Show INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED ON MANUFACTURE OF CIDER To S set t at rest various stories and to answer numerous inquiries regarding the manufacture and sale of cider the following in instructions instructions instructions in- in have been issued by Thomas federal prohibition prohibition prohibition pro pro- director for Utah The National Prohibition Act provides that no liquor shall shaH be besold besold besold I sold for beverage be purposes which contains one-half one of one per-cent per or more of alcohol by volume A liquor is js construed to include practically any liquid or r compound compound compound com com- pound by whatever name called containing one one-h one half lf of one percent percent per per- per per- cent or more mor of alcohol by volume fit or which may be used for beverage beverage beverage bev bev- purposes Cider may be manufactured by persons desiring g to convert same into vinegar r. r When this is done a permit from the Director must I be obtained for such act Sweet cider containing less than one-half one of one per-cent per of alcohol by volume may be manufactured manufactured manufactured manu manu- and sold without the necessity of obtaining permit provided such product is is t put up and marketed in sterile closed containers or is treated by the addition nf elf f benzoate of soda or other substance which will prevent pre pre- vent fermentation in such proportion proportion proportion pro pro- portion as to insure the alcoholic content remaining below one-half one of one per-cent per of alcohol by vol vol- ume The responsibility for keeping keeping keeping keep keep- ing the alcoholic content below such percentage rests upon the manufacturer and in any case where cider is found upon the market containing alcohol in ex ex- cess of the allowed percentage the manufacturer will be presumed presumed pre pre- to have manufactured and sold an intoxicating liquor Cider containing less than one one- half of one per-cent per of alcohol by volume may be sold by the producer to persons holding permits permits permits per per- mits to manufacturer vinegar If such cider however contains one-half one of oJ one per per-cen per cent t or more of alcohol by volume when removed removed removed re re- re- re moved for conversion into vinegar vinegar vinegar vine vine- gar it will be necessary that the he persons producing same shall hold permits to manufacture ci- ci cider ci cider der as above provided and furnish furnish furnish fur fur- nish same only upon receipt of permits to purchase In the manufacture of cider sugar or other ther fermentable sub sub- substances stances should under no circumstances circumstances circum circum- stan stances es be adde to the apple juice for the purt purpose ose of increasing increasing asing as- as ing the alcoholic content inas inasmuch mas- mas much as such practice is het to the production of a amash amash amash mash fit for distillation within the prohibition of section Revised Statutes Statutes- It is evident from re reports orta r rs- rs re- re 5 of S' S OJ j 1 t t r 1 by the Director or that more care will have to be exercised by people making cider cider so so as to keep strictly within the spirit as well wella's as a's the letter of the law |