Arizona republican., 1922-02-09
ICE CREAM
MANUF FACTURER IS
BIC HONOR WINNER

With milk production in Maricopa
county once more taking its place
among the important industries,
there Is a very gratifying DISPOSE
ton being exhibited throughout the
local industry to improve the quail
ty of dairy products. according TO
Dudley Webster general manager of
the Maricopa Creamery company of
this city.
"The farmers, generally, are show
ing an excellent spirit of cooperation
i'm working with the office of the
state dairy commissioner and the
creameries, towards making Arizona
dairy products the superior of any in
the southwest, thus regaining Mthe
distinction they enjoyed prior to the
late unfortunate decline in local milk
production" declared Mr.. Webster.
A short while ago, he added, ''the
quality of Phoenix butter was fire.
quently criticised. whereas it is now,
once more winning general favor.
The University of Arizona has lately
conducted a series of close scoring
tests on butter, with the result that
the Maric0pa county butter is now.
invariably carrying off the highest
honors OF any butter sold in the state.
This marked improvement is having
it's effect upon the consumers, who
are reluctant to purchase brand Of
butter unless they are positive 1t is
churned. fresh, in one of the Phoenix
creameries.
THE far-reaching effect of the
campaign for improved quality,
which really begins on the farm, is
again brought very forcibly to our
attention by the recent signal victory
won by our largest Arizona ice cream
manufacturer. The community in
general has right to pride in the
achievement, as it places Phoenix in
the foreground as a progressive dairy
community"
on Dec. 5, 1921, the California and
Southern States Ice Cream Manufac-
turers association, conducted COM
petitive ice cream scoring contest
held in connection with the Pacific
Slope Dairy Products show. at Stock
ton. Calf. Twenty of the larg-
est and foremost ice cream manu-
facturers of the West entered sam
pies Of ice cream in the contest,
among them being the Donofrio Con-
fectionery company Of Phoenix. who
selected. at random, sample OF their
plain vanilla ice cream, expressing it
to Stockton. There is ample proof
at hand that this was in no sense
Especial" or pre- arranged sample;
but that same represented the COM
pany's every day ice cream.
The final results of this contest
have recently been given out by the
University of California, and disclose
the splendid news that the Donofrio
ice cream was first, over all en-
trants, in flavor and palatability,
texture and body, appearance and but
terfat. with a total score of SO points.
Donofrio was only prevented from
carrying off the highest honors of the
convention by a technical ruling or
the California law, under which sam
pies were judged, requiring So per
cent total solids. whereas, Donofrio
manufactures under the Arizona law
requiring only 80 per cent solids,
having S4,54 per cent solids in the
sample entered.
In commenting on this contest,
Prof G. d. Turnbow of the dairy de-
partment, University of California,
writes, in part, as follows:
Your number in this contest was 8.
I am very sorry to note that had
your solids been up to S6 per cent
YOU would have easily won first in
the contest You had an especially
fine ice cream, and I certainly wish
to congratulate you on the flavor that
it contained"