Need Help With This Bottle

[Bubba65]

Hi All

I was wondering if anyone can give me information on a bottle I found. From what I have found I think it is a spice bottle but not sure. It says Maggi on the side of the bottle and on the glass cork. Thanks for any info and any help you can provide.

Bubba65

[DigginThePast]

Maggi seasoning sauce bottle. Introduced in 1886 though I don't think your bottle is that old. Someone will come along with a date I'm sure.

Here is another one with the glass stopper up for auction.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=260749360411+

[Harry Pristis]

This is a German (or possibly French) sauce bottle. I didn't think that Maggi was ever imported to the USA, but who can say. 'Erdspiegel' can tell us about Maggi, I'll bet.

[Bubba65]

Well Harry I actually got it when I was diving the Saint Lawrence River, so not far from Canada. Thanks for your guys help.

Bubba65

[epackage]

Maggi was Beef Bullion, they make these bottles in about 6 or 7 different sizes....Jim

[Harry Pristis]

Turns out that Maggi is a substitute for beef bullion.

Here's what Wikipedia says:

"Maggi (pronounced [maɡi]) ... The original company came into existence in 1872 in Switzerland, when Julius Maggi took over his father's mill. It quickly became a pioneer of industrial food production, aiming at improving the nutritional intake of worker families. It was the first to bring protein-rich legume meal to the market, which was followed by ready-made soup based on legume meal in 1886. In 1897, Julius Maggi founded the company Maggi GmbH in the German town of Singen where it is still established today.

"In parts of Europe, Mexico, Malaysia, and Brunei, In German-speaking countries as well as the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, Poland and France, "Maggi" is still synonymous with the brand's "Maggi-Würze" (Maggi seasoning sauce), a dark, hydrolysed vegetable protein based sauce which is very similar to East Asian soy sauce without actually containing soy[citation needed]. It was introduced in 1886, as a cheap substitute for meat extract. It has since become a well-known part of everyday culinary culture in Switzerland, Austria and especially in Germany." [emphasis added]

[Bubba65]

Thanks Harry and everyone else for all the info on this bottle.

Bubba65