The Adulteration of Jams and Jellies

Abstract

Jam, marmalade, is the sound product made from clean, sound, properly matured and prepared fresh fruit and sugar (sucrose), with or without spices or vinegar, by boiling to a pulpy or semisolid consistence, and conforms in name to the fruit or fruits used, and in its preparation not less than forty-five pounds of fruit are used to each fifty-five pounds of sugar. Jelly is the sound, semisolid, gelatinous Rroduct made by boiling clean, sound, properly matured and prepared fresh fruit with water, concentrating the expressed and strained juice, to which sugar (sucrose) is added, and conforms in name to the fruit or fruits used in its prepara-