MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



I912. 



Table shozviiig the results of examinations of jams, jellies and 

 preserves purchased by the inspectors. Samples arranged 

 alphabetically by States and Tozvns where the goods ivere 

 made — Continued. 







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9552 



9584 



9503 



9591 



9570 



9569 



95731 



5RAMD, Maker and Dealer. 



Results of Examination. 



36.7 "Shawmut Brand Apple and Contains 69,6 per cent, glucose; 



10 



25 



8.2 



1.7 per cent, cane sugar; 0.056 

 benzoate; considerable starch. 

 Ara/icial coior not identified. 



Strawberry Preserves. Straw- 

 berries, 20 per cent.; granulated 

 sugar, 10 per cent.; apple juice, 

 25 per cent.: corn syrup, 45 per; 

 cent.; preserved ^vith 1-10 oi' 

 1 per C9nt. sodium benzoate.I 

 Ariiicially colored. Jos. Mid-i 

 dl<5by, Jr., Inc., Boston, Mass." 

 Milliken-Tomlinson Co., Port- 

 land, j 



'True Fruit Brand Fancy Plum,iContains 32.2 per cent, cane 



sugar; 0.56 per cent, ash; large 

 amount of starch. No preser- 

 vatives or glucose found. 



Apple and Sugar Jelly. 30 per 

 can;, plum juice, 30 per cent, 

 apple juice; 40 per cent, granu- 

 lated sugar. Net weight 8 ozs. 

 St. Louis Syrup & Preserving 

 Co., St. Louis. Mo." W. L. 

 Wilson & Co., Portland. 



I 

 13.7 "Beechnut Strawberry J a m . I Con tains IS per cent. cane 

 Beechnut Packing Company.] sugar. No preservative, arti- 

 Johain, N. Y., Home Style."] ficial color, foreign matter or 

 Trefethen & Sweet Co., Port-! glucose found, 

 land. I 



40 10.3 



"Blackberry Jelly. Gordon &Uontains 33.4 per cent, cane 



Dillworth, New York City." 

 Geo. C. Shaw Co., Portland 



16 . 3 1 " Fresh Fruit Damson Jam 



tains 1-10 of 1 per cent, ben 

 zoate of soda. Curtis Bros., 

 Rochester, N. Y." H. S. Mel 

 cher Co., Portland. 



14.6 



9571 1 



sugar; 0.61 per cent. ash. No 

 preservative, artificial ■ color, 

 foreign matter or glucose found. 



Con- Contains 1.2 per cent, cane 

 sugar; 0.08 per cent, benzoate. 

 No preservative, artificial color, 

 foreign matter or glucose found. 



'Fruit Red Currant Jam. Con- 

 tains 1—10 of 1 per cent, ben- 

 zoate of soda. Curtis Bros. 

 Rochester, N. Y." H. S. Mel- 

 cher Co., Portland 



15.5 "Grape with 10 per cent, apple 

 juice fresh fruit jam. Curtis 

 Bros. Co., Rochester, N. Y.; 

 40 per cent, each fresh fruit and 

 granulated sugar with addition 

 of 10 per cent, each fresh apple 

 juice and corn syrup. Contains 

 1—10 of 1 per cent, benzoate of 

 soda." H. S. Melcher Co., 

 Portland. 



15.6 



Contains 1 . 6 per cent. can& 

 sugar; 0.108 per cent, benzoic 

 acid. No preservative, artifi- 

 cial color, foreign matter or 

 glucose found. • 



Contains 5.3 per cent, cane 

 sugar; 0. 13 per cent, benzoate. 



No glucose. No artificial color 

 found. 



"Rasnberry with 10 per cent.iContains 

 apple juice fresh fruit _ jam.j sugar; 

 40 per cent, each fresh fruit and 

 granulated sugar with addition | of starch, 

 of 10 per cent, each fresh apnlej found, 

 juice and corn syrup. Contains' 

 1—10 of 1 per cent, benzoate of 

 soda. Curtis Bros. Co., Roch- 

 ester, N. Y." H. S. Melcher 

 Co., Portland. 



25.1 per cent, cane 



23.2 per cent glucose; 

 0. 108 benzoate. Small amount 



Nc artificial color 



