Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1908-07-24 | Page 2 | Easy Pure Food Tests

EASY PURE FOOD TESTS by T thea hess it Is I 1 easy eany to detect ants in foods to 70 teut teat coff coffee 0 e A ot oi ground coffee p placed laced in a cup of cold water will not if pure discolor the th Ns liter ater in the least but it if chicory la is present the water will take on a 8 bro brownish anish hue to test cocoa the usual adulte adulterant ot of cocoa Is if a cupful of boll ing water Is IB poured over a 4 teaspoonful of cocoa the edl ment that remains after cooling should be powdery not sticky riot not cohesive but if the cocol cocoi Is adulterated the sediment la Is a co cheshe glutinous oua mass A piece ot of linen dipped in such a sediment will all when ironed be as stiff as aa a board to test sugar pure sugar willais will ills solve belve in water ater any indissoluble sub sab betance therefore must be an ant another sugar test la Is by flie file pure sugar burns bums quite away an afa that absolutely resists the flames Is some som e impurity that the re fenners refiners finers have left in to test butter put e butter set out in the summer sunshine will not melt under a temperature of 85 95 degrees and then the liquid it becomes Is kneet and wholesome adulterated butter melts at 88 degi ces into a liau liquid id w with ith a repulsive odor