The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-08

IL. T.. Taylor formerly buyer for the
| grocery department OF Hilton, Hughes
a. Co. OF New York. but now with the
| shepard company of Providence, which
| was published in the New York Re-
corder. issue of September 22, 1895, and
| which article was printed in pamphlet
form by the commissary department
OF the Il. 5. war department and dis
tributed among the military posts, Will
prove of especial Importance To the
housewife. as wei as To the host Of
consumers of canned products.
GENERAL REMARKS.
The object Of this article Is TO famil-
lar re the general public with the sub
iect OF canned goods: 20 remove If pos
sible the slight prejudice that exists
in the minds of some people against
food packed In tin: to show them how
TO detect unwholesome goods by the ap-
pearance of.the can before opening, and
also how TO prepare them SO that they
will be most inviting and appetiz.ng.
The writer IL confident that many
more canned goods Will be consumed
when the women folk thoroughly uu-
GeTstand that one-half of the people
now using this class of goods use them
ignorantly and fail 20 derive satisfac-
ton possible from them.
AS To the safety In the use OF canned
goods, there can be no quest on. Hun
dlcds OF millions Of cans OF food are
consumed yearly and there never mas
been an authenticated Gaze OF poisor-
ing proved against them that cannot be
traced and attributed To the careless
ness OF the consumer.
The art OF canning is one that re-
qures great skin and quick sound
Judgment; few rules are possible, each
days work requiring "a different meth
cd. according Co the condition of the
food 10 be packed.
This is one reason why some brands
Of packing command greater prices
than others, and deservedly So as can
be readily understood after the COM
parison Of the same kind of goods by
different packers and noting quality OF
each.
The object OF canning Is to destroy
the germs OF fermentation I'm the food;
TO deprive IL. as far as possible. of air,
and at the same time 60 retain its ma
tulal flavor and color.
The nearest approach to perfection I'm
this line at the present time is the
vacuum process-invented In Germany
used this season for the first time in
this country by only one California
packer.
These goods are processed the proper
ented process which causes the lid TO
be held in place by atmospheric pres
sure; TO open simply requires pune |
ture OF the lid and the top falls off.
This process will undoubtedly be the |
process OF the future and will revolu- |
-lonize the present methods.
There has been considerable discus
sion lately by those who consider them
selves authority on cooking what is
ermed double vented" cans, that is
ANS upon the bottom of which appear
wo soldered holes.
These uniformed, impracticabe au-
horities--so far as canned goods are
us that food packed in
such cans has been spoiled and re-
cooked
Such is far from the truth In the
lotably meat, il is first necessary to
lace IL in the can cold; then to solder
m cap or cover, finally closing the
egular vent hole. The can is then
to the action of heat for a
hort time, to expand the air in the can.
! second hole is made 10 allow the en-
losed hot air to escape; the hole IS
hen closed, and the cooking process
ontinued. 1t is thus evident that two
oldered holes in a can signify nothing
ad, 40 far as the contents are con-
erned.
These same authorities continually
arp on the subject OF the
supposed injurious effect of
oods packed I'm tin, owing
rlncipally To the solder in the can;
hereas, the truth is, nne-tenths of all
ne cans made today arc sealed by be-
X revolved in bed of molten solder.
hich seals them on the outs de--not ! I
~ inside-as can be seen by oxamin- ,
lg the line of solder about a quar- l,r
an inch from the rim. AS TO the !
bjection TO the use of tin, are not
.ost of our kitchen utensils made OF ,
lis metal?
Before using canned goods see that :
le ends Of each are sunk in. If such !
the case the contents are good and I
holesome, and there need be no hesi- ,
ton in using the fruit If the ends !
the can are springy or bulged out :
ard do not open It, but throw IL
way. A swelled or bulged can means =
contents and spoiled goods \
ld should under no consideration be y
ied. !,
After the can has been opened. pour y
'ntents Immediately into porcelain :,
glass dish, never leave them I'm the q
I'm as this act is often the innocent a
use OF sickness. owing to the natural 4
lemical action OF the air upon the
n and fruit. .,
a. atS HiNHNNSA NauSf lnT ulNSatiSilCtipn | n
- in the fact that the public insist ~
'on having cheap goods and notwith. =
anding there are many valuable I &,
anGs on the market sold chenply | -
ere are also, u is to be regretted. ..
any unscrupulous dealers who 10
cet this lnordinate demand foist upon
eir customers class OF goods which
both disappointing and unsatisfac-
ry, misrepresenting the quality and , Fl
ten palming or old and unmerchant-
lie goods az bargain prices.
First class goods cannot be mr.
ased az the price OF second class =
ods and for nonexpcrt purchasers
ere are but two E~ranteos of tbt VI
ality OF canned goods: First tho m
ckers' label and second the sellers 0t
el
The infer or goods consist principally &c
slack-nlled cans containing from
out one-half TO two-thlrds what thev II
ould OF fruit, which Is generally of ed
Tor and either unripe or over-rine "a
p balance In the can being simplv
iter' a most expensive article 10 pay Y
teputahle goods are . always run hN
cked with the best stock obtainobie 80
q VIII be found fnr more satisfactory