The Forbes Coffee Co. had an extensive product list in its spice department. In the 1950's both Kroget and A&P used Forbes Spices to complete their lines--they had house brands but only carried high volume products. In order to feature a complete line they used Forbes. Below is a listing of all of the spice products (not extracts) which I am certin that Forbes made. That is, I either have an actual container or have a picture/scan of an actual container. To the right of each product are codes of the specific products for which pictures are now available on this site. Simply click on the code to see the picture. The code key is at the bottom of the chart. An Exclamation Point! following a code means there is something unusual about this item--worth a look!
| ALLSPICE, Ground | |
| ALUM, Powdered | |
| BARBEQUE SPICE MIXTURE | |
| BASIL, SWEET | |
| BLACK PEPPER, Ground | |
| CATSUP SPICE, Ground | |
| CAYENNE PEPPER, Ground [Note] | |
| CELERY FLAKES, Dehydrated | |
| CELERY SALT | |
| CELERY SEED, Whole | |
| CHILE POWDER, Ground | |
| CINNAMON, Ground | |
| CINNAMON, Whole Stick | |
| CLOVES, Ground | |
| CLOVES, Whole | |
| COMINO, Ground (Cumin Seed) | |
| CORIANDER SEED, Whole | |
| CREAM TARTAR, Ground [Note] | |
| CURRY POWDER | |
| DILL SEED, Whole | |
| GINGER, Ground | |
| MACE, Ground | |
| MARJORAM, Ground, Rubbed | |
| MUSTARD, Ground | |
| MUSTARD SEED | |
| NUTMEG | |
| OREGANO, Ground, Rubbed | |
| PAPRIKA, Ground | |
| PASTRY SPICE | |
| PICKLING SPICE, MIXED | |
| POULTRY SEASONING | FKC |
| PUMKIN PIE SPICE, Ground | |
| RED PEPPER, Cayenne, Grnd [Note] | |
| SAGE, Rubbed | |
| SAUSAGE SEASONING | |
| SAVORY | |
| STAR ANISE, Whole | |
| THYME, Ground | |
| TURMERIC, Ground | |
| WHITE PEPPER, Ground | |
First Letter: Brand-- F=Forbes. Q=Forbes Quality. N=Forbes Finest. M=Martha Washington O=Other (see note).
Second Letter: Manufacturer-- F=Forbes Coffee. W=Woolson Spice (which bought the company). K=Frank Spice Co. (which bought the brand from Woolson).
Third Letter: Package-- B=Box C=Container (the standard container for spices, usually cardboard with tin top and bottom). G= Glass Container. T=Tin container.
A number following the Codes indicates a second, third, etc. item in the same category.