Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-08-07
FURTHER CUT IN
THE USE OF SUG
State Food Administrator Bro
Promulgates New Regulations
for Vermont
CANNING SUPPLY IS NCN-EXlSTA
Housewives May Can Without
However-Restric Direct
flecticn of War Developments.

| the Vi Tie sugar oAAuo
ton which has developed as the re
| suit of submarine activities and the
German occupation of the greater part
of the beet sugar fields in France, the
| food administration has been forced
| to put into effect new restrictions on
| the consumption Of this commodity.
| State Food Administrator Brooks said
today that it was with keen regret
that the new regulations had been is
| sued, but in&smuch as they arise d.
| rectly from war conditions and are
| absolutely necessary as military
| safeguard to the armies in the field
and the civilian populations support
| ing the armies, he felt confident that
| the people Of the state would accept
| them periodically and observe them
as being one of their personal contri-
| buttons to victory.
Most important among the new
regulations are: no further special
sales of sugar for canning purposes
are permitted; dealers must limit
sales so that not Lore than two
pounds month per individual will be
purchased; public eating houses must
not consume more than two pounds
for each 80 meals served; there
must be no unrationed service of su
gar in public eating houses and the
ban against the sugar bowl on the
table is pronounced. Mr. Brooks has
| promulgated the following order
regulating and restricting the distr-
button Of sugar;
WHEREAS it is the first duty of
,, belligerent nation to provide it's ar
mics and navies with an abundance
of good and nourishing food, and,
"WHEREAS, it has been declared
| necessary by the United States Food
| Administration at Washington in Or
der to supply the armies and navies
now fighting against German despot-
ism such good and nourishing food.
that the consumption Of sugar in
America be limited, for the time be-
ing, to two ounds per person, per
month, and,
WHEREAS this food so needed by
our brave fighting men may be sup
Piled in abundance by a little sacri-
fee on the part of the Dc ople at home
and
WHEREAS all patriotic Vernon
ters grasp an opportunity for service
in this great war as a privilege and
not as a burden and 1t is only the
slac,ler and unpatriotic person who
must be goaded into the performance
VI q iil5H uClyI anu W Tic emu JIlCtt
Vermont may be in harmony with all
regulations and suggestions of the
United States Food Administration at
Washington It is hereby
ORDERED
81. That no retail dealer in sugar
shall sell more than two pounds Of
sugar at any one time to a person liv-
ing in a village or city, or more than
five pounds Of sugar at any one time
to a person living In the country, and
such sales must be further limited so
that the people supplied may not
have for consumption more than two
pounds per person per month.
90 No further special sales for
canning purposes are permitted.
Fruits must be pre-, erved without su
gar or the sugar thereof saved from
the two pound per month apNortfon-
ment.
"3. Retailers shall for each sale of
sugar make a record in duplicate Of
the date and amount of the purchase
and The name and address Of the pur-
aser; one copy Of such record shall
be kept on file by the retailer and
one copy delivered to the local food
administrator within one week after
the sale, provided however that this
section shall not apply to localities
operating under card system.
~. Public eating places, boarding
houses, clubs and dining-cars shall
limit the consumption Of sugar to not
over two pounds CT sugar to ninety
meals served, and shall not permit
unrationed sugar to be on tables or
counters where food Is served, in
bowls or otherwise"
So far as limiting the use Of sugar
to two pounds a month per individual
is concerned Mr.. Brooks feels that
this entails no real hardship on The
public, for this is an amount that is
ample to meet all physical necessi-
ties although it may constitute an in
convenience for Americans have been
tremendous consumers OF sugar.
| There is nothing. however, in this
! limitation which threatens the
| health Of an individual
ON canning fruit without sugar, can
| the product the day 1t is picked. Gull,
| stem, seed and clean fruit by plac-
| ing in strainer and pouring cold wa
| ter over cans until full. Use table,
! spoon, wooden ladle, or table knife,
| FOR packing purposes. Pour boiling
| hot water over the product in the
| hot Jar. Place rubibers and caps in
! position, not tight. IF using tin cans,
! seal completely. Place in the steriliz-
er, vat, or Gamer, and sterilize for
! length Of time ( ven below according
to the particular type of outfit used:
Hot water bath, homemade or COM
nercial so minutes
Water seal, PA degrees
20 minutes
pounds steam pressure
II minutes
10 pounds steam pressure
/ 10 minutes
"After steri1izing remove the filed
containers. Seal jars; invert to cool
and test the joints. Wrap in paper
to prevent bleaching and store in a
dry cool place If tin cans are used i:
| will be found advantageous TO plunge