Let's look at shortening / Lever Brothers Company.

Date:
1940
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Let's look at shortening / Lever Brothers Company. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    S a home economics student do you not wish to study foods intelligently and understand clearly the hows and whys of their behavior in cookery? Then you know that basic information about the ingredients commonly used in cookery is as vital to your background as bone and sinew to a sturdy child. You need to know about the composition of flour and milk and eggs; about the structure of meat; about the kinds and classes of vege- tables. And you seek to broaden your knowledge of each ingredient by learning something about its manufacture — what it is made from and how it becomes the familiar product you buy from your grocer. So in this chapter you may read the interesting story of how Spry is made. As you read you will see that every single step in the manufacture is directly re- sponsible for certain qualities in the final product, such as gleaming whiteness, plastic consistency, superior keeping qual- ity, sweet blandness, and creamy texture. Spry is an all-hydrogenated vegetable shortening. The factories in which Spry is made are new and modern and spotlessly clean. The equipment and machinery rep- resent the most advanced technical effi- ciency. Pipes and vessels of stainless steel give a bright-as-a-pin appearance and as- sure the utmost in sanitation. Complete air-conditioning throughout the packing rooms insures an atmosphere free from dust and foreign odors. From first to last, Spry is not touched by human hands. Finally, the finished shortening is put through practical baking and frying tests in the Spry Kitchen. Every effort is made to guarantee to the consumer a product that will fulfill every function demanded by a shortening in home cookery.
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