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spoilage

[spoi-lij] / ˈspɔɪ lɪdʒ /


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Spoilage was a problem, however, so the first popular brand, Peter Pan, was introduced by Swift Packing Co. in 1928.

From Time Magazine Archive

Spoilage destroyed some food, and, with the coming of the hot, humid weather, the brackish drinking water proved dangerous.

From The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624 by Hatch, Charles E.

Spoilage is due to imperfect jars, imperfect rubbers, imperfect sealing of tin cans, careless blanching, insufficient cold dipping or poor sterilizing.

From Every Step in Canning by Gray, Grace Viall




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