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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVI, Issue 27, 26 October 1888, Page 10

fR V gIRKPATRICR'S SPECIAL QUALITY FRESH FRUIT "X" JAMS.

JAM PRIMO/ Some time since we published a small paragraph on the unsatisfactory nature of much of the jam retailed in the Colony, This reached Messrs. Kirkpatrick and Co., of Nelson, and they went to work in a very practical fashion to prove that the jams manufactured by the firm were of the best quality. Two cases of assorted jams were sent to this office, with a request that we would thoroughly test the jam along with other brands, and give our opinion We are happy to state, frankly and fully, that we have been very much surprised, as prior to the receipt of Messrs. Kirkpatrick's g'ft we were unaware that New Zealand could boast of an industry of which it has so much reason to be proud. The various sorts of jam were tested by a number of persons, who compared the samples with other brands, and the general verdict is that not only are Messrs. Kirkpatrick's productions far and away better than any other New Zealand brand we can obtain, but they are superior to English jama in beiner fie=her. The nearest approach to the excellence of the Nelson jam was that contained in tins bearing the name of a Tasmanian firm, but even in this comparison the Nelson article came out a long way best. We are pleased to be able to give unstinted praise to a genuine local industry, the produst of which we can unreservedly rscommend to consumers. All of the many persona who have Usted the samples are loud in their praise, and we mu»t unreservedly congratulate Messrs. Kirkpatrick and Co. upon turning out a genuine fruit jam fit to grace the tables and please the palates of the most luxurious and fastidious. — Uaivkc's Hay Herald, July 18. Samples of Kirkpatrick and Co.'s " X " brand of jam have been forwarded to ns, and we are free to confess that they appear to be in every way excellent, and as they become better known in the local market will meet with much appreciation from the heads of households. Tbe maker asserts that none but the purest fruits grown in Nelsrn are used in his manufactures, and we are content to accept that assurance. Certainly the jams possess a richness and fre^bnes* of flavour that bears that assertion ont. — Dunedin Star, July 3.

S. KIRKPATRICK AND CO., MANUFACTURERS, NELSON.