'* Extra standard," ^' extra," and ''fancy" are terms applied
to grades increasingly gqod* If fruits grade high as to variGly^
color, size, flavor, texture, and are packed in bca\*3' !$irup, they
will be graded as Fancy, and fruits less good will fail into the
other group grades according to the degree in which ihcy ap-
proximate the grade called Fancy, and according to the weight
of sirup used. That it is quite impossible under this S3rstein to
depend on the tenn Fancy representing the same quality of
fruit year after year is easily seen, for the crops yielded of various
fruits are seldom of the same standard in successive yeare. The
same is true of any grade* In a good year the trade known as
Standard may prove l)ctter than the Extra Standard in a poor
year. This makes for uncertainty on the part of the purchaser,
and amy buyer of large quantities of canned goods finds it nee-
essarj^ to see the contents of tins selected as samples and to order
according to sample as well as by grade and trade name. The
small buyer is at a great disadvantage in being unable to do
this.
The trade terms for grades of vegetables are in g^eneral the
same as for fruits* The poorest of southern-grown produce and
the trimmings of northern-grown are graded below standard.
In tomatoes these gut)*standard grades are sometimes known as
"pulp* and ''pur^^Z' In peas they are known as ''seconds"
and "soaked/* This last term refers to peaa that have grown
too hard for canning purposes, but have l>oen soaked in water
from twelve to thirty-six hours and then canned.
Quality of mnnml goods.
On opc*ning the can the vnhitne of the contents in relation
to the capacity of the can should be noted. The contents should
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fill the can; any considerable space between the top of the can
and the surface of tlie contents sFioiihl count a^^ainst the grade
of the product.
Any excei58 of ht|uid, that is, more tlian is necessary to im-
merse the 8ohds, lowern the p:radc of the paekaRe.
The presence of any foreign materia! such an drops of solder
or bits of paper, which indicate carelesH methods in packing,
should be looked for,
Peas^ — In canned peas, a very cloudy or starchy liquid prob-
ably indicates that the pea^s have l>een *' soaked/^ This would
be confirmed by the peas being mealy, large, and with skins
easily loosc^ned in the can. Since peas are graded according to
size, those known as ** sifted/' whatever the size, are higher in
price tlian the unsifted, sometimes known as **the run of the
garden/^ A large nundjer of yellowish peas in a can indicates
inferior quality and flavor.
String beans. — The smaller string beans, less than two inches
in length, are high priced and more decorative than nutritious.
Those over three inches in length are coarse. Those between
two and tliree inches are generally satisfactory'. The ''cut"
beans are cheaper l)ut not unifonnly gooiJ in flavor and texture.
Lima beans. — ^The smaller lima beans, bush Umas, are higher
in price and generally of a better color than the large beans,
pole linias.
Corn, — C^anned com that is verj^ milky or full of hquid may
be sweety but it does not grade so high as the dry packs ajid
does not keep so welb
Okra, — Young okra is tender and the pods are canned whole.
This !>rings a better price than the older pods which are cut
before being packed.
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'* Extra standard," ^' extra," and ''fancy" are terms applied
to grades increasingly gqod* If fruits grade high as to variGly^
color, size, flavor, texture, and are packed in bca\*3' !$irup, they
will be graded as Fancy, and fruits less good will fail into the
other group grades according to the degree in which ihcy ap-
proximate the grade called Fancy, and according to the weight
of sirup used. That it is quite impossible under this S3rstein to
depend on the tenn Fancy representing the same quality of
fruit year after year is easily seen, for the crops yielded of various
fruits are seldom of the same standard in successive yeare. The
same is true of any grade* In a good year the trade known as
Standard may prove l)ctter than the Extra Standard in a poor
year. This makes for uncertainty on the part of the purchaser,
and amy buyer of large quantities of canned goods finds it nee-
essarj^ to see the contents of tins selected as samples and to order
according to sample as well as by grade and trade name. The
small buyer is at a great disadvantage in being unable to do
this.
The trade terms for grades of vegetables are in g^eneral the
same as for fruits* The poorest of southern-grown produce and
the trimmings of northern-grown are graded below standard.
In tomatoes these gut)*standard grades are sometimes known as
"pulp* and ''pur^^Z' In peas they are known as ''seconds"
and "soaked/* This last term refers to peaa that have grown
too hard for canning purposes, but have l>oen soaked in water
from twelve to thirty-six hours and then canned.
Quality of mnnml goods.
On opc*ning the can the vnhitne of the contents in relation
to the capacity of the can should be noted. The contents should
I
1
I
I
MARKETING FOR THE HOUSEHOLD
449
fill the can; any considerable space between the top of the can
and the surface of tlie contents sFioiihl count a^^ainst the grade
of the product.
Any excei58 of ht|uid, that is, more tlian is necessary to im-
merse the 8ohds, lowern the p:radc of the paekaRe.
The presence of any foreign materia! such an drops of solder
or bits of paper, which indicate carelesH methods in packing,
should be looked for,
Peas^ — In canned peas, a very cloudy or starchy liquid prob-
ably indicates that the pea^s have l>een *' soaked/^ This would
be confirmed by the peas being mealy, large, and with skins
easily loosc^ned in the can. Since peas are graded according to
size, those known as ** sifted/' whatever the size, are higher in
price tlian the unsifted, sometimes known as **the run of the
garden/^ A large nundjer of yellowish peas in a can indicates
inferior quality and flavor.
String beans. — The smaller string beans, less than two inches
in length, are high priced and more decorative than nutritious.
Those over three inches in length are coarse. Those between
two and tliree inches are generally satisfactory'. The ''cut"
beans are cheaper l)ut not unifonnly gooiJ in flavor and texture.
Lima beans. — ^The smaller lima beans, bush Umas, are higher
in price and generally of a better color than the large beans,
pole linias.
Corn, — C^anned com that is verj^ milky or full of hquid may
be sweety but it does not grade so high as the dry packs ajid
does not keep so welb
Okra, — Young okra is tender and the pods are canned whole.
This !>rings a better price than the older pods which are cut
before being packed.