Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-11-10
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Ammonia and Alum in Baking Powder
How to Detect Them.

Ammonia and Alum IN Baking Powder
How to Detect Them.
In view of what the Minnesota senate
has done, it is hoped that legislative bod
les in other states will soon take up the
subject OF food adulteration. The subjoin.
ed list Of baking powders containing am
monia and alum, compiled from official
reports and published in a recent number
of the Scientific American, is given below.
"lt deals in direct manner with an evil
which must be cut down" said the Chicago
Tribune in commenting on the Scientific
American report. Following is the list Of
Ammonia and Alum Baking Powders,
Compiled from Official Reports.
Powders marked with a star seem to
have general sale, SO they are men
toned in at least two OF the reports.
ATLANTIC & PACIFIC ROYAL
COOKS FAVORITE SCIOTO
CROWN SILVER SPOON
CRYSTAL. SILVER STAR
DAISY t5NOWDRlFT
*DAVIS o X SOVEREIGN
DRY YEAST STAR
GEN STATE
GLOBE STANDARD
*KENTON SUNFLOWER
PEARSON'S WASHINGTON
PERFECTION WINDSOR
PEERLESS ZIPP'S GRAPE
PURITY CRYSTAL
There are in addition to the foregoing
list from the Scientific American, a num-
Der of such powders sold in the western
that were not found in the eastern stores.
Following is the list to date:
CALUMET, Contains Alum
Calumet Baking Powder Co, ChicagoJ
FOREST CITY, Contains Ammonia Alum.
(Vouwie Bros, Cleyeland)
YEAST, Contains Ammonia Alum.
Chapman II Smith Co., ChicNgo)
BON BON, Contains Alum.
HOTEL, Contains Ammonia Alum.
o. c. Grant Baking Powder Co., ChicagoJ
UNRIVALED, Contains Alum
rspragucs, Warner & Grswold, Chicago)
ONE SPOON, TAYLOR'S, Ammonia Alum
(Taylor Mfg Co, st. LOUISE
YARNALL'S. Contains Alum.
(Yarnall Mfg. Co., st LOUISE
sUAW'S SNOW PUFF, Contains Alum
Merchants Mig Association, st. Louis)
DODSON S HILL, Contains Alum
Dodson & Hills, St LOUISE
SHEPARD :, Contains Ammonia Alum
CWm II. shepard st. LOUISE
BANS Contains Alum
(Mcyer-Bain Mfg. Co., St. LOUISE
MONARCH, Contains Ammonia Alum.
(Rcid, Murdoch Il Co., Chicago)
SNOW BALL, Contains Alum
Bengal Coffee 4 Spice Mills, Chicago.)
GIANT, Cnutans Alum.
N'AN' (w F. Mclaughlin & Co., Chcago( '
ECHO, Contains Alum.
~ spencer Blung Paddle Co Chicago)
KALBFEs b[aj} PGRlIG ufy CO cbicaa" G99t@5ns Alum
Phmn,x Chemical Works, Chicago)
WHITE ROSE, Contains Ammonia Alum
Globe BotIee & Spice Mills, MiGineGpoisl
lThos. Wood & Co., Phiade.phia
C. +: Andrews & Co., Milwaukee)
HARRIES' FANORlrE, Contains Alum,
III H. HarricS, Minncapolis)
FIDELITY, Contain Alum.
SOLAR Contain Alum.
Sherman Bros, chicago(l ,,
PUTNAM , BEol, contains Alun
Wells Putnam 4 Co.. Chicag9l ,.u
CHINA "r" HOUSE, Contains Alum
(Noah Mcdowell, st. Paul, Minn.)
ls < Ferguson, Minneagcii;; u Nlnn an'.
HERCULES, Contains Ammonia.
Iiiereues Baking Powder Co, san FranciscoJ
GILMAN Contains Ammonia.
CLIMAX Baking Powder Co., lndiauapolis.)
Ammonia and alum are the most COM
mon adulterants used in the manufacture
of baking powders. The government re-
port shows that large percentage OF
the baking powder on the market contain
either one or the other, or both these per
nicious drugs.
What woman would use an ammonia
or alum baking powder if she know it?
Such powders not only undermine the
health, but ammonia gives to the com
plexion a sallow or blotched appearance.
The presence Of ammonia or alum in q
baking powder, however, can easily be
detected.
To Detect Ammonia-Mix one heaping
teaspoonful of baking powder with one
t9aspoonful of water in a tin cup; boil
thoroughly for few moments, stir to pre-
vent 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