CORDIAL MANUFACTURE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17651, 11 December 1920, Page 10

CORDIAL MANUFACTURE.

(Published by Arrangement).

HYGIENIC PROCESSES.

A special hygienic process... of brewing and bottling has teen installed in the cordial manufacturing factory of Messrs. Sharpe Brothers in Millais Street, off Richmond Road, Grey Lynn. The process ensures perfect cleanliness in the manufacturing and bottling operations, and at the same time contributes in no small degree to the efficiency of the industry. In _the bottling operations the jars and all containers are thoroughly sterilised by injecting hot water and subsequently steam into-Xnem under pressure. By the employment of pipes, the jars are charged with, the requisite syrup, and then carbonised without handling the liquids. A large variety -of beverages are manufactured in this local factory, including lemonades, ginger beer, hop beer, cordials, and pure malt vinegar. Both brewing and _ carbonising are'carried out on the premises, the essences being imported fr6m the best houses. The Auckland factory is at present being managed by. Mss*G. T. Puddle, recently proprietor of Messrs. Sharpe Brothers' establishment in Wellington. Mr. Puddle has bought out, the sole interest of Sharpe Brothers, Auckland, a business which "as latterly carried on by J. C. Tietjens. Christmas orders are coming in rapidly, and early application will be necessary to ensure orders Aeing delivered in time for the festive, season. The proprietor, after being subjected to much provocation, has decided to take legal action against, persons detaining the firm's jars after the specified time.