The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-06-01
A New Discovery.

An establishment has lately been
started at Trenton, New Jersey, for pre-.
serving fruit aud vegetables by new
process, that Of evaporation. The True
American thus speaks Of it, and the
result By means Of hot air, supplied
by scientific means from the lower story
of the building, all the water is evapor-
atcd from fruit aud vegetables, without
interfering with their virtue. Thus
for instance, onions, carrots, parsnips,
potatoes, and other kinds Of vegetables,
are cut in slices, subjected to the pro.
cess, and iD little while are so reduced
iu size that they can be packed away in
very small compass. Green peas sub.
jected to the same process retain their
original virtue, aud, when made ready
for cooking, are as fresh as ii only jnst
gathered. Fruits Of all kinds may be
subjected to the same process, aud thus
all the trouble of canning be saved. 1t
is grand discovery for those who go
to sea, aud for bousekeepcrs generally,
and will work a great change in the
culinary department. 1t will be natu
rally asked how is the fruit and vega
tibles brought back to their ori sinal
state, SO as to taste the same as before
they are subjected to the process !?
Simply by soaking in water. Thus
strawberries cured by the process after
a short soaking in cold water, swell out
to their original proportion. The peas,
that through the process look dry and
shrlveled, swell out aud again look green.
Onious, cut up for the process, af;er-
wards, when soaked in water, increase
in bulk vastly, and have the taste and
flavor of onions newly pulled. Thus
we might go on I'D infaitum in descrip.
tion. At the works is large steam
engine, aud the capacity Of the factory
is the preparation of 1000 bushels Of
fruit aud vegetables per day.
The same newspaper gives the follow
ing account of dinner, where the fruits
aud vegetables preserved by this process
were tested Tues Jay We attended a
dinner at the American Hotel, given by
the Alden Trenton Fruit Company.
The pleasures Of the table were height.
ened by the fact that fruit had been
subjected to the process, and yet was
served up in as excellent condition as il
made into pies after being freshly
gathered. 1t is grand time for all
households, in that the great secret Of
having vegetables aud fruits as fresh in
midwinter as in summer is solved.
General Wilson, representing the United
States Army, and sent on by Commissary
General Eaton, and Paymastcr General
Bridge, of the Navy, sent by Secretary
Robeson, were present, TO examine and
report on the process. The Alden Com.
pauy is already engaged in filing "a large
order for preserved potatoes for the
government, for the use of the Army
aud Navy. There were also present at
the dinner, Mr.. Charles Alden, Of New
York, the inventor, Mr.. Daniel Daven.
port, Mr.. David Z. Green, of New York
and Mr.. Wm. Munson & Son, the great
Gamers of Baltimore. Allwho partook
OF the blackbcrries, peaches, apples,
Strawberries, claims, aud variety OF
other articles, served up in fiae style,
declared them excellent.
1t this process eau accomplish all
that is claimed for it, with the results
named, the preservation Of fruits is
revolutionized, and possibly one OF the
lost arts discovered.