Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-28
Buttermilk Dietarians Learn
They Are Sold SKINNED Milk
Chemically Treated
BACTERIA PUT IN TO cuRDLE 1T.
Imitation Buttermiik to Be lnvestigat-
ed by Health Authorities-May Be
Prohibited Under Pure Food Laws
Bogus Stuff Sells at Cents Per
Quarterback in Milk Trust.

Chicago. Nov. 2S-Buttermilli dietar-
ians probably will be appalled, to learn
that the lumpy liquid which for years
has been served in Chicago under the
general classification of "buttermilk"
4 is nothing more or less than mixture
of acid and skim milk. When consum-
| ing 1t the buttermilk enthusiasts have
been guilty of robbng the pigs OF
their rightful food
| f. e. Schulsnecht. assistant state
food commissioner, yesterday an
nouced that practically every big deal
er in Chicago, comprised within the
alleged milk trust. makes a practice of
distributing this liquid in the guise of
buttermilk.
| All Chicago 'buttermilll." according
to Mr.. Schulnecht, is manufactured
| by depostng Il certain amount of Gull
ture Tactic acid bacteria in skim milk
the sort which commonly is looked
upon as the rightful property Of the
pigs. The bacteria added to the skim
milk produce eoagulation and flavor
not unlike genuine buttermik. Then
the mixture is churned to produce the
! Jumps which are regarded by butter
| milk drinkers as absolutely necessary.
| Manufactured Fluid to Be Tested.
| What the chemical substance of this
fake buttermilk is will form the sub
| ject of searching investigation to be
made by the state pure food commits
| sion. Assistant Commissioner Schuk-
necht said tests will be made in few
days to determine whether the sale
of this mixture should be prohibited
under the Illinois pure food laws.
II shall take up this question of i'm
itation buttermilk within a few days.
said Mr.. Schuknecht. mo doubt there
is chemical difference between this
stuff sold for buttermilk in Chicago
and pure buttermilk.
IF there is no way of preventing it's
SALE this fake buttermilk should at
| least be marked plainly that it is not
genuine buttermilk. AS it is now the
tdealers sell the stuff under false repre-
sensations. So called culture butter
milk is not buttermilk, whatever else
| it is"
| In addition to raising the price of
milk and cream, the dealers in the al
I legged trust boosted the price of but
termilk" at the same time. Their mar
i gin of profit by this means was in
creased enormously. Buttermilk for
merly sold at retail for cents quart
now retails at cents. The highest
price paid for it at wholesale is 20
| cents for an eight gallon can.
Big Dealers Pay Even Less.
| The Borden Condensed Milk COM
pany and other large dealers don't
pay anywhere near as much as that
!. for their "buttermilk." Their milk is
! skinned in the country and the manu-
featuring of this liquid sold for but
ter milk is done at the buying stations.
Another wonderful milk transforma-
ton process has been discovered by
city dairy inspectors connected with
! the city laboratory During the last
two weeks 1900 samples of milk have
/! been tested at the various railroad
milk depots. Out of this number of
samples less than l per cent were
/, found to be below grade.
/, Then after the milk has been dis
I tributed to the various dealers in the
! city the inspectors made tour of the
dairies More than 1000 samples a
week We're tested and out of this num-
J Der per cent were found to be below
grade. This included milk, which
must have 3 per cent butter fat, and
cream, the standard of which is 10
per cent butter fat.
! Sixty quasi criminal suits against
| retail milk dealers charging them with
selling milk below grade were filed in
the municipal court during the day.
| The cases will be heard by Judge SEQ
vel on Dec 10. Besides these there are
eighty cases outstanding against milk
dealers which will be heard on the
same date States Attorney Healy
said the investigation into the exist
ence of the milk trust will be pushed
so as to make it possible to present
! evidence to the December grand jury,
which convenes on Dec. g.
1t was rumored among milk dealers
! during the day that several of the big
| dealers in the alleged milk trust are
about to put the price back to cents
a quart for milk and cents half pint
! for cream. Several of the dealers. in
GLIDING the Borden company, which
took the lead in advancing the price,
have lost hundreds of customers as
a result of the increased price. and the
/ smaller dealers who are selling at the
old prices have reaped the benefit.