Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-07-17
Weeks Food Fact

Any statement to the effect that bar
ley flour and other barley products are
unhealthful and that their continued
use will cause serious illness is with
out foundation and not substantiated
by the medical authorities of national
reputation connected with the food adj
ministration and whose work it is to
investigate these foods and the result
of their use. Barley -four may not
agree with certain individuals, just as
potatoes do not agree with certain in
dividuals, but for general uses, barley
is as agreeable and nutritious as any
cereal.
Because of a further curtailment of
the supply Of sugar allotted to Mime
sofa for July, the state food admins
tration announces a change in the
amount of sugar allowed to consumers
for canning purposes. Under this
change no sugar may be purchased by
a family or a person for canning pur-
poses if they have previously made one
or more purchases for this purpose.
The family or person who has had no
sugar for canning and preserving may
buy one lot of % pounds or less, but
not until a certificate has first been ap-
proved by the food administrator for
the county in which the family or per-
son lives.
Sugar for regular household pur-
poses may be used at the rate Of three
pounds per month per Individual, but
may be purchased in quantities OF ,
pounds by residents of cities, and GUAM
titles Of 5 pounds by residents Of rural
communities.
The use Of sugar in fruit preserva-
ton is not necessary to prevent spoil
age SAYS the state food administra-
ton. 1T is necessary that the fruit
be brought to the temperature of boil
ing water throughout to kill all yeasts
and molds and that no air, water or
unsterilized utensil shall come in con-
tact with it after it is heated. The
purposes of sugar in canning has been
two-fold:, To produce the extreme
sweetness demanded by the American
taste: and to make the liquid surround
ing the fruit thick enough so that the
fruit will not break. nor the sweetness
be so much drawn out Of it that the
pulp would be tasteless. The problem
of saving fruit without the use Of
sugar may be solved i'll several ways:
II. Canning fruit in water: 2. Canning
fruit juices without sugar: 3. Canning
fruit in fruit juice: 4. Canning fruit
butter without sugar >. Drying fruit. y
Methods and recipes for canning
without sugar by these various plans
may be secured by application to the
Home Economics Division, University
Farm. st. Paul
A contribution of $3.50 to be appor-
toned between the Red Cross, Y. NJ. c.
A. and the K. of c.. war funds, was
made this week by Owen Lilly in lieu
of punishment by the state food admin
istration for boarding wheat. Mr..
Lilly. a resident of GAINESVILLE, WaSeca
county. held 100 bushels Of wheat after
May Id anu d1lcl AC udu OCCu l"INC
ordered by c. II. Watson, county food
administrator to market it, the wheat
was sold by the food administration
officials and Mr.. Lilly summoned be-
fore A. D. Wilson, state food admins
traitor, to explain his conduct.
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Food conservation in England and
France is touched upon in a statement
given out this week to all food workers
by the state food administration. The
statement reads: '.The English meat
ration is one pound of bacon per week
per head. Sugar ration is one-half
ounce Of sugar per week. Edible fats,
five ounces. Bread is not rationed."
1.-THE French bread ration is ten and
one-half ounces per day for adults do
ing work. Sugar. four ounces per week
per head. Meat is not rationed but
only seven ounces Of meat may be
bought on Tuesday, and on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday no meat at all
lean be bought or served. In France
| fat is not rationed."