LOCAL INDUSTRIES.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1071, 3 November 1882, Page 3

LOCAL INDUSTRIES.

T. H. BELL’S BISCUIT AND LOLLY FACTORY. The business of biscuit making and sugar boiling—or rather lolly making—has, ever since the advent of Mr T. H. Bell in our midst, been with him a specialty ; and most deservedly has he been supported, not only by his near neighbours, but by the trade in the neighbouring towns and settlements. To such an extent has this been the case that to keep pace with his orders he has had to introduce machinery During the week we visited Mr Bub's factory when wo were kindly shown a large biscuit machine, made specially to his order, by Messrs Burt, Bros, of Dune fin. and a lolly machine imported f-om the old country. By means of these machines, Mr Bell informs us he is now able t.r tinn out biscuits and lollies, not only in greater quantities but of betfer quality. We had the pleasure of sampling a variety ot biscuits, including cracknels, ginger nuts, abernethys, captain’s, sweet; also no end of sorts of boiled sugar goods —from the old fashioned almond hardbake and bull's eyes, to the more modern medij caterl lozenge and sugar creams ; and if a two score and ten years experience in such matters is of any good we have no hesitation in giving our vote with the ayes “ that they 1 were all of a first class quality.” Whilst chatting with Mr Bell he said that he devoted a good deal of time to general confectionary, such as wedding cakes, pound and sponge cakes, bath and currant buna ; and as he naively put it—if called upon he could turn out anything any other confectioner could, and he flattered himself iu as good style— frnm what we saw we have no reason to doubt it Regarding wedding cakes, a sample of his art was on view in his window last week, and we heard several young ladies say it was a perfect beauty.