been for some time on ration or
less than one ounce a day-about two
! vel Indispensable half pound
a week and unless the American Ma
ton can send them 100000 tons dur
ing the next two months their ra-
tion will be reduced to nothing SUI
gar in an amount greater than one
ounce per day the minimum amount
needed for the Fren-h and the other
allied nations can be supplied with
out hardship to anyone if the Ameri-
can people will reduce by one-third
their purchases and consumption OF
sugar in any form until after the
first of January when the new
West Indian crop will be available
to all After that the situation prob
ably will be less tense. 1t would |
seem as if merely placing this facts
before the people of America would
be sufficient to call forth a hearty
response.
The following questions may we'll
be given consideration by everyone.
a How much sugar is served on
your table in week
b. What is the average amount
which each person uses in tea and
coffee
c. Does your family use sugar on
cereals
d. Do you add sugar to the baby's
cereal and cup of milk
e. What kind Of dessert do you
serve most frequently
(. Will each member of the family s
who uses more than six tablespoons
full of sugar a day, including the
used in cakes, buildings, pre-
served fruits, etc, agree to reduce
the amount to four tablfspoonsful (
g. win you for one month substi- t
lutte dishes which contain little SUI
gar in place of cakes, puddings, etc. !
For instance, use molasses and sirups @
n sweetening; use salads freely. and n
ise the canned fruits viii, h you put i
Up Last summer in place of such dish. c
IS as cakes and puddings.
h. Will you agree to use fresh S
ruits, raisins, dates, figs, nuts pop Il
orn, and similar things for your s.
Holiday gatherings and cut down on IL
andies and dishes which call for q
ugar N
|. If there are five persons in your Il
amily will you agree to limit the Of
ugar used in all cooking and served
n your table in any form includ- sc
lg candy, to one pound 1.-TWO cups)a U
ay for the remainder of the Year 81
his allowance Will give approximate an
Z three ounces day per person sc
or each member Of the family over in
We add six tablespoonsful addition ge
!, for less than five reduce the Cf
mount six Tablespoonful for each no
arson. BIO
j. Will you keep record of the ed
mount OF sugar saved In this way
1t Is hard for us, who havoc not
Town what it is to be hungry for FOL
ly particular food, to realize what I'd;
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