The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-28
Wisconsin Food
Administrators
CateChiSm
Issued August 9th. 1918, by the Wis
consin Food Administration,
Madison, Wisconsin
SUGAR.,

SUGAR.
I. How much sugar per month is each
person allowed?
Answer pounds per person in
house per month.
z. How much sugar may be purchased
at one time?
Answer-TO city or village custom
ers pounds at a time. To country
customers 5 pounds at a time.
8. How should the grocer record such
sugar saIes2
Answer = Alphabetically arranged
and indexed sugar books must be kept
by grocers. The customers name, adj
dress and number of members in fam
lily should be placed at top of page.
When sugar sale is made, the date and
amount purchased should be recorded
under name. Multiply the number of
members in family by to get maxi
mum monthly allotment.
"a. How may sugar be obtained for
canning purposes?
Answer-Permits must be obtained
by purchaser from County Food Ad-
ministrator or Local Deputy. Maxi
mum amount to be sold at one time is
10 pounds. Further 10 pound allot-
ments may be granted at discretion of
Local Deputy or County Food Admin
istratOr.
4b. What should the merchant do with
these canning certifioates2
Answer-Canning certificates should
be returned to County Food Admins
traitor by merchants on Monday Of
each week. Lists of merchants with
q ta
denced by canning certificates should
be mailed to Sugar Distributing Com
mittee, Madison, Wisconsin, by Coun-
ty Food Administrator. Certificates
covering such sales will be mailed di-
rect to merchants by Sugar ComAit-
tee.
&c. How should canning certificates
from Mail Order Houses be dis
posed Of?
Answer-Canning certificates fnSm
Mail Order Houses should be kept by
County Food Administrator and not
taken into account in weekly reports.
I'D. How may public eating places,
clubs, hospitals, etc., obtain sugar
for canning purposes?
AnSwer-Public eating places, hos
pitfalls, ETC., must obtain sugar for can
ming by applying to County Food Ad-
ministrator or local deputies. They are
entitled to same amounts as private
householders.
5a. How must public eating houses OBJ
tain sugar?
Answer-If Is or more persons are
served regularly per meal, Statement
&C" must be filled out and sent to
Sugar Distributing Committee, United
States Food Administration, Madison.
If IA or over and less than Is persons
are served regularly per meal, sugar
may be purchased in 4 pound lots on
above basis. If less than IA are served
per meal, sugar must be purchased in
2 pound lots.
5b. What is the sugar allotment for
public eating houses?
Answer-The allotment for such
places is 2 pounds for each 80 meals
served. This covers sugar for cooking
as well as table.
public eating houses?
Answer. Sugar bowls must be re-
moved from table.
2. Before sugar is served, the waiter
or waitress should always ask the pa
i
so, what kind.
3. For coffee or tea, hot or iced, two
half Jumps only or their equivalent in
some other form of pressed or other
sugar, to each person.
4. For a demitasSe or small cup of
coffee, one-half lump only or it's equiv
alent in some other form of pressed
or other sugar, to each person.
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only of granulated or powdered sugar
or it's equivalent per person. If pa
iron orders cereal and fruit, no more
than one teaspoonful should be served
for both.
6. Can sugar be purchased for the
manufacture of Lemonade?
Answer-No sugar will be allowed
for this purpose.
z. What are the regulations governing
temporary eating places, fairs,
AnsWer-Sugar for table service
should be obtained Joy filing out State
ment "C''. as indicated under Public
Eating House Regulations.
8. What rules govern the allotment of
sugar to Equity Societies?
AnSwer-A list Of members with
their addresses and number of persons
in each family should be on file with
Sugar Distributing Committee. Sugar
will be allotted such societies. In all
sales they are governed by the same
regulations as retail stores. Sugar
books must be kept by Manager of To-
cal equity and canning sugar permits
must be signed by County or Local
Food Administrator before they are
sent to the State Manager of Equities
at Madison.
9. Can wholesalers sell sugar to retail
ers, bakers or public eating places
without sugar certificates?
Answer--No.
10. Can County Food Administrators
authorize wholesalers to deliver
sugar without certificates?
AnSWer-NO.
II. What are the Mail Order House
Regulations?
AnsWer-Mail Order Houses are not
permitted to make sugar sales in any
larger amounts than permitted to re-
tail merchants.
IL. When the word "sugar" is used in
regulations, what is meant7
Answer Granulated, loaf or pow
dered beet or cane sugar and brown
sugar?