Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-17
Trainers Of the Iowa Statute
Cause a Hardship OH Hon
est Makers
LoR AND ADuLTERATloN
Consumer Educated to Use of colored
Vinegar, But Maker Not Allowed to
Color lt-Distilled Vinegar and So.
called "Purs" Cider Vinegar.

Iowa legislators may have had the
best intentions in framing the various
provisions of the pure food law, but
it would seem that they worked an
unnecessary hardship In the case OF
some manufacturers, and tina, in doing
so they were probably without know
ing II, working counter to the interests
Of the honest manufacturer and the
consumer they were trying to protect.
The Iowa legislature adopted for in
stance, the national standards in rela-
ton TO extracts and vinegars. 1t is
undoubtedly the intention of the ma
tional law to permit the sale of any
article Of food that is not injurious
TO health, if sold under the proper
brand and label This would permit
the sale of colored distilled vinegar,
because the colorins matter as we'll as
the vinegar is absolutely pure. But
the Iowa legislators, thru the influence
of the apple growers and cider max
ers. 1t is said went father than the
national law and provided that Vine
gar should be deemed to be adulterated
il 1t contained any coloring matter.
Now 1t happens that the consumer
prefers colored vinegar, for the reason
that he prefers colored butter, confec-
tionery, etc. There are two kinds of
vinegar, the so-called pure cider vine
gars, made from rotten, specked and
worm eaten apples, the scavengings OF
the orchard. and the distilled vinegar,
made from corn, rye and barley and
absolutely pure. Distilled vinegar as
it comes from the generators is white.
resembling waeer. The maker hereto
fore has colored it using nothing but
burnt sugar, which is perfectly harm
less Under tile new law he cannot
do this yet the consumer prefers the
colored article He must now be to
great expense and loss of trade per-
haps in educating the consumer to
the fact that the uncolored vinegar is
the best, and that the fact that 1t is
uncolored brands 1t is distilled and
therefore the purest.
For instance. the Marshall Vinegar
Works manufactures Distilled White
Wine Vinegar, known as the purest
product made Under the new law
the makers will not be allowed to
color this vinegar, altho nothing but
burnt sugar was used. The must now
educate the consumer to the use OF
white vinegar, because it is the only
pure kind
There is not manufacturer Of a
table condiment, If he is honest. but
will tell you that he would not for a
moment consider the use of any but
distilled vinegar in preparing his pro-
ducts 1t would be disastrous for him
to use vinegar mode from impure. un-
distilled alcohol, such; as hard cider,
as the impurities. or solids would not
preserve the product
So when you buy vinegar, If you
want 1t pure and good remember that
it should be clear like water, If it is
distilled vinegar.
Vinegar enters largely into the man
ufacture of all condiments for the Ia
BILE. And here is a point which peo-
pie Of Marshall county and Iowa might
remember with profit: That the Mar
shall Vinegar Works is a Marshalltown
institution, is complying with the re-
cuirements of the national and state
pure food laws; that all its products
are prepared with distilled vinegar
and that you are helping Marshalltown
and Iowa and getting the best that
can be produced when you specify
for their products. Is it not reason
able to do so?