Quotation from: General Science

Written by: Bertha M. Clark


In jams and catchups there is abundant opportunity for preservatives;
badly or partially decayed fruits are sometimes disinfected and used
as the basis of foods sold by so-called good dealers. Benzoate of
soda, and salicylic acid are the chemicals most widely employed for
this purpose, with coal-tar dyes to simulate the natural color of the
fruit.


Many of the cheap candies sold by street venders are not fit for
consumption, since they are not only made of bad material, but are
frequently in addition given a light dipping in varnish as a
protection against the decaying influences of the atmosphere.

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