The Washington herald., 1908-07-25
BAKERIES ALL CLEAN
Inspection of Seven Places
Shows Fine Condition.
EVERYTHING SCRUBBED WHITE
Workers Wear snowy Linen, and
Bins Tables, Baskets, Floors, and
Even the Wagons Are Found I'm
macuIate-Fresh Butter, Eggs, and
MIIk and Best Flour Are Used.

That D-. Wiley's opinion that poor
bread Is the cause for many divorces Is
erroneous IS Indicated BY q visit 70 some
of the leading bakeries Of Washington.
where the alleged d!sturber Of domestic
bliss IS made
That the husbands IN Washington par
take. rot OF sour breadstUfr. made by
their wives. but OF good wholesome bread.
which has sunshine and health IN every
lOaf. IS shown by the great quantity OF
bread made and sold by seven OF Wash
ington's leading bakeries
While the health department Is IL
specting restaurants, hotels. and various
other eating places. the public daily il
spects the bakeries Of the District al
the invitation OF the proprietors OF the
many bread and cake making establish
ueats.
An inspection Of seven OF the leading
bakeries n the city yesterday BY a rep
resentative Of The Washington Herald
showed that every one OF them IS
q model Of cleanliness and healthtuI
methods.
Daylight Bakery a Model
4 At the Daylight Bakery. the establish
meat OF the Boston Baking Company. 1I9
70 IS5 First street southwest. g visit was
made during the process OF mixing the
dough. The bins IN which the dough IS
mixed were snow white. and the floor OF
( the entire establishment was Immaculate
I y clean The -four used vas OF the best
being made from hard winter wheat
I which IS considered by experts 10 contain
( the largest percentage OF gluten, the chief
I food property Of wheat.
/ In the making OF cakes and sweet
bread. It was found that butter and pure
I hog lard were used, instead OF substi-
tuJes.
/ Like conditions prevailed at Holmes
( bakery. First and E streets northwest
{ Pies are the speciality OF this bakery
I While the representative was there. milk
{ and eggs, fresh from the country. were
/ delivered. The best Of baking powders
ana yeast are used in this establishment
Fresh Eggs Brought In.
At the Havenner Baking Company's
place. in c street. between Four-end-a
half and Sixth streets. cleanliness
/ aboUnded- The bakers were dressed IN
snow-whiJe suits. and the floors were
scrubbed 10 whiteness. The bins and
tables also were immaculate. At this
I place distilled water is used. and the
milk. cream. and eggs are brought IN
fresh from the country every day. The
/ best -four is used in all baklngs.
In II. HolzbeierIein's Model Bakery,
| 1Sss Seventh street northwest, conditions
/ as TO cleanliness were found 70 be on q
/ par with the other bakeries visited
Around the tables, which were clean
enough 10 eat food from. without any
plates OF saucers, fresh and dried fruit
were piled in small pyramids. This fruit
was being washed. preparatory 10 being
made into fruit cake and pies.
At Robert W. BIair's Scotch Bakery.
I 653 H street northeast. the products we're
/ noticeable for their purity. Only the
/ best flour and the freshest eggs and but
{ ter were used in the making. The place
l was also notable for its cleanliness
Even the Baskets immaculate.
/ At Carl Honma1's Mount Pleasant Bak-
/ cry, 1522 Lamont street northwest, where
/ bread, cakes. and pastry for family trade
/ are made. everything was found to be
clean and sanitary Even the wagons
and baskets. in which the products are
I delivered. were Of the cleanest order.
Here. as in the other bakeries. the IN
/ gradients used were Of the best
( Down In Center Market, at stand 502.
George Hauf conducts a bakery and con-
/ fectionarv establishment. where cIeanIi-
I ness and purity are the watchwo-ds.
Z Everybody and everything there bears
the stamp Of health and cleanliness
| Country. products brought in fresh every
/ cay are used in the making OF the
! products Of this establishment