The Republican., 1918-08-01
SUGAR CONSERVATION
Why 1t Is Necessary To Save All
That Is Possible.

That Is Possible.
Mrs. J. L. Pollock, Chairman Council of
Defence Division of Home Conser-
walton and Home Economics.
1t is necessary to conserve sugar
during these coming months because:
(a) We need the ships which bring
sugar from a distance into this country
for other purposes.
(b) Some of the countries closest to
US from whom we might import have a
small sugar yield this year.
(c) Our own domestic sugar crop is
smaller than we expected.
Id The submarine has sunk ships
cont aiming sugar.
In order to take care of the needs of
our Army and Navy and to give to our
Allies the amount they must have, which
is less than we keep for ourselves, these
things are necessary:
(a) No person should use more than
I of a pound of sugar week. This in
cludes sugar used in all forms of food
(b) The canning and preserving in
the household should be done in such
a way as to use the least possible
amount of sugar.
Unless we are careful we may have
a sugar shortage. This can be pre-
vented only if each individual uses no
more than his share of sugar. Some
must use even loss than full share.
If we think our allotment of sugar
small, let US compare it with the allot-
ment of other countries.
We may have 3 pounds of sugar
apiece each month.
The English may have 2 pounds of
sugar apiece each month.
The French may have l pound of
sugar apiece each month, (when they
can get it,
The Italians may haye l pound of
sugsr apiece each month.
CANDY.
Do you know that your sweet tooth
consumes as candy in year enough
sugar to meet all sugar requirements
under the rationing standard of
England. u.............. .1or year
or France. ...................f for l year
or Italy. Observation-Disclosures. for 2 years?
That the money spent in United
States for candy in year is double the
amount required to feed Belgium for l
year?
The following rules have been made
to help in fair distribution of sugar
Will you give your aid to make them
effective.
(a) Retailers may not sell at any one
time more than two pounds of sugar to
any town customer nor more than five
pounds of sugar to any country custo
mer. The latter may be varied by the
local Administrator to persons remote
from town. The retailer will do his
best not to sell more than three pounds
per person per month Cooper
alton of the customer with the retailer
is earnestly sought.
(b) Retailers may not sell at present
more than 25 pounds of sugar to any
household for home canning upon the
householder's certifying that he has
not bought elsewhere and agreeing to
return any balance unused for this pur-
pose. The householder can obtain
more than 25 pounds upon approval of
local Administrator, if supplies are
available.
1t will be seen by this plan that there
is no direct rationing of the householder.
1t would cost the Government SIS, 900, =
600 to put the householder on a ration
card and would take the services of 100,-
600 people to carry it out We cannot
afford the labor or money and if house
holders will cooperate it can be avoided.
We need only enough sugar to make
our meals paateable. One and one
half ounces or about three level table
spoons of sugar or its equivalent in
honey, molasses or syrup day for each
person will do this. This includes the
sugar or sugar substitutes used in cook
ing.
How sugar may be sayed:-
BY using sweet dried fruits as dates.
raisins and figs to sweeten desserts and
cereals and in place of candy.
By using honey, syrups, maple sugar
and mOlasses to sWeeten deserts and
beverage, in making cakes, cookies
frosting and as far as possible in can
ming and preserving.
By canning fruits without sugar and
by making fruit pastes where the
natural sugar will give most of the
sweetness.
By emitting sugar from tea, coffee
and cereals or if it is used by mixing it
completely with the food and eating all
of it.
If recipe calls for cup of sugar use
in its place any one of the following:
l cup of honey or
IL cups of corn syrup
If honey or syrupare used the amount
of liquid called for in the recipe must be
reduced cup for every cup of honey
or syrup used.