The Manufacture of Tomato Products Including whole tomato pulp or puree, tomato catsup, chili sauce, tomato soup, trimming pulp

Practically all of this chapter will be devoted to non-preservative catsup. The use of benzoate of soda and the changes in the formula which its use involves will be briefly dis...

This chapter will deal with the subject in as short and concise a manner as possible, with the object of giving the manufacturer a working knowledge of it that will help him in...

Canned tomato soup is a commodity which is increasing in favor with the housewife. The old method of preparing this soup in the home was to open a can of tomatoes, strain it thr...

Practically all of the tomato products made in this country are cooked in an open kettle under atmospheric pressure—either a copper-jacketed kettle, or a tank with a closed coil...

A great many outfits for washing and sorting tomatoes have been placed on the market, some of which have many good points, and others are very inadequate. The type of washer bes...

The usual method of filling 5–gal. cans is to draw the pulp from the finishing machine by means of a large, heavy wall, single line hose filling one can at a time. Some packers...

From the cooking kettles the catsup is usually run through the finisher, and then conducted to a receiving tank, either by gravity or by pumping. If a pump is used, care should...

Obtaining a good quality of tomatoes at a price which is not prohibitive is a problem which in many localities is becoming more difficult to canners and catsup makers each year....

When the pure food movement first swept over this country the subject of preservatives got very wide publicity, and the sensational press fed the people up on the news that thei...

The cold pulping method is probably the most common, and requires less equipment than the hot method, with results that are considered by many packers just as good, if the pulp...

Chili sauce is the finest tomato product manufactured. It differs from catsup in that it is made from whole peeled tomatoes with the seeds and fiber left in, and in that it usua...

The fewer pipes and receiving tanks the condensed pulp passes through before being filled in the cans, the better. All of this conveying and finishing equipment offers possibili...

Measuring the volume of tomato juice—amount of tomatoes—keeping batches uniform—use of spices in a sack—use of spices direct and when to add them—use of spices in two batches—wh...

Vacuum pan—types of open kettles—steam pressure—copper jacketed kettles—tinning kettles—advantages of various types of kettles—glass-lined tank—cypress tank—cleaning kettles—coi...

Filling devices for five gallons—square can and round can—testing for leaks—washing and steaming—filling and capping—handling filled cans—advantages of separating batches—how to...

Convenience and economy of canned soup—factors upon which success depends—unpalatability—proper sweetness—gradual souring of pulp—sampling—proper acidity—price and quality—micro...

The receiving tank and finisher—filling and sealing—washing the filled bottles—processing—advantages of omitting processing—process method—time and temperature—temperature contr...

Micro-organisms; what they are—molds—bacteria—yeasts—spores—how germs retard their own growth—rapidity of growth—the government attitude on micro-organisms—government regulation...

Unfavorable publicity on preservatives—“natural” preservatives—proper acidity—processing catsups—advantage of benzoate catsups—causes of poor color and flavor—advantage of direc...

Grading the tomatoes—method of handling tomatoes—amount of tomatoes and onions—spices—salt, sugar and vinegar—testing finishing point—filling, sealing and sterilizing—microscopi...

Washing and sorting equipment—rotary washer—water bath with compressed air—importance of agitation—plain sorting belt—number of sorters—tomato turning device—divided sorting bel...

Value of good tomato stock—plant raising—use of fertilizer—methods in east and west—shipping tomatoes—tomato crates—degrees of ripeness for shipping—careful handling at factory—...