The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-26
USE0E. HONEYIS
..CRANFORD'SIDEA
College Of Hawaii Professor
Points Out Way People Of Isl
ands Can Help Save. Cargo
Space and Sugar Besides
Using Up Local Product

movement has been begun by
Prot David l., Ora wford of the College
Of Hawaii, who is interested in the food
problem of the Territory to bring to
he attention of the food admnistra-
on the necessity of making use of
he honey production of the Islands
md inaugurating an "eat honey cam,
'aign TO Offset the effects of the late
v announced embargo of the shipping
BOARD. j'.,s 90.
Figures which Professor Crawford
has secured for use. in the campaign
how that the Territory produces about
me thousand tons:of honey annually,
Win Ia, IL used here, will take the place
If $4,000 gallons of molasses which is
imported Annually, and release large
quantities. of sugar for the use of our
dies 'and armies abroad.
The saving Of cargo space, which has
'rtuated the shipping board in it's de
roe recently anuOnncet can, Professor
= raw ford points ont, be doubled
through the nse of honey here instead
# molasses' which would have to be
nportrd. That honey can be used
rolf ably iniplace of both moIass"s and
ugnr is h fact that-he has aScrrtaimcA
through chemical analysis.
Better Than Molasses
LIT probably is not reuIizrd hv
many that all of tho mo asses used here,
rhOut $1,000 gallons wear, is i'm
ortrd from the mainland because of
he poor duality of our lOrAlly pro
iured mOlasses,' he said yesterday
The sugar extraction in our mills is
80 efficient that the molasscs Is infrri.
Or and not uscd at all for human food.
Honey il better than moasscs for
Ill cooking, baking and ronfcrtion pur
POSES because it is higher IN sugar con
tent. The chief prejudice against its
use has been apparently due to tn"
idea that all Hawaiian honey crystal
Lies quickly. This is not true, for
about half Of the total production here
is what is known as "honey dew -
honey and this stands for very long
Time unrrystallized. Another preju-
lice against il Is the false notion that
it il too expensive. As matter Of
fact molasses Is a very costly product
here, especially this Year, and honey
is just as cheap II not cheaper.
1t is announced that the local supply
u honey can be offered to the public
at the lowest possible prices in con.
tanners of varying sizes to suit all
customers. That it is no less patrio.
n duty than IA piece of good business
or the Islands to employ the honey
output is his chief conviction in the
art he is taking in bringing the use
of honey to the fore in Hawaii. In a
"aso where local interest can be mad"
% go hand 10 hand with, national de.
votion, Professor Crawford believes
hat there will not he any opposition
TO the project when the facts are made
known.
It is a plan which has aJrrndy been
arranged to supply honey to the pub
&c in containers of from a half gallon
to barrel capacity.
Save Cargo Space
There is no reason why all moIass
rs should not be replaced br honey ="
saws Professor Ora wforl THE umnrnt
Of cargo space that will hc saved for
more vital things will he considerable,
and if tho shipping situation hcroprcs
much more serious we may find this
to he a matter of grave impOrta zee
to ourselves as well as to the Nation :"
Professor Crawford points out that
honey may cost little more as sub,
stitute for sugar but holds that this
is not great enough 10 influence Tub
lie spirited housewives AGAINST il. N