Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-13
Saving Sugar = National Necessity;
How 20 Can with Little Sugar

Saving Sugar . National necessity
How TO Can With Little Sugar
There is a great sugar shortage and
this is likely TO be more pronounced
and acuCe as the summer advances. We
are confronted. therefore. by a very Sc
rious situation We have probably one
of the largest fruit crops in our his
tory. There is an abundance of fruit
=-.Se5Is now for canning, preSeFvinS
ana the making of jams and marina
ladies'. There is a great outcry as 10
the scarcity OF sugar and the restrlc-
tions governing the same The public
should he advised that the sugar situa-
tfOn is such that If authority 10 pur-
chase ad libitum for canning purposes
were puJ into effect the supply OF sugar
in the state would literally go into the
hands Of a few individuals and a sugar
famine ensue- The food adminfstra ton
is endeavoring In every possible way 20
hold the sugar supply in sufficient con
troll TO enable every individual rich
and poor alike. TO obtain a small guam
tity Of this necessary product Author
tty has been granted for the purchase
Of IS pounds of sugar per month for
canning purposes. the supply for the
season rot to exceed DO pounds II is
quite possible for people 10 live on two
pounds OF sugar per month. This IL a
much more liberal ration than is at
forded abroad at the present time. The
shortage of our sugar supply Is due in
a large measure TO the enormous sink
ing BY submarines in the last few weeks.
More than 100000 pounds were lost in
this way. II is bound to have, there
fore. a restrictive action on the output
of our sugar refineries and 10 lessen
the supply available for our people. To
meet the exigencies Of the situation it
was. therefore. necessary TO restrict the
sugar sales 10 two pounds per capita
per month and to the amount indicated
for canning purposes.
A great many people. as on all. occa-
sions. think that only a disaster can
follow the scarcity Of sugar. II is not
necessary that any such result should
ensue. People should not now preserve
or make jams or marmalades. This is
the first essential matter to bear in
mind II takes larger amounts OF sugar
for these purposes. vet fruits put up in
this manner are not more nourishing or
desirable than those canned The food
administration advises that a taboo be
put on preserving and the making OF
Jams AMI marmalades at this time. The
amount Of sugar available can be made
10 go several times as far If used for
canning purposes rs for preserving
Taking a family OF 5 or as a unit and
the sugar allowed fO= home consump-
tion and for canning purposes IL is pos
sihle 20 put up and preserve all the
fruits and berries available for such
use in the state Of Georgia The first
thing for the housekeeper to do is. 20
supply herself with a plentiful supply
Of cans or glass containers and then un-
dertake &c preserve the fruits available
in these through the use Of. Eighties
syrTps than have previously been inside.
Peaches. for instance. of which We shaYe
an enormous crop may be put M IL No
: cans and properly preserved with the
use Of no more than three ounces OF
sugar Two and a half ounces Of sugar
will be sufficient to preserve two
pounds of fruit in two-pound can IT
each instance a pinch OF salt should