The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-25
Food
QUESTIONS ANSWERED
SUGAR

How can we save sugar?
By using substitutes and givina
up candy and soft drinks
Does 1t save sugar to use brown sugar
instead of>granulated?
If there is any saving 1t Is too
slight to be Of value.
How much sugar may we eat?
Not more than pounds a month
per person.
Does this amount include candy and
soft drinks?
Yes. We should reduce our con-
sumption of candy and soft drinks
as much as possible.
Does this amount include the sugar
used in canning fruits and vegeta.
bles?
No.
What could we accomplish by cutting
out tie use of candy alone?
We could thereby release enough
sugar to meet England's shortage,
or to more than meet the shortage
of France.
What was one factor that probably
helped bring about the sugar short
age last year?
Canning and preserving. In Au-
gust, 1917, there was an increase of
4S per cent and in September, 1917,
an increase Of A per cent Of sugar
consumption over the correspond
ing months of 1915.
Was this good conservation?
Yes; it will be justified in the
long run.
Will there be another sugar famine?
If the American people use not
more than 3 pounds per month per
person allowed and refrain from
boarding, there will be enough sugar
this year.
How is sugar used Commercially?
In breadstuffs, condensed milk,
favoring extracts, chewing gum,
certain medicines, confectionery,
canned fruits and vegetables, cocoa,
chocolate, syrups, beverages, and in
number Of nonedible products,
such as paste, leather, explosives,
etc.
When did the beet sugar industry be-
gin in the United States?
About 1885.
What has its increase been since
then?~
From ss6 tons to s2o,s57 tons, or
over 10000 per cent increase.
Does the United States get most of
its sugar from this country?
No. Most Of 1t Is imported, and
pofiu od horo
Why should we not compare our total
consumption Of sugar with the sugar
rations Of the Allies?
Because total consumption means
household use and commercial use,
while the rations are amounts al
lotted to individuals, and do not
even include the allowance for can.
ming and preserving.
What was the total per capita con-
sumption in the United States for
1917?
S4.35 pounds.
How much Of this was for household
use
6115 pounds per person.
What was the total per capita con.
sumption In England and in France
in 1916?
1882 pounds in England.
1888 pounds in France.
What is the individual ration now in
England, France, Italy, and Ger
many?
England, 26 pounds a year.
France, 1872 pounds a, year.
Italy, 1872 pounds year.
Germany, FL pounds year.
These rations are not guaran
tecd. They represent the maxi
mum portion possible If the gov
eminent can get the sugar.
What is the total amount obtainable
from our present sources of sugar?
6,759,96S short tons.
What. are the requirements Of the
United States and the Allies?
! 1916, 42S short tons.
What is the deficit 10 be made good?
1,1S5,45 short tons.
What possible amelioration OF this
condition could we expect?
Sugar from Java and the Philip
pines, and larger crops from Cuba
and the United States.
Would it be wise to depend on all
these favorable conditions?
Decidedly not.
Why can we not get sugar from Java
and the Philippines?
Because the journey Is 80 long
that it is an extravaganza use OF
ships.
What, then, is required Of us?
That we reduce our sugar con.
sumption by 1888 per cent.
Why is this more than our Home Card
asks for?
Because the Home Card was Is.
sued before the sugar situation was
known to be so serious.
BEEF ONCE A DAY IN PUBLIC
EATING PLACES UNDER
| NEW RULE.
Favorable developments in the beef
! situation have made it possible for
the food administration to ease up
/ somewhat on the rather complicated