The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-01-09
Adulterated MoIasses.

Auuitc3dt6U NtUtdSSSS.
The fact Of the matter ia that all
this cry about adu.Eeratsd molasses
has somewhat befogged the public on
this interesting topic. They have
come to believe that che molasses pro-
dusers in Louisiana have ruined their
industry by adulterating their product
with glucose, and, even worse, by using
khs.ssttes1i, chemicals. This is not che
case at all. The producers. OF plant
ers, ss they call them in this part OF
the world, atill mako the simon pure
article as Of old, but as the suppIy o.
fne, old.time sugar house or kettle
moiaases is necessarily small, it is
high priced, and the consuming pub
lilo will not pay the price in oompeti-
tion with the tine.colored, adulterated,
but cheaper article. Jobbers no long.
or desire to handle the pure kettle
molasses, because their customers do
not pay the cost when they can buy
the mixed article for si.aost half the
price. Any one Who is willing &c pay
the price can buy all the pure molas.
ses he wants from the G st hands in
New Orleans.
There was time when large guam
titles Of rich kettle molasses were
made in this State in the old-style
sugar houses. This rich molasses rep.
resented the waste Of q considerable
portion Of the sugar product. The
tendency in recent years has been to
extract ell the sugar possible from the
cane juice, and modern suges factories
extract such large proportion Of the
sugar that the molssses by-produot
is no longer the rich sugarhouse arti-
ole, except in the case Of few old.
fashioned factories where the kettle
process is still in use.
The great bulk of the molasses now
marketed from the plantations is a
comparatively Iow-grade by-product Of
indifferent color and inferior il sac-
charine strength. A very large pro-
portion OF this molasses would not be
acceptable to consumers in It's crude
er original state, hence the practice Of
mixing it with glucose to improve it's
appearance and render it merchan-
table commenced. This mixing Of
molasses is quite distinct from the Gus.
tom of bleaching, lin which chemicals
are used, the deleterious effect of
which has been much discussed. No
lasses mixed with glucose, although
it is certainly an inferior article com
pared with pure sugarhouse molasses
or cane syrup, is yet entirely whole
some.
1t is certainly bad practice to sell
mixed article in lieu of pure arti-
Gle; bnt in the case Of molasses there
need be No danger Of being deceived.
Pure molasses is very much more ex-
pensive than'the mixed article. The
reason why it is difficult 10 obtain
from the retailers is tn. unalterablo
propensity of the average >, merican to
discriminate in favor of tks cheaper r
article, providing it's appearance is
satisfactory. The average consumer
will bug the mixed article every time
in preference to tho pure article, ow-
ing to Che great difference m price.
The mixing Of molasses ;..s 'bherefore
been actually forced upon the distri-
butors-irst, by the altered system Of
manufacture on plantations, and sec
onaly, tby the unwilliugaess. of susto-
mers to pay the price Of the pure arti-
ole. .-Neao Orleans Pscyaae.
Now is the time when Group and
lung troubles prove rapidly fatal.
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