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Show I FRUIT SEASON AND SUGAR SHORTAGE Home Demonstrator Mavock Makes Valuable Suggestions for Putting Up Fruit Without Sugar. Up to date the only small inconvenience incon-venience that the people of the nation, na-tion, and particularly of Iron county, have felt in the world-wide shortage of food has been a slight decrease in available sugar. If we could think of this merely as inconvenience it would be easy to adjust ad-just ourselves to the situation. Sugar is a customary food, but not a neces-1 sary one. The great problem of the I housewives at the present time lies rather in a mental adjustment and the realization thut there are other sugars j' t as "sugary" as sugar, and that it is no physical detriment whatever what-ever to have our customary supply , cut down. True it may inconvenience ' the feeling of some individuals to ac-1 cept a change in the customary fla- ' vors, but the new adjustment in this matter would most assuredly be beneficial ben-eficial and not detrimental. Tho idea is altogether too prevalent that the handling of fruits in bottling ' nnd preserving for winter is seriously interfered with by a restricted use of, sugar. This, again, is more psycho-! logical and customary than matter of fact. The facts of the matter are that any quantity of fruit can be preserved pre-served without an ounce of suimr. Sterilization is the principle in fruit preservation anil this can be accomplished accom-plished without the use of sugar. The immediate objection from those who find it difficult to adjust themselves to the new condition is, "But I do not like fruit bottled without sugar." That however, is merely lack of ability to adapt oneself to circumstances, and not a truly reasonable objection under present regulations. Those who claim that unsweetened J bottled fruit lacks flavor can remedy this by using honey or corn syrup in sufficient quantity to bring out the fruit flavor. Jellies and jams may be made with the use of honey or syrups instead of sugar or used in part with sugar. Dried fruits, popular opinion to the contrary notwithstanding, are wholesome whole-some and delicious, if properly prepared. pre-pared. Many fruits contain sugar enough in themselves for their own preservation and flavor when dried or evaporated. Housewives should be extremely careful that they are not so influenced by the scarcity of sugar that they cut down their preservation of fruits. I "Not less fruit in our cellars, but i more," must be our slogan, and we must take advantage of every opportunity oppor-tunity to care for our own fruit supply sup-ply and as much as possible of the delicious product that Washington , county is planning to bring to u.s. The Washington county Fruit Mar-ket Mar-ket is establishing itself in the KnelL Huilding on Main street. Their standardized stan-dardized fruit of quality and quan-tity quan-tity may bo had at the most reasonable reason-able prices The housewives of Cedar' City cannot afford to neglect an op-! portunity like this that means sol much to the community. It would be wise for tho women to go to tho market, mar-ket, see the fruits for themselves and make their own selection. Do not let the lack of sugar cause you to hesitate hesi-tate in the quantities you would like to buy. Hot tie your fruits without sugar, and sweeten them latei when there is more sugar on tho market. Pottle your fruit pulps for jams and butters and keep them on hand to bo used later. Hottle your fruit juices unsweetened. They will make just as good jelly in January as in July. Exhibit! will be placed and demonstrations demon-strations e.iven and recipes distribute I at the Fruit Market. Watch for future fu-ture announcements. RENA B. HAYCOCK, Iron County Homo Deinoiislator. |