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The Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Redditch Messenger – Saturday 2 June 1917

One of the burning questions for the housewife just now is how far it will be
possible to convert what promises to be an excellent crop of fruit into jam. I have received
from the Board of Agriculture a note which suggests that attention is at last being given to
this important matter. I am told that the question of the possible use of honey as a
substitute for sugar in jam-making and fruit preserving having been raised, the food
Production department has considered the question. Bee-keepers who have honey to spare
and fruit to jam or otherwise to preserve, may utilise honey instead of sugar quite
satisfactorily. The general rule is to use honey in the same quantities and in the same way as
sugar for either jam or marmalade. Whether it is worthwhile so to utilise honey depends on
individual circumstances and personal taste. Those who do not keep bees may find the price
of honey much higher than that of sugar; indeed, practically prohibitive. Moreover, the
supply of honey at present is very short, and not likely to be large at any time this year. The
Food Production Department is obviously unable to claim that this suggestion solves the
difficulty. But in quarters where it is adopted it may help to prevent large quantities of
valuable fruit from going to waste.

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