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Ammonia and Alum In Baking Pow
ders. How to Detect Them.

alum, compiled from official reports
and published in a areceut number OF the
Scientific American, is given below.
sit deals in a direct manner with an
evil which must be cut down" said the
Chicago Tribunein commenting on the
Scientific American report. Follow
ing is the list OF
AMMONIA AND ALUM BAKING POWDERS,
COMPILED FROM OFFICIAL REPORTS.
Powders marked with q star seem
to have q general sale, as they are
mentioned in at least two of the re-
| ports.
"ATLANTIC & &PACIFIC. sROYAL.
| COOKS FAVORITE. sCIOTO,
CROWN. SILVER SPOON.
CRYSTAL. SILVER STAR.
DAISY. ssNOWDRIFT.
*DAvIs OK. SOVEREIGN.
DRY YEAST. STAR
GEM. STATE.
GLOBE. STANDARD
*KENTON. 6UNFLOWER.
PEARSON'S, WASHINGTON.
PERFECTION. WINDSOR
PEERLESS. ZIPP's GRAPE.
PURITY. CRYSTAL.
There are, in addition to the fore
going list from the Scientific American,
q number OF such powders sold in the
western that were not found in the
eastern stores.
Following is the list to date:
Calumet Baking Powder Co., Ghicago.5
FOREST CITY, Contains Ammonia Alum.
ou1cA&S y0uYs YEAsF AB5Fs' c9nfsins Sssf'and Ammonia
Chapman & Smith Co., Chicago.)
BON BON Contains Ammonia Alum.
HOTEL, Contains Alum.
4; g; Grant Baking Powder Co.. Chicago.j
6RE EsPooS TAYhoSs oS5sT1 Mmmona faF1 aFS3
(Taylor Mig. Co., St: LOUISE
(Yarnall Mfg. Co., St. Louis
sHAW'sSNOW PUFF Contains Alum.
(Merchant's Mfg. Association, St. Louis.)
DoDsoN & HILLS. Contains Alum.
sHEPARD'S. Contains Ammonia Alum.
BA1N,Eg' EWm' Il Shepard St, tob}s;ns) a9ajs;) Alum
lMeeyer-Bain Mfg. Co., nla,i St, Iouis.9 5iN''
MONARCH, Contains Ammonia Alum.
Reid. Murdoch & Co., Chicago,)
Bengal Coffee & Spice Mills, Chicago.)
GIANT, Contains Alum.
ncSS F. Mclaughlin e. $Sn;sss S5s,52
KAfBFGIHs HspG PGRTY Co.. contans E9m
(Kalbfell Mig. Co., Chicago)
RISING SUN. Contains Ammonia.
Phoenix Chemical Works, Chicago.)
WHITE ROSE. Contains Ammonia Alum.
lGlobe Coffee e. Spice Mills, Minneapolis)
WO0Ds ACME Contains Ammonia.
ANDREWS PEARL, Contains Ammonia
&c. L. Andrews g. Co., Milwaukcc.)
HARRIES' FAVORITE, Contains Alum.
III. II. Harries, Minneapolis)
FIDELITY, Contains Alum.
SOLAR Contains Alum.
pUTNAM's @ BEST JEST D'o''' 0oafaiG Contains Alum.
cH1NA ei fdeS1a Ho1sE q Co., eontains Sn,eaE1 Alum
49,, &Noah Mcdowell, St. Paul, Minn.)
TWIN CITY Contains Alum.
uAkdTii q K iTSsgEguson' MiqrnsapCiis Mimi
f,fqlsS Baking Pwd d6St.iss Tan francisco
CLIMAX Baking Powder Co., Indianapolis)
Ammonia and alum are the most
common adulterants used in the
manufacture OF baking powders. The
Government report shows that alarge
percentage OF the baking powders on
the market contain either one or the
other, or both these pernicious drugs.
What woman would use an ammo
mia or alum baking powder, if she
knew it? Such powders not only under
mine the health, but ammonia gives
to the complexion a sallow or blotch-
ed appearance. The presence of am
monia or alum in a baking powder,
however, can easily be detected.
10 DETECT AMMoNA.-Nlix one
heapins teaspoonful OF baking powder
with one teaspoonful of water in q tin
cup; boil thoroughly for a few mo-
ments, stir to prevent burning, and if
ammonia is present you can smell it
in the rising steam. Or, place a can
OF the suspected powder top down on
hot stove for minute or two, then
take off the cover and smell.
To DETECT ALUM.-Alum powder can
be tested by putting couple OF teas
poonfulls OF the powder in glass of
cold water. If no effervescence, that
is bubbling or simmering, takes place,
condemn the powder and return it at
once.
Some alum powders, however, like
the Calumet" "Bon Bon," "Chicago
Yeast" ETC., contain phosphates in
combination with alum, and with
these brands thefollowing testis sim
pie and sure:
Take one half teaspoonful OF baking
powder in lid of say half pound can;
char thoroughly over strong alcohol
flame, good gas jet, or red hot GOALS.
After charing, that is, burning until
the whole mass is black, add a teas
poonful OF water and place bright
piece of silver coin in the solution
Stir for one minute, then take out the
silver. If the powder prove cream
of tartar powder the coin will be
bright; if an alum powder it will have
sulphur stains.
Now pour a little vinega, into the
lid and smell the fumes. Alum pow.
ders give of sulphuretted hydrogen,
which may be detected by its foul
odor.
DR.. PRICES Cream Baking Powder is
reported by all authorities as free
from Ammonia, Alum, Limo or any