The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-13
=BAKED POTATOES.
Experiments Looking to Production Of New
Commercial Food.

Under this system there can be no
loss from rotting during storage. On
the contrary the evaporated product is
not only not perishable, but contained
only 3.42 per cent of moisture, will
keep for an Indefinite time and bear
transportation to any part of the world
at any season.
10 prevent hardening Of the product
1t should be packed in close boxes as
soon rs practicable after removal from
the hot room.
Soak the slices iE warm water for an
hour and prepare as dressed or can
died potatoes. The dessicated pota-
toes may also be used as are the fresh
roots for puddings or custards.
In commenting upon the discovery
OF which the foregoing bulletin treats,
the Charleston News and Courier
makes the following timely observa-
tions
The value of the process which has
been devised by the station may be
estimated from this account Of it. It
lnsures to the farmer the perfect pres
ervation of one of his most prolific and
most important general food crops, at
the same time fitting it for safe and
economical shipment to distant mar.
kets heretofore closed to it, and effects
these ends BY mode of preparation
which is 30 simple and cheap that it
can be employed on any farm. When
it is noted that in one case stated in
the table an acre of land yielded 357
bushels of raw potatoes, which in turn
yielded 1O5 bushels of the dried pro-
duct, me possibilities of the process
in the way Of developing the culture
of the vegetable in the South and in
Producing it to the world 8 commerce
and comfort begin to appear in truly
vast proportions. And it is to be re-
membered that 357 bushels Of sweet
potatoes to the acre is by no means
the record crop for this section. Mr..
j. K. Mattox, of Cinch county, t.eor.
gia, once made ,445 bushels on one
acre 10 one season, and doubtless some
South Carolina farmer has done even
better than that. at any rate, the
world would be glad TO get our pota-
toes and pay we'll for them, if it were
at once made acquainted with their
excellent quality, and Prof. Newman
and Mr. Pickett, it appears, have
found way to bring them to it's at.
tention in good form and condition.
1t is good work that they have done,
and it can hardly fail to prove of i'm
mense value to the agricultural inter
est of this State and section.
Accompanying the copy of the bull
letln sent to the News and Courier
was small pa kage' Of the product.
On inspection it was noted that the
slices are cut across the potato and
are about an eighth of an inch thick.
In color and texture it is very like
dried figs, but much firmer, one of the
slices resisting considerable pull be.
fore tearing When cooked for table
use according to nstructions-as for
"candied potatoes the resulting
dish could be distinguished from one
likewise prepared from fresh roots
only by reason of scarcely percepti-
BILE degree Of toughness remaining in
the dessicated product. Perhaps a
longer preliminary soaking would re-
move even this slight difference, which
was scarcely noticeable at the most.
The test was successful in every way,
as it proved that the dessioated pro-
duct retains all the flavor of the fresh
roots. and can be used for them at auy
season of the year with perfect salts
faction to the housekeeper and oou.
sumner. The experiment station has
unquestior aoly opened the door to
new industry of enormous proportions
and value for the South, and any agri
cultural community can employ the
opportunity at its own discretion.
There can be no question about the
demand for the prepared product. 1t
will make large market for itself at
once wherever it becomes known.
He was llnnd ni Tb.nAiIn