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- Shirriff is the brand name of several food products first produced by the defunct Shirriff family food products company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Francis Shirriff founded a food extracts company in the 1880s. The company would go on to develop a line of food products including marmalades, dessert toppings and jelly and pudding mixes. The company remained a family business until the 1950s when it was sold to the owner of the Dominion Stores chain. Later, the firm was bought by Kelloggs of Canada. In 1988 and 1992, Kelloggs sold its interests. Many of the Shirriff brand products are still in production, although now by other companies: The J. M. Smucker Company and Dr. Oetker. The company's most well-known product was likely its "Good Morning Marmalade", the best-selling marmalade in Canada. Francis Shirriff was also one of the founders of the Niagara Falls Wine Company, later known as Bright's and Vincor International. (en)
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- Ottawa Citizen (en)
- Charles Sauriol in Toronto Archives, Charles Sauriol Fonds, Box 123286-4, Series 107, File 26 (en)
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- At Shirriffs I learned several things about Seville oranges, also how jelly powders were made.... We ate a lot of jelly at home in those days. Each Friday the employees were given an opportunity to buy five pound damaged tins of marmalade for bargain prices under a dollar, and many the can I brought home. The Shirriffs were very kind to me and Will the senior partner would often stop to chat with me. (en)
- On a trip to Scotland many years ago, Francis A. Shirriff stopped at an old Scottish hostel famed for its good food. A remarkably delicious marmalade was served. Inquiring from the inn-keeper, he found it was made by a master marmalade maker whose name was known throughout all Scotland. His rare old recipe was sought by many, but its secrets were known only to himself. It was a heritage
passed on from father to son. "Surely this is a treat for Canadians to enjoy" - thought Mr. Shirriff, and with that in mind he offered to purchase the recipe. A price was eventually agreed upon and the recipe became his. That is how it came to Canada. This is why you can now enjoy luscious, full flavoured marmalade, the same as was made in that quaint old Scottish shop many years ago - from that "Rare Old Scotch Recipe (en)
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- Shirriff is the brand name of several food products first produced by the defunct Shirriff family food products company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Francis Shirriff founded a food extracts company in the 1880s. The company would go on to develop a line of food products including marmalades, dessert toppings and jelly and pudding mixes. Francis Shirriff was also one of the founders of the Niagara Falls Wine Company, later known as Bright's and Vincor International. (en)
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