Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-13
Pea Packing Industry.

One of the largest industries in the
canned vegetable line in the United
States is that of packing peas, perhaps
100000 cases are packed annually,
ranking third, tomatoes being first with
record of 100000 cases and corn
second with 100000 cases, says Whole
sale Grocer.
But of the three, in proportion to the
number OF cases packed, peas do not
compare with the others in the use of
sanitary cans. We find other canned
vegetables being packed in sanitary
cans to large extent.
Some of the buyers in the wholesale
grocery houses could not give the reason
why sanitary cans were not used in
packing peas and even went so far as
to state that the matter should be
looked into and Gamers should be en-
couraged to pack peas in this. class of
tins and stated the obvious reasons
why they should be-
The consumer comes forth with a
complaint now and then regarding the
solder in the pea can, which is found
more often in peas than in other canned
goods. The reason given by one Gamer
for this is that peas are a trifie
harder to cap than other articles on
account of the syrup and sometimes in
putting the tip in the cap a little of
the solder will run through into the
syrup.
Comparatively few peas are now
packed in the United States in sanitary
tins but in time all peas will be packed
In this sort of container. In Europe
all peas are packed in a sanitary can,
The advantage of sanitary cans in
packing peas is not as great as in pack
ing other vegetables and fruits. ALI
pea canning machinery is adapted es-
pecially to the soldered can and the
large opening of the sanitary can does
not possess any special advantage.
one Gamer also stated that It would
cost about ten cents more a dozen to
pack peas In sanitary cans than it does
at present and that the jobber and re.
taller would hardly stand for this dii.
ference in price.
The sanitary can is every day gain.
ing favor and year after year the out
put of the manufacturers of sanitary
cans is increasing. This year the san
ltary can has been adopted almost ex-
clusively in California for fruits and
vegetables. Fruit packers in Washing.
ton and oregon are using it entirely,
the salmon packers have used a great
many million cans this year and a
good percentage of the Columbia river
pack this year will be in the sanitary
can.
When machinery is put on the mar
ket for filing and handling the SAM.
tary can in a manner equal to that on
the market today for handling standard
cans, there is no question but what
packers will install the new machinery
and pack peas and corn in sanitary
tins.
The men engaged in handling canned
goods from the packer to the consumer
all realize the superiority of the SAM.
tary can over the old -style can, and
goods packed in sanitary tins have a
selling advantage over goods packed
IN ordinary tins.
Inc salmon packer welcomed the
sanitary can. With the oldstyle can it
was necessary for the salmon packer
10 lay loose piece of tin between the
vent and the fish before soldering in
order to prevent the loss of the enrich.
ing Oil as far as possible. But this is
unnecessary with the sanitary can.
FRUIT packers have had serious trouble
IN two ways with the old-style can.
Not only would fruits become scorched,
but the sugar used in the syrup that
is poured upon them would be carbon.
lied if in contact with the tin heated
by the hot soldering iron. This car
donated sugar takes the shape of the
little black speeks distributed through
out the contents of the can. No solder
being used the fruit put up in a SAM
tary can is not subject to these specks.
The sanitary tin has been a boom
to canned goods, and when the proper
facilities present themselves for can
nlng In connection with this container
then we Will see greater amount of
canned goods sold.
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