TO TEST OLIVE OIL.
desired to test the purity ome oil, an interesting little experiment may be carried out. Take J c th :i “Od add to it about i quantity of ammonia. sh .“ ke 6l '«htly. and very soon - milk 0 "I 1 . 18 P ure ~there Wilt appear a Sop whlto m -lss of the consistency of " hen other oils have been added c. more or less granular appearance is the result of the test. Pure olive oil it slightly heated, does not smell very differently from the cold oil. On the other hand, after it lias heen warmed a change in odour is noticed when some other oil has been added as an adulterant.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17245, 11 January 1924, Page 9
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117TO TEST OLIVE OIL. Star (Christchurch), Issue 17245, 11 January 1924, Page 9
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