Daily Republican., 1884-12-23
COLORED CANDIES.
WHY CONFECTIONERY COIOR
THEIR CANDIEs-rHE FAULT
WITH THE CONSCMERS.

Aho hiiohtiphin IJapcIS GOut8iu brbi-
cles almost every day about poisonous
subject will bs agitated until the
Legislature passes an
act giving the Beard OF Health of
Philadelphia the same power posses,
sed by the health authorities of New
YORK, that of entering manufactures
and seizing al adultered candies, or
those colOred with poisonous pigments.
There is no denying the fact that some
candles are made and sold that are in.
furious.
Chr0mate of Lead, Aniline, Prussian
Blue and other poisonous substances
are in many instances used in the large
to color on.bcns, and
other cOnfeCtiOns,. while terra alba,
powdered soap stone, glue and other
are used as adulterations,
and will no doubt continue TO be used +,
despite the forts Of 30 snitarians to pre-
vent 1t, just IA long,as the people pect
to buy candy for few cents more per
pound than the cost of the sugar.
Another thing to be taken into con-
sideration is the fact that, az q general
thing people will not buy confections
that are not colored. A practical mann.
featuring confectioner In Philadelphia
once said to an apprentice, the whole
secret of successful confectioner IL in
knowing how to color the candies, 20
that they will please the eye, and cause
the people to buy them, and to SO flavor
them that they will tickle the palate
and cause them TO return for more"
A few years ago man from Boston
disregardiDg this plain rule, opened q
splended establishment on Arch street,
Philadelphia, and filed 1t with large
stock Of confectiOns, made rs pure as il
WAS possible TO make them of tho best
sugar and water. with only enough
cream of tartar to kill the grain of the
sugar. He did not have piece of col
orsd candy in his establishment, but
although he advertised liberally, and
did everything possible TO make his
business successful, he was compelled
IN short time TO close his place
while less than one square from him, q
man who sod colored candies wa,
doing rousiDg business.
Some time ago. and in fact until thu
manufacture of French confections wa
introd uced into this country. no c0lorinl
matter except cOchineal was used. Blu
with the introduction of bon bons ant
other fine candies, a demand arose TO
high colored goods, and the confectione
who could make them the most attraC
tive, was certain of doing a business
Vegetable Colors, such az saffron an,
other like substances we're tried, bu
would not answer the purpose the.
would not please the eye, and con
sequently the goods would not sell.
The use of chrome yellow, carmine
Prussian blue, aniline, ultramarin
| blue. burnt umber and lamp black the
became general, and the goods locke
nice, consequently the people bough
them, aud the confectionery busInes
increased, until at present there is nc
u country in the world where there
as much candy consumed per capit
as there is in the United States. 1t
however doubtful If even in using thes
colors there IL enough Of them in I'll
candy to injure anyone, and 1t is prob
bic that a person would be made sic
with the amount of sugar they woul
have to eat, before they would
poisoned by the colJring matter.
Not many years ago, deman
sprung up for low priced candies, " hic
was partly met by the introduction I
stsa Ill and machinery, combined wit
unskilled labor at low wages in tt
large mannia c tories. But some peOp
were not satisfied even then, althoug
the price of candies were reduced full
one half they wanted goods sti
cheaper, and when sugar was twel,
cents n pound, there were retailers VII
wanted to buy candy at eleven cent
SO that they could retail it at twent
cents, and the manufacturers accon
| III odated them by using terra abba an
powdered soap atone in the candies an
lozenges, and glue, or starch and gil
, cose. in the gum drops and marshma
low drops.
Just as long as the people want chea
, candies, highly colored, they shoul
not complain about the confectioD'
supplying the demand. In concludin
this article it is but just to the manufa
turing confectioners Of this city to 81
that IL is not believed that any of the
adulterate their goods, as that is most
cone in the manufactures of the lari
cities, where confections are made
the ton, and frequently sold to retaile
| at less than the price of sugar.
1t present the price of sugar is
i low that it is doubtful IL much or al
adulteration is used, and Il the peOp
wish to make eolOred candies unpop
: lar, let them refrain from purchasing
using them, and the confectioner wi
gladly stop manufacturing them,
some of the large establishments
Philadelphia and New York expef
thousands of dollars annually for colo
4, ing matter.
Cong ress.