UTILIZATION OF FRUIT.

Northern Advocate, 7 May 1887, Page 3

UTILIZATION OF FRUIT.

ITo the Editor of the Nobthebn Advoouth.] Sib,— Lately there were several meetings of the fruit growers of Whangarei, where the principal theme of discussion seemed to be, the difficulty in obtaining a good market for their fruit ; and 'instances were cited of the small returns from the Auckland auctioneers. Mr Eobert.Eeyburn, having a large quantity of spotted apples, that would have hardly paid their carriage to Auckland, offered them to me cheap, with the suggestion that I might be able to make jam or jelly. The idea seemed good, and at any rate worth a trial, as this was the kind of fruit for which there was no market. I, experimented with these apples, and the following was the result. No 1. Cost of materials, fruit, sugar, &c .... „ £110 0 Cost of labour .. ..120 " canning &c. . . \ 8 0 Total cost of 3381bs apple jelly . . 0Q&O That is od per(lb add dj perjb for prMts%cl incidental expense and the result is HitiKjj&t Vb fpr apple jelly put up in one ip^>una^3ns varnished and labelledready for sale. '„ , No. 2. Cost of materials, fruit, sugar, ! .„• &c. .. .. £4 6b Cost of labour .. .. 1 16 , " Canning &c. .. .. 1 15 8 Total cost of 4281ba of apple jam £7 2 8 That ii,4d per lb; add fd for profit land inciaenb I expences and the result is 4 Jd per lb for apple jam. No pains were spared. in preparin * the fruit keeping utensils cleagi &c, the best loaf sugar was used, and I thihk the ' result is encouraging. The cost of labour was no doubt greater than the amount I have entered, but I estimated itat what it ought to have cost if I fcad had the proper appliances and experionoe. Then again iot was done ofc a larger scale there would be a saving in many directions; as for instance one H»n «ould look After several boiler sat onoc^nwdyHSjttpara^Mi could RTeoonomised. All whoTp*?>«wr*nM? jam and jelly pronounce it ' exoeIJHHK-' This is a practical explanation of whjpiM&.fea done with our damaged apples. Tue gr&wer would get a fair profit, the steamers wonid get freight on sugar, jam,. &c, labour' would be employed in the district the manufacturer would make a profit and surely the storekeepers could make a profit on jam at 4 Jper lb.— Yours, &c. H. Dobbo.