FOOD INSPECTION. 355 



The brand, maker, dealer, cost, and character of baking powders 



examined. 



CREAM OF TARTAR AND TARTARIC ACID POWDERS. 



7464. Cleveland Superior Baking Powder, made by Cleve- 

 land Baking Powder Company, New York. Purchased from 

 John Dingley Co., Auburn. In half pound tin. Price per can 

 25 cents. Cost per ounce 3.2 cents. Guaranteed cream of tartar 

 and bicarbonate of soda. The acid salt is correctly named. 



7467. Cream Baking Poivder, made by Price Baking Powder 

 Co., N. Y. and Chicago. Purchased from Merrill & Crowell,. 

 Lewiston. Jn half pound tin. Price per can 25 cents. ' Cost 

 per ounce 3.8 cents. Guaranteed cream of tartar; no alum, 

 ammonia, lime or other adulterants. The acid salt is correctly 

 named. 



7475. John Alden. Baking Powder, made by W. L. Wilson & 

 Co., Portland. Purchased from manufacturer. In one pound 

 tin. Price per can 45 cents. Cost per ounce 3.0 cents. Guar- 

 anteed cream of tartar, tartaric acid, and bicarbonate of soda. 

 The acid salts are correctly named. 



7476. King Arthur Baking Pozvder, made by Neally & 

 Miller, Lewiston.- Purchased from manufacturer. In half 

 pound tin. Guaranteed cream of tartar, tartaric acid and bicar- 

 bonate of soda. The acid salts are correctly named. 



7471. Plume Baking Pozvder, made by Plume Baking Pow- 

 der Co., Maiden, Mass. Purchased from W. L. Wilson Co.,. 

 Portland. In pound tin. Price per can 40 cents. Cost per 

 ounce 3.7 cents. Guaranteed cream of tartar starch and bicar- 

 bonate of soda. The acid salt is correctly named. 



7470. Schilling's Best Baking Pozvder, made by A. Schilling 

 & Co., San Francisco, Cal. Purchased from F. H. Verrill, Port- 

 land. In pound tin. Price per pound 45 cents. Cost per 

 ounce 2.7 cents. The acid salt was not named on the label. 

 The manufacturer stated that these were old goods and that all 

 goods now sent out are labeled cream of tartar baking powder. 

 Acid salt is as claimed. 



7474. Shaw's Baking Powder, made by Geo. C. Shaw & Co., 

 Portland. Purchased from manufacturer. In one pound tin. 

 Price per can 43 cents. Cost per ounce 2.8 cents. Guaranteed 

 a high grade cream of tartar baking powder, free from starch, 

 alum phosphate, lime sulphate or chlorides. The acid salt is- 

 correctly named. 



