New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-10
SOME CANDY PUZZLES.
Ne1c Pure Food La1U Is Perplersrg
the Confectioners.

Thanks to the new Pure Food Law, csnty,
manufacturers. or at least those who make tha
cheaper grades Of candy, will need TO learn thels
trade over again. man IN the business saya
they Will hardly know how to get along without
the tabooed ingredients and they have equally
hard work to keep up with the decisions which
are being made from day to day.
Glucose must be made In a different manners
mineral colors must go if one persons Ideaa
prevail: paraffine is on trial. and the poor candy
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. this term as you please
is reported by men in the trade as well nigh In
despair One Of the largest American manufact-
urers Of cheap candy. in Chicago. has assigned
and temporarily gone out OF business. although
he is credited with the intention Of resuming a.
soon as others have paid for their experiences
with the new law and when he can profit by
noting how they accommodate themselves TO tina
new conditions.
1t costs something now 10 have sweet tooth.
The cheaper candies are not so cheap. Nut can
dies are higher because tlls nut crop recently
has been poor. The manufacturers OF high grads
goods are overwhelmed with orders. largely be-
cause dealers do not know what It Is safe TO sell
in the way of cheap goods.
It IS even doubtful If candy users Will shortly
recognize their favorite delicacies. Chocolate
for example. IS pretty nearly black made for
some years past, although Chocolate color is
several grades lighter. The law bars IaInpblack.
which is often used 70 give cheap chocola1s
candy its color. and the prospect IS that THIS
confection viii shortly take on a lighter hue.
Chocolate and cocoanut candies, cocoa butter
and all other articles employing cocoa have be- j.
come Costlier by reason OF the fact that cocoa
now costs the manufacturer Of candies seven
cents pound, where Formerly IL was I'VE cents.
Regarding the cOIoring OF candy, the govern
ment's chemists ara as much az variance as ars
the makers. Some OF the experts award the
nal 4
the base for coal tar colorS, while others are
willing TO pass the aniline hues, but take q firm
stand against the mineral COlOrs- To give tina
for the determination as 10 VINO Is right IN ths
matter the Treasury Department has announced
that 1t Will postpone ruling on this question foF
year.
BY a ruling made In Washington, CONNECTIONS
cry "is deemed adulterated II IL contains terra
alba, barytes, tale, chrome yellow or other min
eraI substance, or poisonous color or flavor, or
other ingredient deleteriOus or detrimental TO
health. or any vinoUs. malt or spirttuous liquor
compound or narcotic drug" This seems
comprehensive but obviously leaves new points
10 be determined One is that on which the gOv~
eminent chemists split even. as 70 what color
ings are poisonous and another Is the question
as 70 which Of these ingredients are 70 bs ad-
judged deleteriOus.
Closely related To the candy trade is the ics
cream industry This may, in some cases, be
interstate. and. therefore come under federal
Jurisdiction New York manufacturers ship 20
Providence Ice cream makers who send their
vending carts from Fail River into TiverJOn. o.
from Woousocket into Blackstone, or cross tina
state lines at any other points apparently
under the jurisdiction OF the Pure Food law.
The composition OF the ice cream OF cOnlmeTca
IS a good deal OF a mystery 10 most consumers,
who. however. generally hold 10 the faith thai
ice and cream and havoring are the component
parts. But the lawful definition is that Ice cream
IS something that mus contain II Per cent by
weight OF finished product OF milk 'a-s. ulad5
from cream and sugar, with OF without IA ural
flavor
Besides what may be termed the straight
goods in this line, there is also fruit ice cream
and nut Ice cream The former should contain
cream. sugar and sound. clean. mature fruit.
and not less than 10 per cent by weight OF milk
fats The latter should contain cream. sugar
and sound. nOn-rancid nuts. and not less than
l. per cent Of milk fats
Any other product than those above described
must bear a label showing that il is not stand
ard Zee cream.
So far the government has no machinery for
enforcing the Pure Food law. but il viii have an
organized inspectors force shortly, and II the
case is as bad some in the business say 70
IS. II behoOves candy manufacturers and whOle-
salers to add a lawyer to their force 70 keep up
with the Treasury Department decisions as to
what may and may not enter into confectionery
Until these questions are determined the young
man who desires TO save his Carfare home VIII
hesitate before subiectinS the only girl 20 thu
possible perilS lurking in the ice cream parlorss
and the girl should not misjudge his uottveS
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