Logan Nation | 1903-07-18 | Page 6 | Why the Ham is [Illegible]

WHY THE HAM !S 3 S.i.T. Packers Compelled to Use tht Saline as Preservative. "We are having many complaints about the unusual saltiness of ham. bacon and canned goods this summer," said a butcher, who does a lare family fam-ily trade. "I suppose it is the same everywhere else. Standard goods that we have been able to recomnend for years are salt as brine dow. The packing houses tell us that it is because be-cause they are no longer permitted to use the preservatives that got such a raking over the coals after the Spanish Span-ish war. They simply must pile on the salt or their hams and bacon won't keep. The packers will be obliged to find some way out of the difficulty, or they will have to go out of business busi-ness altogether. In the trade we are noticing the falling oft in orders from hotels and restaurants. No man wants a rasher of bacon or a slice of ham for breakfast if it is going to send him around with a raging thrist all day."