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Show THREATENED SUGAR FAMINE CANI AVOIDED IF IE HOME "Tho threatened sugar famine makes it imperative that individuals and families begin to conserve sugar at once. Americans havo allowed their fondness for sugar to increase to the point where it has passed extravagance extrava-gance and become actual waste." Some of the common wastes aro those of over-sweetening tea, coffee and other table beverages. A good part so used is not dissolved, but left In the bottom of the cup to be thrown away. Think of the waste of using three rto four teasnoons of sucar to ! ono cup when one is a great suffi-I suffi-I ciency. When approached on this j matter individuals will often answer, I "I guess I could use less if I thought j about 1L" Think about It, it is your duty. The use of frostings on cake in-I in-I volves the use of sugar needlessly at i this time. Furthermore, many recipes call for excessive amounts of sugar. I Try smaller amounts in your recipes i and give to cakes which are sweetened I with molasses or syrup. Housekeepers 1 who have a good stock of canned ; fruits, jellies, and preserves in their I store cupboards can lessen their sugar consumption by using more of such j things for desserts and similar pur-I pur-I poses. It is well to remember that candy is a concentrated sugar food and, like other concentrated foods, should be eaten in moderation. It is best to cat candy at meal time. If mothers and fathors only knew the harm they were doing by giving or allowing the children to buy a dime's worth of I candy as they pass a store to and I from school they would hold their ! hands up in horror. Babies Often get I candy when they have not yet developed the power of digesting it. But what can be expected of children when they sec "grown ups" step to a I counter and buy candy when they : have just passed a poster which says "Save Sugar." Furthermore, candy should not be sold at any bazaar or church festivities. If you are going ' to serve your country, be consistent j and save sugar there as well as in the ' homes. Be a little thoughtful and do not offer persons a piece of candy, home-made or factory-made even, for they may be observing these economies, econ-omies, even if you are not patriotic enough to do this little bit. Remem-j Remem-j bcr that if you do not comply with i suggestions voluntarily you may be rationed. The housewife can cook dried fruits without sugar by cooking for a uiUch longer time and at a lower heat than ordinarily used. Cook cereals with dates and raisins and serve without sugar. Don't teach the young child to use sugar on cereals when-he will be perfectly content without it, if taught I to cat properly. Sweeten fruits with honey and maple and can syrup, j Make puddings, cakes, etc., with corn I syrup,' molasses or honey instead of I all sugar. For a cup of sugar in a J cake recipe substitute a cup of syrup, land for every cup of honey lessen the amount of water by one-fourth of a cup. (a) How much sugar is served on your table in a week? (b) What is the average amount which each person uses in tea and coffee? (c) Does your family se sugar on cereals? j (d) Do you add sugar to the baby's cereal and cup of milk? (e) What kind of dessert do you serve most frequently? I (f) Will each member of the family I who uses more than six tablespoonfuls of sugar a day Including the amount used in cakes, puddings, preserved 'fruits, etc., agree, to reduce the amount to four tablespoonfuls? . (g) Will you for one month substitute sub-stitute dishes which contain little su-J su-J gar in place of cakes, puddings, etc.? For instance, use molasses ana syrups n sweetening; use salads freely, and use the canned fruits which you put up last summer in place of such dishes dish-es as cakes and puddings. (h) Will you agree to use fresh ( fruits, raisins, dates, figs, nuts, pop ! corn, and similar things for your holiday holi-day gatherings and cut down on candies and dishes which call for sugar? (i) If there are five persons in your family will you agree to limit the su- .gar used in all cooking and served on your table in any form, Including can-dy, can-dy, to one pound (two cups) a day I for the remainder of the year? This allowance will give approximately 3 j ounces a day per person. For each member of the family over five add six tablespoonfuls additional, for less than five reduce the amount six ta-, j blespoonfuls for each person. i (j) Will you keep a record of the amount of sugar saved in this way? I oo |