An improved depositing machine wherein foodstuff is ejected from a manifold by nozzles which reciprocate within nipples on the manifold, the uniform distribution of the deposited material being insured by the use of arcuately shaped, equally and concentrically spaced openings in the nozzle. To interrupt the ejection of topping material at irregular intervals without stopping the machine, a perforated baffle and an adjacent perforated cover plate divide the manifold into an upper chamber and a lo...