The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-29
MICHIGAN LEADS
For EP|CUREs
State Has Built Up Wide Reputation
a. Good Picking for
Pinklea

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a. Good Picking for
Pickles
Michigan n In . class BY itsslf
when It comes to producing vsgsta-
blss for pickles and table saucsA
This state Il, indeed. the foremost In
the union In the production OF pickle
products This oan also be said Of
Michigan In regard to the growth Of
beans and appleA Michigan apples.
the world over. are noted for their
rich flavor and soundnsss. And In
regard to beans. no state produces a.
big . crop a. Michigan TIE sodl Of
the state II peculiarly adapted to the
growth Of beans. apples and vsgsta-
blss for sauces and pickles. Conss-
qusntiy the pickle and fruit presarv-
ing industry Of the state II Of vast
proportions and importance
Az q mattsr Of fact the oonunp-
ton OF pickles. table sauces and fac
tory preserved fruits has increased in
q remarkable degree within the past
10 or ID yeara One Of Detrott's lead
ing picking concerns In now put
ting up ~ much table sauces.
pickles and beans In . weak ~ IL
did In the entire year Of 1895. One
OF the explanations given by the
pickle msn for the big growth In
their businss IN the present tsnden-
CT Of the housewives to 20 to the
stores for their pickles and canned
fruit, and baked bsanA Thsy ind.
the pickle man say. that they can
buy these goods more chsaply than
they can pat than up themselves.
Furthermors. they ind that the cat
sup. for instance. which they buy
In the stores win keep much longer
than their own mAkA onos Il n
opaned. The reason that the fac
tory brand doesn't spoil as quickly
N the homemade kind II that the
former II preserved with benzoate
Of soda. . preparation which has
been Endorsed az. prsssrvativs by
the United States government Ben
zoats Of soda preserves the flavor Of
the tomato az we'll a. keeping the
catsup frssh. The pickle men adopt
ed tho use Of bsnxoats OF soda for
their own protection. having found
that II was necessary to incorporate
somsthing Of . preserving nature In
their catsup. IF . housewife found
that hsr stors-brand Of catsup went
stale on her day or 20 after opening
the bottle. abe immediately con-
cluded that the catsup was bad" 10
the way the pickle makers explain
their adoption Of . preventative
For the making Of oatsup In the
Michigan pickle factories. most Of
the tomatoes come from this state,
which. By the way. psodncss the best
quality of tomato grown anywhere
HOUSEWIVES are also leaving the
cooking Of beans largely TO the
pickle factories. with the result that
the output Il this product from the
factories has increased In leaps and
boundA For instance. . Detroit fac
tory which produced 1000 cans of
pork and beans two years ago, 10
now turning out 10000 cans q day.
The beans for the Michigan factories
are all grown In this stats. which
produces more beans than all the
other states In the union combined.
In the manufacture Of vinegar,
also q product Of pickle factories. 10
seen one little reason why the cost
of living II 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 II q
Iemand for IL. The housewife living
10 q small fiat 10 usually the person
who buys the bottled variety, they
Explain. They admit that while the
10 getting 10 cents for
The small bottle q whole gallon Of
can be bought for 20 cents
m bulk measure.