OFFICIAL INSPECTIONS 39. 83 



VICTOR PURE FOOD BRINE. 



In 1908, Official Inspections 4, attention was called to two 

 preparations designed for the packers of meat; one put up by 

 the Preservaline Manufacturing Co. of New York under the 

 name "F. L. P.," which was a mixture of salt petre and 

 common salt ; the other "Victor Pure Food A Savoline," Wolf, 

 Sayer & Heller, Inc., -84-86 Pearl St., New York. This con- 

 sisted of about 70 per cent of sugar, 22 per cent of salt and 6 

 per cent of salt petre, and sold at 2"] cents a pound in New 

 York City. This was, of course, worth about five cents a 

 pound. 



Mr. A. B. Jewett of Skowhegan gave to the inspector a 

 package of "Victor Pure Food Brine," manufactured by Wolf, 

 Seyer & Heller, Inc., 37 Pearl St., New York. On analysis 

 this was found to carry 47.84 per cent common salt, 49.26 per 

 cent of potassium nitrate, .73 per cent of material chiefly corn 

 starch insoluble in cold water, undetermined, including water, 

 1. 17 per cent. The directions for use are "To five gallons ol 

 water add one pound Victor Pure Food Brine, eight pounds 

 of salt and two pounds of granulated sugar. The result will 

 please you." 



At present salt petre is allowed to be used in foods without 

 statement of fact and the packer of meats would get .into no 

 difficulty in using this for packing and curing corn beef, should- 

 ers, etc., or for packing and curing hams, and bacon, as the 

 label recommends, but these goods are worth about five cents 

 per pound and are sold at a considerable advance of that figure. 



CREAM OF TARTAR. 

 Samples of cream of tartar have been examined which have 

 been submitted by correspondents. We have found them to be 

 practically pure cream of tartar. Some samples have contained 

 a trace of tartaric acid which resulted in their being usually a 

 little more than full strength. That is, they would neutralize 

 a little more carbonate of soda than perfectly pure cream of 

 tartar would. The addition, however, is probably accidental 

 and is not considered as an adulteration. 



SALERATUS, BICARBONATE OF SODA. 

 Several samples of bicarbonate of soda have been submitted 

 by correspondents and have been found to be practically pure 



