The story of Pittsburgh: Food products

Food products (Vol. 1, nr. 12)

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

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Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831623587

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-241112

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Title:: Food products

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 12

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1925

Scope:: [ca. 60] Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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display of candies attracted the attention of America, resulted in giving the industry in the United States an impetus which soon caused us to lead not only England but all other coun- tries. And we have continued this supremacy. The history of the candy industry has been a continual record of develop- ment. From time to time and very rapidly, especially during recent years, new improvements have been made and more perfect machinery invented, making possible the many vari- ous kinds of candy. It will be readily seen that candy making has created a large number of allied industries and increased the business of many others. A list would include almost every business, and unlike many others, its activities extend to every section. ET Chemistry plays a very important role in the manufacture of confections. All raw materials such as sugar, chocolate, cream, butter, nuts, and fruits must undergo a rigid inspection before being passed upon as suitable for use in the manu- facture of candies: = The colors used to produce the beautiful tints, as well as the ‘flavors, are products blended by an experienced chemist. Just as the artist who mixes his colors to produce the wonder- ful color effects on his canvas, so the chemist blends primary shades to produce the tints that appeal to the eye of the con- sumer of confections. A resume of the sources of supply of flavoring oils reads like “a ‘trip .around the world. Peppermint, wintergreen, orange, sassafras, grape, raspberry, strawberry, and peach from the United States; lemon, lime, rose, violet and orange Hower water from Italy and France; cinnamon and’ cloves from Ceylon; pineapple from Hawaii, Singapore and Bahama; vanilla from Mexico, are all gathered to delight the lover of confections. Nut Meats in car lots of 30,000 pounds (think of quantity of unshelled nuts required to make a car load of the meats!) ‘are brought from South America, the home of the brazil nut, the pistachio from Persia, the pignolia from Italy, the cashew from India, the almond from Spain, France and Italy, the mayette and chaberte walnuts from France and the more and more popular pecan from Texas and Georgia and Louisiana, and, lest we forget—the humble peanut also from the Southland. “As to fruits, in addition to pineapple;

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