El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-05

But this is not all. The tops, cores,
Q and skins. removed in the manner, de-
| scribede are transferred 10 a "pulpeT
/ "a wire mesh cylinder with reVOlv-
/ ing blades inside, which grinds up the
waste material, and, While retaining
the solid parts Of ii, allows the fluid
/ TO escape into vat The fluid is
boiled down. canned and sold TO the
/ Italians in many cities Most Of II,
| however, is bought in bulk by large
firms which use il, with spices and
other ingredients, for the manufacture
/ OF Catsup- IF the stuff were clean
there would be no objection, but the
waste from the tomato fluid is de-
less decomposed. Furthermore, one Il
the commercial uses Of the fluid is to
serve as an adulteranu Of canned to-
matOes
The government is making a special
effort TO put a stop to the business Of
dlution, where timed goods are con-
cernsd-another example of this being
the fraud whereby couple of table
spOOnsfuI Of peas or half a dozen
oysters are sold as a can" the bal
ance OF the COMETS being water.
Thus, the consumer pays for water at
the price Of oysters or peas.
Jellies Made OF Apple Waste.
The waste Of dried apple factories
consisting of peeIs and cores. is extern
siyely employed in the manufacture CT
preserves and jellies. Ground up, the
material serves as a filler" for black
perry preserves, raspberry preserves,
straw berry preserves, or what nOt-a
few real berries being intoduced for
the sake Of versimilitude. The recipe
is usually 50 per cent apple waste and
the rest glucose with artificial cOyOr-
ing and a flavor reinforced by a color
thetic chemical. Fruit jelliss do not
need to contain any real stuff; where
they are concerned, il is necessary
merely. to add the glucose. flavoring.
and color
Such preserves and jelIies have a
legitimate use, being relatively cheap
and, therefore. available to great
many people who cannot afford TO
buy straight strawberries OF rasp-
berries in cans or jars. But the
stuff employed for the purpose, as
matter Of fact, is often decayed or
wormy, OF both, and the government
a sharp watch on the manufacturers.
Using Decayed Berries.
1t has been a common practice TO
ship carloads Of half-decayed berries
to be put up as preserves or jellies.
In one city (Which the authorities re-
frain from naming) there are a number
of manufacturers who have made 4
business Of handling such stuff in
large quantities-either disposing OF
it themselves afterwards, or else re-
turning il In cans and jars to the or
iginal shipper. and charging the lat
ter a certain price for the work
During the last year great quantities
of mOuldy, worm eaten and half
rotten peaches. apples. and berries in
tended for this kind of use have been
seized.
The food-cauning industry in this
country is conducted on an enormous
scale Its products, generally speak
ing, are remarkably clean and whole
some. But now and then there is
manufacturer who is dishonest, and
who does not hesitate to swindle the
consumer. One of his lodges is the
overs''-that is to say. canned stuff.
which owing to uncleanly or careless
processes, has undergone partial de-
composition. When q Gamer has
lot of 'swells" thrown back on his
hands, it is a temptation to dump
their contents into the cooking ket-
ties and reprOcess them. Quite let
of such material has been condemn
ed and destroyed