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Ways to Stretch Sugar Rations in Jellies, Jams, Preserves
Title
Ways to Stretch Sugar Rations in Jellies, Jams, Preserves
Excerpt
Homemakers who decide to use wartime sugar rations to make jellies, jams, and preserves will find it possible to stretch the sugar used, to some extent, but should not expect or try to cut down sugar in these products as much as in home-canned fruit.
The sugar in jellies, jams, and preserves is not only for sweetening, it also helps to preserve the fruit and give each product its own proper consistency.
The sugar in jellies, jams, and preserves is not only for sweetening, it also helps to preserve the fruit and give each product its own proper consistency.
Creator
United States Bureau of Home Economics
Publisher
United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Home Economics
Date
May 1942