EXTRA SUGAR RATION
little demand for jam MAKING Little inclination to draw the c::tra sugar ration for jam-making, which has been available since July 15, has boon shown by Dominion housewives, according to the rationing controller, <Ur. J. E. Thomas. In alt centres demand has been only light, suggesting that most households were managing within 'I he rati 11 of 12oz a person weekly. Me added tlia't the additional allocation had been given as a result of representations by fruit-growers and the general public. According to several grocers, inujiy women preferred 'to wait for an allocation cf sugar in the main jam making season. If they used he August supply for jam, and an■plii'd f>r its replacement, that amount would be deducted lrom any special issue made later. Olheis considered 'that 'because of the I'mited variety of jams that could be made at this season, women preferred to wait until the stone fruits were available. "The system seems complica-ted and confusing," remarked one retailer, who. suggested that a simpler and more elfecUvc plan would have been to declare coupons 15 to IS available lor jamniak'ng and to have rnnde the next four coupons Hie lor normal issue in August.
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Hutt News, Volume 16, Issue 12, 19 August 1942, Page 8
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199EXTRA SUGAR RATION Hutt News, Volume 16, Issue 12, 19 August 1942, Page 8
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