Not in my home. Reason: Had an uncle who got married in 1932. He was getting $4/wk. As was expected, he informed them of same and was due $5/wk. So instead of the raise, they fired him. My family and their's never had purity products produced by these rich St. John's merchants. When I think of how the merchants be they outport or otherwise treated the workers my blood boils. So PURITY products were not and still are not in ALL NFLD homes. -----Original Message----- From: Evelyn [mailto:ewoudenberg@roadrunner.nf.net] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 2:48 PM To: NFLD-LAB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NFLD-LAB] NFLD & LAB. TRADITION OF GREAT TASTE!! "A TRADITION OF GREAT TASTE" still exist today amongst the people of our Province, "Newfoundland and Labrador" ENJOY! "PURITY PRODUCTS" Purity has always been a big part of growing up in Newfoundland. From the ever-present Peppermint Nobs to the syrups served when the costumed "Mummers" come 'round at Christmas, Purity has been a part of family tradition across the island for nearly a century.... Purity Factories Limited began creating quality food products in 1924. It was in that year that three St. John's businessmen - C.C. Pratt, A.E. Hickman, and W.R. Goobie - purchased a local confectionary and soft drink company, and began production of what were to become instant classics - Peppermint Nobs, candy kisses, and flavoured syrups. Using traditional recipes and only the finest quality ingredients, Purity became the sole producer of hard bread, a staple of the local diet which was used by fishermen as a bread substitute on their long journeys out to sea. It is also the main ingredient in the traditional dish known as "Fish and Brewis". The triumph of hard bread was followed by the development of classic recipes for a variety of British-style crackers and biscuits - Cream Crackers, Ginger Snaps, and other light-tasting snacks. The quality put into creating these products drew an even wider audience, and soon these, too, became company trademarks. Since the early days of Purity, many changes have taken place. In the 1950s, the company moved to a new plant which has remained its home ever since. There are now over 50 products, including crackers, cookies, biscuits, candies, jams, syrups, and tea. And still, Purity continues to flourish, because what has never changed is that same guarantee of quality that the Purity name stands for. It's Purity freshness, Purity goodness, and that great Purity taste! Today, Purity maintains a solid reputation for its manufacture of a wide-range of high-quality products. These products are readily available throughout Newfoundland, and during the past few years have become available in stores all over Canada. Renowned for their distinctive and delicious flavours, the Purity foods that have become a tabletop tradition in Newfoundland are now becoming popular right across the country. Perfect for any occasion, made from quality ingredients, and manufactured according to the highest standards, the Purity products whose origin was in the shared vision of three entrepreneurs so long ago are still welcomed and enjoyed today, by young and old alike. Our Lemon Cream and Caraway Biscuits are semi-sweet, cake-like biscuits, with light lemon and caraway flavours. Produced exclusively by Purity Factories, these unique biscuits are an excellent after-dinner snack. They may be eaten plain, topped with butter or margarine, and dipped in coffee or tea. Hard Bread, also known as Hard Tack, is a firm biscuit baked in a time honoured tradition to create its unique texture. This type of biscuit was onced used by sailors to replace bread, owing to its long shelf life, and has been a traditional Newfoundland product made by Purity for decades. Hard Bread is predominantly used to prepare traditional Fish and Brewis, but is also used with other dishes such as wild game and bacon, or on its own as a snack. Sweet Bread, slightly softer owing to added sugar and shortening, is primarily a snack food. Our flaky layered crackers have a crisp, melt- in-your-mouth texture. From a cracker style that originated in England and Ireland, these crackers are perfect on their own, as a light lunch, or with a hot bowl of soup. Top with butter, margarine, jam, peanut butter, or a variety of cheese. While the same production process is used for our plain crackers, all have varying textures and flavours. Tip Tops, Round Milk Lunch, and Square Milk Lunch have a firm texture, while Cream Crisp Crackers and Classic Milk Lunch Biscuits are light and crispy. All of our cracker and biscuit products are low in fat and have no cholesterol. All make a great snack, with or without toppings, and are best served with a cup of tea or a glass of milk. As their name indicates, Jam Jams are moist, jam-filled biscuits made with all-vegetable shortening. A traditional favourite, Jam Jams are also low in fat and have no cholesterol. Our Deluxe Chocolate Chip cookies have high-quality chocolate chips as the number one ingredient. Both of these delicious products are great for a snack or after a meal. The tin-tie bag is designed to protect freshness longer. >From cream-filled cookies to sweet biscuits, each assortment comes with a wide variety of cookies that make a satisfying snack for every taste. With a different type of cookie in each section, our assortments are great for people who enjoy variety, or for larger gatherings Our satisfying, sweet snack biscuits are made with only the best ingredients. Traditional and delicious, the Ginger Snap name comes from the "snap" sound when you break it. The Ginger Cookie, on the other hand, is a softer textured cookie with a mild ginger taste. Just as tasty, the Family Cookie combines nutritious oatmeal with diced raisins, whereas the Coconut Bar is a crunchy biscuit with a light coconut flavour. A longtime tradition in Newfoundland, especially at Christmas, these concentrated fruit-flavoured drinks are great as an everyday treat or for special occasions. Flavoured for a variety of tastes, syrups mix easily with water, clear soda, or other beverages to make a refreshing and flavoured drink Made by skilled candy makers since the 1920's, most of the hard candies are still hand sugared. The kisses are sweet, chewy candies with a soft flavour that unfolds as you enjoy. Peppermint Nobs and Peanut Butter Kisses are both a Newfoundland tradition. Put on a kettle! A special blend which can be enjoyed anytime, this full-flavoured, great tasting, Orange Pekoe tea is a traditional favourite, and makes two cups to the bag Made with real fruit and local wild Newfoundland berries, these spreads taste as good as homemade. With familiar flavours like Partridgeberry, Bakeapple, and Blueberry, Purity's jams and spreads are perfect on bread or on our own Purity crackers. ==== NFLD-LAB Mailing List ==== Roll Call Page for Nfld-Lab Mail List: http://amoose4.tripod.com/

It was stated "still exist today "AMONGST" the people of our Province", but I'm sure your reason for responding is justifiable!! and I do understand it <smiles> hard times back then. Kind Regards Evelyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Moore" <Joseph.Moore@hccsj.nf.ca> To: "Evelyn" <ewoudenberg@roadrunner.nf.net>; <NFLD-LAB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 2:59 PM Subject: RE: [NFLD-LAB] NFLD & LAB. TRADITION OF GREAT TASTE!! > Not in my home. Reason: Had an uncle who got married in 1932. He was getting $4/wk. As was expected, he informed them of same and was due $5/wk. So instead of the raise, they fired him. My family and their's never had purity products produced by these rich St. John's merchants. When I think of how the merchants be they outport or otherwise treated the workers my blood boils. So PURITY products were not and still are not in ALL NFLD homes. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Evelyn [mailto:ewoudenberg@roadrunner.nf.net] > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 2:48 PM > To: NFLD-LAB-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NFLD-LAB] NFLD & LAB. TRADITION OF GREAT TASTE!! > > > "A TRADITION OF GREAT TASTE" still exist today amongst the people of our Province, > "Newfoundland and Labrador" > > ENJOY! > > "PURITY PRODUCTS" > > > Purity has always been a big part of growing up in Newfoundland. From the ever-present Peppermint Nobs to the syrups served when the costumed "Mummers" come 'round at Christmas, Purity has been a part of family tradition across the island for nearly a century.... > > Purity Factories Limited began creating quality food products in 1924. It was in that year that three St. John's businessmen - C.C. Pratt, A.E. Hickman, and W.R. Goobie - purchased a local confectionary and soft drink company, and began production of what were to become instant classics - Peppermint Nobs, candy kisses, and flavoured syrups. > > Using traditional recipes and only the finest quality ingredients, Purity became the sole producer of hard bread, a staple of the local diet which was used by fishermen as a bread substitute on their long journeys out to sea. It is also the main ingredient in the traditional dish known as "Fish and Brewis". The triumph of hard bread was followed by the development of classic recipes for a variety of British-style crackers and biscuits - Cream Crackers, Ginger Snaps, and other light-tasting snacks. The quality put into creating these products drew an even wider audience, and soon these, too, became company trademarks. > > Since the early days of Purity, many changes have taken place. In the 1950s, the company moved to a new plant which has remained its home ever since. There are now over 50 products, including crackers, cookies, biscuits, candies, jams, syrups, and tea. And still, Purity continues to flourish, because what has never changed is that same guarantee of quality that the Purity name stands for. It's Purity freshness, Purity goodness, and that great Purity taste! > > Today, Purity maintains a solid reputation for its manufacture of a wide-range of high-quality products. These products are readily available throughout Newfoundland, and during the past few years have become available in stores all over Canada. Renowned for their distinctive and delicious flavours, the Purity foods that have become a tabletop tradition in Newfoundland are now becoming popular right across the country. > > Perfect for any occasion, made from quality ingredients, and manufactured according to the highest standards, the Purity products whose origin was in the shared vision of three entrepreneurs so long ago are still welcomed and enjoyed today, by young and old alike. > > > > Our Lemon Cream and Caraway Biscuits are semi-sweet, cake-like biscuits, with light lemon and caraway flavours. Produced exclusively by Purity Factories, these unique biscuits are an excellent after-dinner snack. They may be eaten plain, topped with butter or margarine, and dipped in coffee or tea. > > > Hard Bread, also known as Hard Tack, is a firm > biscuit baked in a time honoured tradition to create its unique texture. This type of biscuit was onced used by sailors to replace bread, owing to its long shelf life, and has been a traditional Newfoundland product made by Purity for decades. Hard Bread is predominantly used to prepare traditional Fish and Brewis, but is also used with other dishes such as wild game and bacon, or on its own as a snack. Sweet Bread, slightly softer owing to added sugar and shortening, is primarily a snack food. > > > Our flaky layered crackers have a crisp, melt- in-your-mouth texture. From a cracker style that originated in England and Ireland, these crackers are perfect on their own, as a light lunch, or with a hot bowl of soup. Top with butter, margarine, jam, peanut butter, or a variety of cheese. > > > While the same production process is used for our plain crackers, all have varying textures and flavours. Tip Tops, Round Milk Lunch, and Square Milk Lunch have a firm texture, while Cream Crisp Crackers and Classic Milk Lunch Biscuits are light and crispy. All of our cracker and biscuit products are low in fat and have no cholesterol. All make a great snack, with or without toppings, and are best served with a cup of tea or a glass of milk. > > > As their name indicates, Jam Jams are moist, jam-filled biscuits made with all-vegetable shortening. A traditional favourite, Jam Jams are also low in fat and have no cholesterol. Our Deluxe Chocolate Chip cookies have high-quality chocolate chips as the number one ingredient. Both of these delicious products are great for a snack or after a meal. The tin-tie bag is designed to protect freshness longer. > > > >From cream-filled cookies to sweet biscuits, each assortment comes with a wide variety of cookies that make a satisfying snack for every taste. With a different type of cookie in each section, our assortments are great for people who enjoy variety, or for larger gatherings > > > Our satisfying, sweet snack biscuits are made with only the best ingredients. Traditional and delicious, the Ginger Snap name comes from the "snap" sound when you break it. The Ginger Cookie, on the other hand, is a softer textured cookie with a mild ginger taste. Just as tasty, the Family Cookie combines nutritious oatmeal with diced raisins, whereas the Coconut Bar is a crunchy biscuit with a light coconut flavour. > > > A longtime tradition in Newfoundland, especially at Christmas, these concentrated fruit-flavoured drinks are great as an everyday treat or for special occasions. Flavoured for a variety of tastes, syrups mix easily with water, clear soda, or other beverages to make a refreshing and flavoured drink > > > Made by skilled candy makers since the 1920's, most of the hard candies are still hand sugared. The kisses are sweet, chewy candies with a soft flavour that unfolds as you enjoy. Peppermint Nobs and Peanut Butter Kisses are both a Newfoundland tradition. > > > Put on a kettle! A special blend which can be enjoyed anytime, this full-flavoured, great tasting, Orange Pekoe tea is a traditional favourite, and makes two cups to the bag > > > Made with real fruit and local wild Newfoundland berries, these spreads taste as good as homemade. With familiar flavours like Partridgeberry, Bakeapple, and Blueberry, Purity's jams and spreads are perfect on bread or on our own Purity crackers. > > > > > > > > ==== NFLD-LAB Mailing List ==== > Roll Call Page for Nfld-Lab Mail List: > http://amoose4.tripod.com/ > > > >