Word: vanillin
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From sulphite liquor, in the course of a decade, Chemist Howard and his helpers drew a reddish-brown goo: lignin. From lignin they extracted vanillin (synthetic vanilla), now used for flavoring by many big sweets and ice cream manufacturers; Maratan, a chemical for tanning hides; T. D. A., a chemical for improving the quality of cement. Faster than dizzy Marathon officials could find markets for them, Guy Howard turned out new byproducts...
Brooklyn, N. Y., makes attar of roses; Bulgaria suffers. Flushing, N.Y., makes citronella; to Java's detriment. Newark, N. J., makes vanillin against vanilla from Seychelle, Mexico and Reunion.† New Jersey ivroid harms African ivory, its bakelite, Central American mahogany. Delaware makes amber (East Prussian commodity) substitute...
...vanillin lacks vanilla's fine bouquet. The two are sold mixed for bakers and housewives...