Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-06-24
USE OF SUGAR
IS CURTA|LED
Drastic Regulations Will Go Into
Effect On First Of Next
Month
SODA FOUNTAINS ARE HIT


of the American sweet tooth.
The Federal Food Administration
has announced that the use of sugar
will have to be further curtailed and
that July LIST has been fixed as the
date when rigid restrictions to that
end will go into effect from one end
of the country to the other.
These restrictions are made neces-
sary by shortage in sugar foreseen
some time ago but which has become
more acute since the announcement
has been made that the Cuban output
has been cut short A domestic short
age is now in prospect and only
sweeping reductions in the tonnage
allowed manufacturers will save the
country from famine conditions.
1t is the fixed purpose of the Food
Administration to supply the domestic
consumer first of all, not only for i'm
mediate table use, but for all neces-
sary canning. At that, the country
will be expected to go upon a three
nd-per-capita-m monthly ration. In
addition to a fixed ration for the in
dividual sugar consumer, the Food Adj
ministration announces that beginning
July the following drastic steps will
be taken to conserve the volume of
sugar to be available during the COM
ing months:
Soda fountains are to be reduced to
so per cent of their normal require
ments.
Ice cream manufacturers will re-
ceive only rs per cent of the amount
of sugar used last year.
Ice cream made on the premises of
solar fountains will come under the
so per cent limitation instead of the rs
per cent allowance for ice cream
manufacturers.
A large number of commodities con-
tanning sugar have been taken from
the list of essential foodstuffs and
will be allowed so per cent instead of
so per cent of their requirements, as
at present
Manufacturers of fruits served at
soda fountains will be allowed so per
cent of their normal sugar require
ments
Manufacturers of grape juice will
be allowed on so per cent of their
usual sugar requirements. A few such
manufacturers may be allowed little
more sugar in order to take care of
the grape crop or to prevent fermenta-
ton, but such instances will be rare.
Every manufacturer using sugar
will be required to present to the
seller certificate from the Federal
Food Administrator for the State in
which he operates.
Only the following products after
July will be given 100 per cent of
their sugar requirements: Ant poi
son, apple butter, canned vegetables,
canned fruits, explosives, gIycerin, in
secticides, meats, capsules, catsup,
chilli sauce, mince meats, drugs for
medicinal purposes and packers OF
preserved fruits.
The following businesses and COM
modities will be in the less essential
| class: Barrooms, brewers, California
fruit cider, cough drops, dessert pow.
/ der, dental preparations, druggists
who use sugar for reducing concen-
trated syrups, honey manufacture
hotel bars, gelatine, ginger ale, glue
| grape juice ESQ per cent sufficient tC
| preserve even if not to bottle imme.
/ diately), ice cream cone manufactur.
ers, ice cream powder, jelly powder
marshmallow. matted milk, maple
sugar compound, molasses and syrup
patent medicines, all pickles. roller:
/ for printing presses, saloons, preserv
ing salmon, eggs for sale to fishermen
table syrups, vinegar and whisk,
blending.