Superiority of New Zealand Produce.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 223, 26 January 1894, Page 2

Superiority of New Zealand Produce.

The Sydney Mail, of January 6, publishes an article " Some Home Notes and Queries," by J . A. Barry, from which we quote the following : — 11 Speaking to a gentleman, manager for a great provision house iv Belfast, whose imports of butter, bacon, and cheese from the colonies are growing yearly larger and larger, he said that the improvement both in packing and quality of these articles was steadily growing. Indeed, he mentioned that he lately received a line of New Zealand butter, which it would be difficult even for an expert to distinguish from the very best Danish. Higher praise could not be given. In his opinion the butter and bacon trade is the chief one of the near future. Now, as to that much vexed and eternally being discussed question of the frozen meat. After making inquiries in every direction, and of all sorts and of all conditions of people, I must confess that out of all the conflicting evidence tendered me, I can»e away with but one clear impression. In praise of New Zealand beef and mutton everybody was unanimous. But for the Australian meat I could find few to say a good word. It was small. It went black at the bone when cooked. The fleshier parts smelt badly when cut into. It was flabby and " squashy." And every housewife professed to know the difference between the two in a second, either in the butcher's shop or on the table. No self-respecting tradesman, to the west of the City Griflin at least, would dare to offer a customer any joint except as " Real New Zealand," although it may have never been nearer there than, say, Liverpool plains. Even the poorer classes, who do not eat meat every day in the week, do not care about touching Australian mutton."