November 15, 1974 – In the days of high prices and shortages, homemakers wanted to know how to stretch a limited sugar supply. "Americans normally consume a lot of sugar - about 100 pounds per year," said Betty Lou Henry, foods and nutrition specialist with the Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Service. "We can actually improve our diets by substituting foods of higher nutritional value for the sugar we cut from our food intake," she said. Miss Henry gave some suggestions for stretching sugar. "Substitute naturally sweet foods, such as oranges, pears, bananas and apples, for concentrated sweets, such as pies, cakes, cookies and candy." She pointed out that honey equals sugar in sweetness but added that in baked goods where texture is aect ed only one-half of the sugar should be replaced with honey. She said that sugar can be reduced in sweet desserts (except cakes) one-fourth to one-half without causing too many family complaints.