14 BULLETIN 928, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
2 hours and 20 minutes in water at 70° F. and were smoked 18 hours 
at a temperature approximating 100° F. At establishment C the 
cured bellies were soaked 14 hours in water at 60° F. and were 
smoked 18 hours at 120°-130° F. The smoked bellies were inspected 
for soundness by a Government inspector. A record of the experi- 
ments is shown in Table 11. 
TABLE 11.—Record of sweet-pickle bacon experiments at establishments A, B, 
and C. 
ESTABLISHMENT A. 
| Tierce 1, Tierce 4 
| 
. ? | Tierce 5, | Tierce 6 
| granu- | Tierce 2, | Tierce3,{ 70 per ? 
A23EE | lated | dextrose. | cerelose. |cent corn es sneee 
sugar. | sugar. Be gar. 
| 
} | 
iINamiber OL bpeltes..: j.-/-/-'- 2.2.4. 4-o5 = = 34 | 34 33 35 34 35 
Curing Periods 225220 25 ss ee days. - 26 | 26 26 26 26 26 
Weight of green bellies......-.-.. pounds. . 300 | 300 300 300 300 300 
Weight ofcured bellies....-..---.--- doza-= 336 | 330 331 330 332 331 
Gainin weight<.2 £23 ses- ee ee dos:s- 36 | 30 31 30 | 32 31 
Quantity of pickle: as gallons. | 17 164 184 16 | 14 16 
Condition of smoked bellies.............. Normal. | Normal. | Normal. | Normal. | Normal. | Normal. 
ESTABLISHMENT B. 
Number of bellies 222202 ves 222855. ae 24 26 26 25 1 CR Rte 
Caring: period ssa) 4s ees days- -| 48 48 48 48 AS i ls Ae. = Zeke 
Weight of green bellies.----...-- pounds. -| 280 280 280 280 280) | = =--soe<- 
Weight ofcured bellies........--.--- doze =4| 330 328 320 328 323; Ree eee 
Garman welehts: see see te doz 50 48 40 48 AR ey aoe nee 
Quantity of pickle ee eh as Se gallons... 17 20 173 18 if: | eee Tes 
Condition of smoked bellies............-- Normal. | Normal. | Normal. | Normal. | Normal. |........-- 
ESTABLISHMENT C. 
Nomberotbellses: 202 2022. bec eee ee 26 | 26 26 | 26 26) ce eae 
Curing pertodst 22) 422-552 12 days... 34 | 34 34 | 34 SAE es Bee 
Weight ofgreen bellies..........- pounds. - 280 | 280 280 | 280 72) | [Sees ake = 
Weight of cured bellies...........-..- Goss: 310 310 | 305 | 305 305 32 e 
Gaininiweiehtsss sss oo sete doses: 30 | 30 | 25 25 PF ae ee ae 
Quantity of pickle SE Soe eee enn rs gallons. - 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 AZ| co Soe ee 
Condition of smoked bellies. ...........-- Normal. | Normal. | Normal. Normal. | |N OrmMal| Peele s2eee 
COMPOSITION OF PICKLE. 
The composition of the new and old pickle from each tierce of 
bellies is shown in Table 12. 
TABLE 12.—Composition of new and old bacon pickle. 
ESTABLISHMENT A. 
a Specific ‘Salometer . : 
Tierce Age of | F |e | Sodium Sodium | Total 
No. pickle. Kind of sugar. a early Ge ane ehlorid. nitrate. | sugar. 
| | | 
Days. Degrees. | Per ae | Per cent. | Per cent. 
Lew fy Grane” iii it Rie Dia Sie 1: 139 a s 70 0. = : . 
1 7, i RR ah 2 3 ee oe ees S 1.090 4 i 21 : : 
2 New. Dextrose ae seeeee ee cas eee ee 1.139 ne nn 70 - se i eB 
2 26538 3 ne 5 3 Se a ee 1.090 46 | 10.31 : 2 
3| New Cerelose2 esc ceseee ne ae ae 2 1. wn is . 67 s a i: a 
3 ZHu|teeee GO ce ee see erent eo wemee 1.094 10. 75 - : 
4! New. 70 per cent corn sugar...-..-.-.- uf 1 re i6 a 5 o + af 
4 PA Pee 6 0s Ae ees 5 eee 1. 3 : : 
5| New. Refiners? Siti peso aap one ae 1.138 69 16. 57 -53 1.77 
5 2G Bebe « 0025. soe ee as Be 1.093 48 10. 32 36 1.32 
6 New. RSW iosede co tee eee ek ea 1.137 | 69 16. 80 | St! i Reg 
6 7.0) ie ies CO: eb. a ae ae ese 1 1.33 
. 090 46 | 10.62 | 36 
