MAKING THE MOST OF THE SUGAR 318 FOOD FACTS Now that all your care- fully saved sugar has been turned into jam, you will want to think up more ways of saving sugar for Christmas cakes and sweets. Here are some practical tips for stretch- ing the sugar ration. Stretch it with SACCHARIN In the quantities in which it is used for sweetening foods and drinks, saccharin is completely harmless. As a sweetener 3 or 4 stand- ard tablets are equal to 1 oz. sugar. Saccharin should always be added to a sweet after it has been boiled, otherwise it turns bitter.