MILES OF CHEWING GUM.
Over 100,000 miles of are sold every year, the major °7 0 ™ tion, of course, being consume?!* America. u in
The sapote is a graceful tree will, a straight trunk some 40 feet' g It is tapped very much aft ■"■ manner of a rubber tree, spiral cut being made m the . bark/ throng which the jmce runs down the trunk to jars placed at the foot The sap, or "chicle," as: it is called looks like milk when it first enters the jar, but on exposure the colour changes to a dull yellow, and thie kens until it is almost like syrup The gum is taken out of the jars and boiled down in huge pots,'after which it is kneaded and excess moisture is squeezed out. It is then moulded into large loaves, cooled and wrapped in canvas for exportation to the chewing gum factory.. In the factory it is mixed and boiled in copper vats to the desired thickness, and sugar is added with flavouring essences, such as vanilla and peppermint.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 307, 28 December 1935, Page 7 (Supplement)
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176MILES OF CHEWING GUM. Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 307, 28 December 1935, Page 7 (Supplement)
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