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which vary widely with the source of the sugar juices from 

 which the vinegar is made. It is because of these foreign mat- 

 ters, characteristic of vinegar of the same kind, that it is pos- 

 sible for the chemist to distinguish one variety from another. 

 The adulteration of vinegar is not so common as its misbrand- 

 ing, the substitution of one kind for another and the imposition 

 of a lower priced distilled or sugar vinegar for the more expen- 

 sively produced cider vinegar. Practically all vinegars are free 

 from unhealthful ingredients. An uncolored vinegar made 

 from distilled alcohol diluted with pure water is from the stand- 

 point of the chemist the purest vinegar, while from point of 

 view of the vinegar connoisseur, a well made and properly aged 

 cider vinegar is the best in flavor. 



VINEGAR DEFINED. 



The word vinegar used alone always means pure apple cider 

 vinegar without any additions and containing at least 4 per cent 

 acetic acid. 



The words Cider Vinegar by themselves always refer to pure 

 apple cider vinegar as defined above. 



Wine vinegar always means vinegar made from grape juice. 

 There is practically no wine vinegar used in Maine. The 

 so-called "white wine" vinegar is a distilled vinegar and not a 

 wine vinegar. 



Malt vinegar is made from barley malt. Sugar vinegar is 

 made from cane sugar products and glucose vinegar from starch 

 sugar. 



The above are undistilled vinegars made by fermentation. 



Distilled vinegar is the product of fermentation of dilute dis- 

 tilled alcohol from any source. 



Vinegar of any kind must contain at least 4 per cent acetic 

 acid to be up to the standard required by the pure food law. 



The word pure cannot' be legally used if a vinegar is not up to 

 standard or contains any added foreign material. 



In case a vinegar is colored by the addition of a solution of 

 caramel (burnt sugar), the word "colored" will be construed 

 as covering that fact. If any other kind of coloring material 

 be used, the kind and amount per gallon must be stated. 



