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Excerpt from Dictionnaire des Substances Alimentaires, des Falsifications qu'On Leur Fait Subir Moyen de les Reconnaître
Si du sel de cuisine contient du plâtre, si du vinaigre contient de l'acide sulfurique, si du sirop, qui a été vendu sous le nom de sirop de gomme, contient en réalité de la gomme; si le sucre qui lui a été livré con tient de la glucose; si la farine de lin contient du son, etc., etc.
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