The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-12-11
is 1T ON THE LIsT3
Ammonia and Alum in Baking Powders.
How to detect them.

In view of what the Minnesota Senate hai
done, It is hoped that legislative bodies II
other states will soon take up the subject o.
food adulteratiOn. The subJoined list o
baking powders containing ammonia amt
alum, compiled from official reports ant
published i'm recent number of the Scien
tific American, is given below. 1t deals
in a direct manner with an evil which mus
be cut down" said the Chicago Tribune II
commenting on the Scientific American re-
port. Following is the list OF
AMMONIA AND ALUM BAKING POWDERS.
Committed from O6ictal Reports.
Powders marked with star seem to have
a general sale, as they are mentioned In a
least two of the reports.
#Atlantic IL Pacific *ROyal
Cooks FavOrite. Scioto.
Grown. Silver Spoon.
CRYSTAL. Silver Star.
Daisv.' *SnOwdrift.
xDayis o. K. Sovereign.
Dry Yeast. Star.
Gem. State.
Globe. Standard.
xKenton. Sunfower.
Pearson's. Washington.
Perfection. Windsor.
Peerless. Zipp's Grape.
Purity. Crystal.
There are i'm addition to the foregoing
list from the Scientific American, number
Of such powders sold in the western that
were not found In the eastern stores.
Following is the list to date:
Calumet, ---------------C Contains Alum.
Calumet Baking Powder Co., ChicagO.)
Forest City Contains Ammonia Alum.
(VOuWie Bros Cleyeland.) ''
Chicago Yeast Contains Ammonia Alum
chapman u Smith Co., ChicagO.)
Bon BOn--- CONTAINS Alum.
Hotel. Contains Ammonia Alum.
q. G. Grant Baking Powder Co., Chicago.)
Unrivaled- ----- Contains Alum.
(Spragues,: Warner & Grlswold, Chicago.)
One Spoon, TaylOrs- Ammonia Alum.
Taylor Mfg. Co., ST. LOUIS
Yarnalfs-- ----.--~------ Contains Alum.
.fl (Yanall Mfg. Co., st. LOUISE
Shaw's Snow Puff Contains Alum.
(Merchants' Mfg. Association, st. LOUISE
Dodson q Hills, Contains Alum.
(Dobson q Hills, st. LOUSY
Shepard's- Contains Ammonia Alum.
(Wm. Ii. Shepard, st. LOUISE
BainS- Contains Alum.
(Meyer-Bain Mfg. Co., ST. LOUISE
Monarch Contains Ammonia Alum.
(Reid, Murdoch & Co., Chicago.)
Snow Ball Contains Alum.
bengal Coffee Il Spice Mills, Chicago)
Giant Contains Alum.
Milk Contains Alum.
Nv. f. Mclaughlin & Co., Chicagol
Echo Contains Alum.
Spencer Bluing Paddle Co., ChIcago.l
KalbfelPs Purity --------- Contains Alum.
(Kalbfell Mfg. Co.. Chicago.)
Rising Sun Contains Ammonia.
fDhnapiv Chav,,iooI Worlyo Ghioouo
White Rose $3.50 Contains Ammonia Alum.
(GlObe Coffee & Spice Mills, MinneapOlis.)
Woods Acme - Contains Ammonia.
(ThOs. Wood q Co., Philadelphia
Andrews Pearl ----- Contains Ammonia.
&C. e. Andrews & Co. Mllwaukee.)
Harries' FavOrite- Contains Alum.
Oh. H. Harries, Minneapolis.)
Fidelity -----------------C Contains Alum.
Solar Contains Alum.
(Sherman Bros, Chicago.)
Putnam's Best -----L---- Contains Alum.
wells Putnam q Co.. ChIcago.)
China 1T" House ~ Contains Alum.
Noah Mcdowell, st. Paul, Minn.)
Twin City Contains Alum.
81, K. Ferguson, Minneapolis MIMI
Hercules .Cuntains Ammonia.
Hercules Baking Powder Co., San Francisco.
Climax Contains Ammonia.
(Climax Baking Powder Co., Indianapolis
Ammonia and alum are the most common
adutel ants used in the manufacture IF
baking powders. The Government report
shows that large percentage of the baking
powders on the market contain either one or
the other, or both these pernicious drugs.
What woman would use an ammonia or
alum baking powder II she knew it ? Such
powders not only undermine the health, but
ammonia gives to the complexion sallow
or blOtched appearance The presence of
ammonia or alum in baking powder, how
ever, can easily be detected.
To DETECT AMMoNIA.-Mix one heaping
teaspoonful of baking powder with one tea
spoonful of water in tin cup; boil thor
oughly for a few moments, 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 a
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 teaspoon
fuls of powder in glass of cold water If
no efferyescence, that is bubblEg or SIM
mering, 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 the fol-
lowing test is simple and sure:
Take one half teaspoOnful of baking
powder in lid of say half pound can; char
thoroughly over a strong alcohol flame,
good gas jet, or red hot Goals. After char
ing chat is burning until the whole mass is
black add teaspOonful Of water and place
a bright piece of silver coin in the solution.
Stir for one minute, then take out the silver.
III the powder prove a cream Of tartar
powder the coin will be bright; il an alum
powder it will have sulphur stains.
Now pour little vinegar into the lid and
smell the fumes. Alum powders give off
sulphuretted hydrogen, which may be de-
tected by its foul odOr.
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