Pre-packaged, bulk tomatoes: Survey of Berkeley housewives reveals practices in retail buying and opinions regarding quality and price

Coles, J

Pre-packaged, bulk tomatoes: Survey of Berkeley housewives reveals practices in retail buying and opinions regarding quality and price

Author

Jessie V. Coles

Author Affiliations

Jessie V. Coles is Professor of Home Economics, University of California, Berkeley.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 7(8):12-12. DOI:10.3733/ca.v007n08p12. August 1953.

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Abstract

Housewives generally preferred buying fresh tomatoes in bulk rather than in consumer-packaged form in a survey conducted in nine grocery stores in Berkeley in the summer of 1952.

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