The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-12-22
DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES.
THE PEANUT


MARKETS. -ldISC i''iiU'H VI ~
peanut are annually imported to Eu-
rope, chiefly to Marseilles, London,
Hamburg and Berlin for the sake OF
their contained oil. Forty years ago
the seed was unknown to commerce
and was first introduced into Mar
settles as a substitute for olive oil.
Now the imports into France exceed
80 900 tons annually. Sc, OOO,O 900
worth of peanuts are used annually
in Marseiles alone by the mannfac-
turers of fancy soaps. About l0o
million pounds of nuts, valued at
about Sc, 900, 900, are annually eX-
ported from the west coast of Africa
to the European markets.
PEANUT On..-A hushel of peanuts
subjected to hydraulic pressure yields
q gallon of oil. Divested of their
shell (l per cent. of their weight)
the kernels will furnish 80 per cent.
of oil. 1t forms an excellent substi-
tute for olive oil, being regarded as
equal in all respects, and is often
sold as such, and may be applied for
every purpose to which that is APP
piled. In Brazil, India and Africa
the oil is used incidentally for rheu-
matte affections, and replacing olive
oil. In India also it is extensively
used for alimentary purposes, as a
fish or curry oil. The oil is also ex-
cellent for lubricating purposes and
for lighting. As lamp oil it burns
longer than olive oil, but its illuminat-
ing power is less. But its chief use
is for the manufacture of soap and
for lubricating machinery.
PEANUT Oh CAKE.-The reslduum
or oil cake left after the expression
of the oil is valuable for stock feed
as well as for human consumption.
cdr. Mutor, after giving the fol-
lowing analysis of ground nut meal,
urges its more general use as an i'm
portant article of food;
Percent
Moisture ...'.'... ~
Fatty matter. .........l l.S
heterogeneous compounds (hesh
formers) ........ ......3l.9
Sugar, starch, etc. .........37.8
Ash. .............'.. 40
100.
''From this analysis it is evident
Che observes) that the residue from
them, after the expression of the oil,
far exceeds that of peas, and is even
richer than lentils in flesh forming
constituents, while it contains more
fat and more phosphoric acid than
either of them. On these grounds
we are justified in urging the adep-
ton of the ground nut meal as
source of food, it being superior in
richness of all important constituents
to any other vegetable product of .
| similar nature.
ROASTED PEANUTS. The roasted
nut is held in high estimation in the
| United States, where it is an i'm
portant social factor and plays its
part in music and the drama. In
every large city on almost every street
corner may be found the peanut
stand. In the railway cars, at the
depots, and in numerous shops they
are sold. Everybody eats them and
everybody likes them. They are not
so much appreciated as yet in Eng
land or the Continent, but are
gradually coming into favor. They
are paatable, healthful and fatten-
ing, and FROM pig to a school boy
no diet will fatten sooner than
roasted peanuts. A person could
live on them alone for an indefinite
period if eaten regularly and in
moderation. The analysis shows it
to be rich in the albuminolds, or
flesh forming elements. Roasted pea
nuts, therefore, form very useful
article of diet Once let it become
popular in the great cities of Europe,
the demand for it would be I'M
limited.
OTHER Uses. Peanut candy is a
method of use with which nearly
every one is familiar. Peanut coffee
is often made in the South by parch-
ing, grinding and decocting the same
as coffee. 1t closely resembles cho-
colate in flavor, and is milder and
less stimulating than pure coffee.
Mixed with coffee it is far superior
to some Of the adulterated article
that is offered in the market,
Peanut chocolate is sometimes used
as substitute for chocolate, the nut
being largely used in adulteration of
the real article. Peanut chocolate is
made by beating the roasted nuts in
mortar with sugar and flavorlng
with cinnamon or vanilla. 1t is con
sidered to be a delicacy.
Peanut bread and peanut soap is
also made, but net with economical
advantage. AS food for any kind Of
stock the peanut is rapid fattener
and as a pork producer it has no su-
perior.
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