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Show NO MORE SUGAR FOR CANNING SAYS LOCALOPA OFFICE Requests for more canning sugar cannot be filled, Francis J Quinn, chairman of the Bingham Bing-ham Canyon war price and rationing ra-tioning board, announced today. "Military and industrial needs for sugar prohibit increasing allowances al-lowances for home canning", the chairman said. "Local boards' are being flooded with requests from housewives who state they need more canning sugar to prevent spoilage of surplus fruit. Contrary Con-trary to popular opinion, fruit may be canned without sugar. Home economic experts of the Department of Agriculture say that sugar improves the Uavor of fruit, helps it hold its shape and color, but it does not keep it from spoiling. They suggest that home: canners use less sugar now one cup to four quarts of fruit and add more just before serving. This may be done by draining off the juice and heating heat-ing it with sugar, then pouring the syrup over, the fruit and chilling. Another way to save sugar is to use three-fourths cup of honey for four quarts of fruit. This gives a new flavor and provides pro-vides sufficient sweetness.' Sugar experts predict that the supply available to the United States in 1945 will not be greater than in. 1944. Although mi htary requirements and relief feeding needs in 1945 cannot be accurately accur-ately predicted at this time, the sugar situation may well be even tighter than it has been this year. |