916 FOODS AND FOOD ADULTERANTS. 



Serial No. 



6872. Imitation coffee beans, roasted; probably the same composition and manu- 

 facture as 8957. 



8766. Coffee, bran, and molasses ; roasted ; not molded. 



8767. Bran and molasses; roasted; not molded; samples 8766 and 8767 were obtained 



through the courtesy of Dr. J. N. Hurty, chemist, Indianapolis, Ind. 

 8491. Imitation coffee beans, roasted. Composition: Wheat flour. Manufacturer 



not known, but probably same as 8957. 

 8859. Imitation coffee beans, roasted. Composition: Wheat Hour, coffee, and chicory. 



8883. A rather poor imitation of roasted whole coffee beans. Imported as a coffee 



substitute under the name "Kunst Kaffee." Imported by M. Kliemand, 159 

 Front street, New York City; manufactured by Erhorn &. Dierchs, 1 linn- 

 burg, Germany. Price, 11 cents per pound. Composition: Wheat Hour, 

 coffee, and chicory. A German analysis of an imitation coffee termed " Kunst 

 Kaffee" is given on p. 919, by K. Portele. 



8884. Imitation roasted coffee beans. Composition : AVheat flour, coffee, and chicory. 



Manufacturer not known. 



8885. Imitation green coffee. This sample contains two kinds of berries, one com- 



posed of whetit flour and the other of wheat flour and coffee. Sample was 

 obtained in Philadelphia. Manufacturer not known. 



8950. Imitation coffee beans, roasted. Composition : Wheat flour, chicory, and coffee. 



Manufacturer not known. 



8951. Coffee pellets, molded, but not in the form of coffee beans. When mixed with 



ground coffee would escape the notice of the purchaser ; also probably in 

 mixture with whole coffee. Composition: Wheat flour aud,l*ran, rye also 

 probably present. Manufactured by the Clark Coffee Company, office 1">0 

 State street, Boston; factory, Roxbury, Mass. Price, 6 cents per pound, or 

 &k cents in 10-barrel lots. The manufacturers claim that an addition of 33 

 per cent of these "pellets" to genuine coffee Avill make "an equal drink to 

 the straight goods." The manufacturers, after making extravagant claims 

 for their product, state, with evident intention to further a fraud, that "it 

 is uniform in color, and can be furnished with any desired color of roast." 



8952. Coffee pellets, same manufacture and composition as 8951. Grains lighter 



color and longer than 8951. 



8953. Cracked coffee pellets, same manufacture and composition 8951. 



8954. Ground imitation coffee. Contains a small amount of chicory, a considerable 



proportion of leguminuous seeds (peas or beans), and barley, wheat, oats. 

 and fragments of buckwheat. Manufactured by the Swedish Coffee Co., of 

 New York. 



8955. Imitation coffee beans. Composed of wheat flour; light roast. Manufactured 



by the Swedish Coffee Co., New York. 



8956. Similar to 8955 and of the same manufacture. Composition: Wheat Hour and 



probably saw dust. Dark roast. Two kinds of berries. 



8957. Imitation coffee beans. Composition: Wheat Hour. Manufactured by L. II. 



Hall, 1017 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Pa. 



8958. Granular imitation coffee. Composed of the hulls of leguminous seeds, probably 



pease, formed into granules with molasses and roasted; source not known. 

 8963. Imitation roasted coffee beans. Composition: AVheat Hour. Probably of the 



same manufacture as 6872, 8491. and 8957. 

 8996. Sample package, marked " Coffee Substitute, Columbia AAA." Composed of 



bran and molasses, formed info small lumps and roasted. Manufactured by 



E. A. Sibell, 19 and 20 AVabash avenue, Chicago. 111. 

 104H3. Imitation roasted coffee beans. Composition: Wheat or rye Hour and corn. 



Manufacturer not known. 

 101X1. Imitation green coffee. The same composition and manufacture as 10483. 



