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Condensed Milks keep up their character and are unobjectionable,
provided only that stale specimens are not purchased. Where
mothers employ it, stale specimens should be avoided, as the
sugar crystallizes out, and the composition is altered. A new
kind, called "Cream Milk," made in England, is about equal
to the "Anglo-Swiss," but there is no advance upon the cream,
which is in no case quite up to the mark.
Of eight Butters examined, two consisted almost entirely of
butterinc. When honestly sold as such, at a fair price, there
can be no objection to oleo-margarine. It is, indeed, a wonder
that purchasers can so completely take leave of their senses of
sight, taste, and smell, in some cases where the real butter is
far inferior to butterine. When genuine, however nasty it may
be, the butter is of the nature and quality demanded, so far as
the Public Analyst can assist the public choice.
A Bread and Flour, and two kinds of Buns have been
examined. The buns were analysed more especially with reference
to alum, which has been found by other Analysts in the North
of England; I failed to detect it, or indeed anything that was
objectionable.
Samples of Lozenges and of Acidulated Drops do not require
more than mention, as they were good of their kind.
One solitary specimen of Mustard exhibited the now very
common result:—a total disappearance of the once common
adulteration, but also the disuse to a great extent of the black
mustard. As a condiment, the mustard was sufficiently good;
but, for medicinal purposes, only passable.
Also, as is usual, from the mode of drying Pepper, a sample
contained more sand than is essential, but there was no suspicion
of adulteration. If the public would desire freedom from sand,
white pepper should be used in preference. It is, however,