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FOODS AND FOOD ADULTERANTS. 



No. 10985. White marrowfat peas, Bat aria Preserving Company, Batavia, N. Y. This 

 sample was bought from A. M. Parsons, Schuyler, Nebr., and cost 20 

 cents. The label read: "White marrowfat peas. Batavia Preserving 

 Co. Packed at Batavia, Genesee Co., N. Y. All goods bearing this 

 trade mark are guaranteed to be of the finest quality. Packed by the 

 Batavia Preserving Co., at Batavia, Genesee Co.,. N. Y. In packing the 

 Batavia brand we employ the most experienced labor and have adopted 

 the most modern machinery. The fruits are received daily from the 

 growers, fresh from the field, consequently retain when packed all their 

 natural flavor, as nothing but pure granulated sugar is used in the pre- 

 serving process. - The vegetables are packed with equal care, being 

 brought daily from the field as rapidly as they have sufficiently matured 

 thereby giving them freshness. After opening, empty contents of can 

 into colander, straining off liquid before using." 



The peas were large, yellow, hard, and apparently fresh. No pre- 

 servatives were found. Copper, to the extent of 20.4 rng per kilo, was 

 found. 



Pea* Weights. 



