Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-30
USE OF LIQUORS
IN FOOD PRODUCTS
Ruling Made Regarding Plum
Pudding, Mince Pies and
the Like.

Internal Revenue Commissioner Will
llams has made a ruling restricting the
public use of liquors in making pies, sauces
and other appetizmg foods to manuiac-
turers. The ruling follows.
Intoxicating liquors may be used III
the manufacture of such food products rs
may be approved by the commissioner
upon obtaining permits therefor, rs herein
provided, but no permit shall be granted
to any person other than a person en-
gagged in the business of manufacturing
food products for the purpose OF market
and sale and not to be consumed on or IN
connection with the premises where manu-
featured. Where Intoxicating liquors are
used in the manufacture of liquid good
products such as soups, or III frozen liquids
such as ice cream or ices, or IN preserving
or flavoring fruits, such liquids ice cream,
ices or the Juice of fruits SO preserved or
favored shall contain less than one-haif
of one per oenttlm of alcohol by volume.
In no case shall permit be issued to
person conducting hotel, restaurant or
other public place.
CONDITIONS IMPOSED.
Any person desiring to use Intoxicating
liquors in the manufacture of food product
liquors in the manufacture of food
products must fi'e application, furnish
bond and obtain permit rs provided in the
regulations In addition the applicant
shall set forth in the application the fol-
lowing information:
The location of the principal office or
place of business of the applicant
The location of the factory or place
where the food products are TO be manu-
featured
The nature and character Of the food
products To be manufactured
The time when the applicant began tn
use liquor in the manufacture of such
product.
The necessity or purpose for which
the hqlor is 20 he used, J. q, for flaw
orlng or for prese,v ing.
The kind and quantity claimed to be
necessary in the manufacture of each
unit, pound or quart Of each OF the prod
ucts mentioned in the application.
The estimated quantity IN each unit,
pound or quart Of the finished product
II liquid. semiliqlid or frozen. when
placed upon the market.
The maximum quantity of each kind
Of liquor estimated 10 too so used dur
ing a period Of 90 days
The quantity Of liquors 80 used dur
ing corresponding period of the preceding
year.
fun and complete statement Of
the process Of manufacture shall &C
company application, and when required
by the Commissioner the applicant shall
furnish the formula or recipe for such prod
ucts In the event all Of the matters above
required cannot he stated upon the olig
inal application, the same may he set
forth on a separate sheet tn be attached TO
each copy of the application and a proper
reference to such sheet made thereon.
Any person obtaining such permit
shall, as a condition 90 the use authorized
thereby, provide a safe, and SECURE place
for the storage Of all liquors procured 10y
him, which place of storage shall he kept
securely locked az all times and placed
in charge of responsible and reliable
employee who alone shall have access
thereto. A record shall he kept show
ing the kind Of each liquor deposited
in the storage room the amount Of each
kind so deposited; the kind Of liquor
withdrawn from storage; the amount Of
each kind so withdrawn, and the date of
each entry into or withdrawal from
storage. Any undue withdraw or loss
Of the liquors SO stored, OF the failure to
keep such record. will he regarded sufficient
grounds for the revocation Of the permit.