What was the deeper significance of Sai Baba telling Jog to give Cholkar tea with extra sugar?

The instruction to serve tea "well-filled with sugar" was much more than a simple act of hospitality; it was a profound confirmation of faith for Cholkar. Chapter 15 reveals that Baba's words were a "full hint" intended to show Cholkar that his vow of distributing sugar had been accepted and that his personal penance of renouncing sugar was now complete. Baba later explicitly stated, "The state of your mind at the time of the vow, and the penance of the long delay—Though you kept these secret, all of it is known to me." The entire event was orchestrated so that Cholkar's faith would be confirmed and the "stamp of devotion" would be impressed upon him.