The Detroit times., 1911-04-29
MICHIGAN LEADS
FOR EP|CUREs
State Has Built Up Wide Reputation
as Good Picking for
Pickles.

Michigan II In q class by itself
when IL comes to producing vegeta-
biss for pickles and table sauces
This state IL. indeed. the foremost In
the union In the production Of pickle
products. This can also be said OF
Michigan In regard to the growth Of
beans and apples Michigan apples.
the world over. are noted for their
rich flavor and soundness. And In
regard to beans. no state produces a.
big a crop a. Michigan. The soil OF
the state II peculiarly adapted to the
growth Of beans. apples and vsgeta-
blss for sauces and pickles. Conss-
Quently the pickle and fruit prsssrv-
ing industry Of the state u Of vast
proportions and Importance.
A q matter Of fact. the consump-
ton OF pickles, table sauces and fac
tory preserved fruits has increased in
q remarkable degree within the past
10 or Is years One Of Detroit's lead
ing picking concerns 10 now put
ting up AZ much table sauces.
pickles and beans In q week az II
did In the entire year Of 1895. One
Of the explanations given by the
pickle nsn for the big growth In
their business IL the present tenden-
cy Of the housewives to go to the
stores for their pickles and canned
fruit, and baked beans They and.
the pickle men say, that they can
buy these goods moro cheaply than
they can pot them up themselves.
Furthermore, they and that the cat
sup, for instance. which they buy
In the stores viii keep much longer
than their own make. once II In
opened The reason that the fac
tory brand doesn't spoil a. quickly
an the homemade kind II that the
former II preserved with benzoate
Of soda. preparation which has
been Endorsed a. q preservativs by
the United States government Ben
zoate of soda preserves the flavor Of
the tomato a. well an keeping the
catsup fresh. The pickle men adopt
ed the use Of benzoats Of soda for
their own protection. having found
that II was necessary 70 incorporate
something Of . preserving nature In
their catap. IF q housewife found
that her ssore-brand Of catsup went
stale on her day or 90 after opening
the bottle. abe Immediately con-
cluded that the catsup was bad" ia
the way the pickle makers explain
their adoption Of . pressrvative
For the making Of catsup in the
Michigan pickle factories. most OF
the tomatoes come from this stats.
which. by the way. produces the best
quality Of tomsto grown anywhere.
Housewives are also leaving tbs
cooking Of beans largely to the
pickle factories, with the result that
the output u this product from the
factories has Increased In leaps and
bounds. For instance. . Detroit fac
tory which produced 5000 cans OF
pork and beans two years ago. ID
now turning out 10000 cans . day.
The beans for the Michigan factories
are all grown In this state, which
produces more beans than all the
othsr states In the union com bined.
In the manufacture Of vinegar,
also a product Of pickle factories, ia
seen one little reason why the cost
of living In high. Nowadays the
pickle men are turning out bottles of
vinegar, containing less than a pint.
A bottle costs 10 cents The pickle
men admit that the purchaser pays
more for the glass bottle than he
does for the vinegar. but they point
out that they produce the article In
the bottle form, because there 10 q
demand for II. The housewife living
in a small fat Ia usually the person
who buys the bottled variety, they
explain. They admit that while the
store keeper is getting 10 cents for
the small bottle q whole gallon Of
vinegar can be bought for 20 cents
In bulk measure.