ARTIFICIAL EGGS.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 1519, 12 February 1886, Page 4

ARTIFICIAL EGGS.

New York, Dec. lo.—Recently the provision dealers in Patterson, N. J. have had many complaints about eggs. One dealer had an alleged farmer arrested and fined for selling ancient eggs that had been treated in some way so is to look like fresh eggs. Another dealer tried seme eggi and

found that the shells were made of plaster of Pens, and the interior of a chemical mixture. Several provision dealer* say there is a factor? in New York for manufacturing artificial eggs, bnt others say the eggs are " limed " The Tribune this morning tells of a scene yesterday in a back room on Broadway, in which a curious invention was shown to provision dealers and merchants. It says the invention consisted of a number of artificial eggs which resembled the real article so exactly that none but an expert could distinguish them. The shells were msde of a clear, transparent composition, and the shape was perfectly modelled. The portion surrounding the yolk was made of albumen, and the volk itself of ground carrot and saffron. Three of these artificial eggs ware laced on a platter by the exhibitor, with a half a dozen real ones, and the men present were told to select the bogus ones from the collection. When each had tried and failed the exhibitor said : " Now, gentlemen, you can test them in another way." A frying-pan was then placed on the stove and in a few minutes it began to j simmer. Two artificial eggs were picked, their shells broken and the contents dropped into the pan, where they soon began to simmer and splutter. A little salt and pepper, a brisk two | minutes' stirring with a fork, and as fine a dish of scrambled eggs as could I be prepared at a restaurant was placed before the expectant guests. " Help yourselves, gentlemen ; they are as j good as the real article." Nothing I poisonous or disagreeable about thein." This invitation was complied with at once, and the several verdicts were : " Delicious." " Better than the real article." " What are they made of* ?*' 14 They are not artificial, but fresh egga from the country." " Well, gentle* men,'' smilingly responded the exhibitor, " whether real or artificial 1 can make any quantity ofthoseeggs.it the cost of about half a cent apiece, while you cannot buy their equal for less than two or three cents."— Corr. 8 F. Bulletin.