Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-06
HOW To SAVE SUGAR
IN MAKING SWEETS
Conservation in Cakes, Pies and
Pastry to be Dem
onstrated.

Tho use Of molassos and honey IN place
of sugar will be the chief thought that
Mrs. Hammitt, food demonstration. Will
endeavor to impress upon the minds OF
those who attend the food demonstration
in the Home Economic Office, Eighth and
Market streets, tomorrow afternoon.
These swectenings will be demonstrated
through cakes, cookies and desserts.
Mrs. Hammitt will make the filling for
pies out Of the other things than sugar
for sweetenlng, using PIE crust made
without wheat. She will make and serve
cakes made with honey and oatmeal
cookies. Margueritcs will be made with
frostng without the use OF any sugar.
This same kind of frosting may be used
on cakes.
In making desserts Mrs. Hammitt will
show how to use corn syrup or mo'asses
in place of sugar
One of the desserts she will explain and
make is Tapioca Cream with Dates. The
recipe follows:
Three tablcspoonfuls minute tapioca,
| pint milk. eggs, | teaspoonful vanilla,
!. cup corn syrup, tablespoonful corn
starch Bring milk to boil, stir IN
tapoca and yok of eggs beaten with
| cornstarch. When thnkcned pour into
dish to cool then add vanilla and pour
| the mixture on stitiy beaten whites. Cut
and fold In until we'll blended. Add -
| cup stoned and minced dates. Serve cold
as n dessert.
In connection with this demonstra ton
! there will he special exhibit OF those
| things that can be used IN place OF sugar.
| The United States Food Administration
has prepared poster which IL headed
| DO Not Be Fooled by the Lies of the
| Enemy" copies Of which will be mailed
| TO all postoificcs in the United States.
| The posters contain the statement that
| the nited States government IS not
taking away from the people, and Will not
take away from them in the future, any
Of the canned goods. preserves. home
| grown food or usual stocks Of provisions
bought and kept w the pantry or cellal
for family usc. and is issued for the pur
pose Of attempting To counteract certain
| wrongful impressions which have beer
disseminated hy the enemies Of tn,
country
PostmasterS arc directed to display tbs
poster conspicuously where it will h'
seen bv the people for whose notice IT Il
intended.
| CAUTION GAMERS TO HOLD GOODS.
The Food administration AT Wash
ngton last night tclegraphed Edmun'
| Mitchell. Delaware food administrator
stating that cannerS of this State. ha'
| failed to forward to the national capital,
list Of the canned tomatoes. peas, strinl
beans. and salmon they had on hand
This order was issued a few DAYS ago will
instructions 10 the Gamers To withdraw
from sale All such canned goods in thei
possession
, In addition. the telegram INSTRUCTED
Administrator Mitchell to inform th'
| Gamers that they should at once compl,
, with the regulations and to hold tn
canned goods subject to further notlc'
from the Food Administration.
: For the information OF those wh'
put up" tomatoes for soup and catsup
the following list of regulations have beer
issued by the Food Administration
, In the rules promulgated by tn
I | Food Administration Rule Nc 1 state
, | that the manufacturer shall not sell 70
| more than reasonable advance over tn
, | average cost Of the seasons pack wIthou
regard 10 the market or replacement value
/ Neither may the manufacturer bu
I ! or contract to buy tomatoes or othe
vegetables If he has reason to believe tha
, the seller has alread, contracted TO g
: the said fruit or vegetables
In nG ing tftil- anu Nt2tt tdt'it
for such products he elali require tn
I farmer OF slltr to state IL writing tha
1 he has no contract 10 sell such vegetable
or fruits o others
+ Fh~ viii prevent farmer conuac
ing with q packer and then selling TO some
> one else for an advance
2 The meat saving demonstration /
the Home Economic office, Eighth AN
Market streets yesterday afternoon v;
: very successful Mrs Hammitt II
demonstration, strove 10 give some way
In which the housewife could arranG
menus on meatless days, so that Il
remainder OF the family would not con
j., plain about the food served
u She first explained about the di
and food values and how housewi
could select other foods for meat. II
= baked meat pie using corn -four f
d crust, that was "short" and delicio
'f and using in addition TO minced mea
5. potatoes. carrots and seasoning. II
o pie was an illustration OF a meat e
n lender dish Then she made two salads