The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-03

s, ,wn a decided inert :. The in
crease, 1t was declare offset the
loss resulting from increasing the
size of the loaf. Where introduced
it has insured capacity production
for the bakers supplying it.
Price Drop Due.
In view of Secretary Wallace's
fixing of the bread standard, the
comparative price of bread to the
consumer in Washington, it is de-
clared, is due for drop. House
wives, it is said,- can aid in secur-
ing this result by declining to buy
or accept bread which they believe
to be below the standard.
Butter also received the attention
OF Secretary Wallace. Hereafter
butter sold here must contain not
less than 80 per cent of milk fat. It
is also stipulated that the water con-
tent must be less than 16 per cent.
This means that butter, especially
tub butter, must be freely worked
before it can be marketed. 1t may
contain a certain amount of coloring
matter, as fixed by acts Of Congress.
But the dealer who essays to foist
upon the housewife any of the va
rious grades of dew butter" COM
monty sold In the past will be i'm
posing upon the customers a grade
below standard and cannot complain
il 1t is thrown back on his hands.
Many of the dealers in dairy prod
ucts in the local markets expressed
their satisfaction over Secretary Wal
lace's fixing of the butter standard,
declaring they are now in position
to insist on the producer delivering
standard grades and that they pro-
posed to adopt that policy and en-
force 1t.
For Better Cocoa.
Cocoa products are included in the
list of foods for which standards
have been fixed. Hereafter choco-
lates must contain not less than 30
per cent cocoa fat, with not to ex-
coed per cent of ash and not more
than Z per cent of raw fiber. Re-
ports received from pure food Off
Gals in various sections of the coun-
try by the Department of Agricul-
ture indicated, it was stated, that
cocoa products were due for stand
ardizing. Locally there have been
many complaints by housewives
using the less expensive grades of
cocoa and chocolate that the quality
was inferior to what it formerly was,
while the tendency seemed to be to
cheaper the grades still further in
this respect. The standard set by
the Secretary applies to all grades
of chocolate. Whether it will result
in the taking up of any local stocks
and their replacement by standard
grades grocers were unable to state
today. The stock of chocolate in the
city, it was estimated, is slightly be.
low normal. and what remains of the
carry-over may be disposed of locally.
Cayenne pepper that refuses to
spice things up is to become q
thing of the past, according to
Secretary Wallace. From now on
spice insures that a little pinch will
go long way in peppering soups,
sauces and dressings. Housewives
cayenne pepper, it was suggested,
might adopt the old English
method. No housewife in England,
her cayenne pepper if it contained
less than three sneezes to a sniff. u
Condensed Milk.
Canned milk also received the
consideration of the attention OF
Agricultural Department. hea d
Consumers who prefer their milk
in condensed form are assured that
the contents of the can purchased
by them, whether labelled con
densed milk" evaporated milk" or
concentrated milk" will contain
not less than 7.8 per cent of milk
fat nor less than 25h per cent OF
milk solids, with a total milk.fat
milk-solid content Of not less than
1877 per cent.
Food dealers today generally en-
dorsed the standards fixed by Sec
rotary Wallace. Food experts de
clared the standardizing Of the more
important foods will tend to lower
the high cost of living by insurine
| the consumer of a higher grade
product without increasing the re
tail price. To insure the enforce
| ment Of the standards announced
! by Secretary Wallace. horsAvvixas