Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-02


superior merit for dietary purposes and
which is produced in such large guam
titles In Georgia should not be more
generally appreciated and utllizeo-
Every ton OF cotton seed produces from
40 to ~ gallons OF crude oil. IL Is the
oil content which gives the seed its Pc
culiar value TO the millman and en-
ahles the farmer TO obtain relatively
high prices for his seed which have
prevailed during recent years
IL is worth while reviewing some or
the puruoses for which the oil is used in
the hope Of educating our people 10 ap-
preciafe its virtues more thoroughly
and to stop the senseless waste which
always follows the return OF seed TO
the land for fertiIizing purposes. AS
RS been explained over and over again,
the oil has no value to plants and is
rather Objectionable in the soil II
consists OF carbon. hydrogen and oxy-
gen. elements all obtained from the air,
and 80 FAR as scientific investigations
have proceeded, IL has never been shown
Vet that plants suffer from any de-
6ciency Of these elements. \ carbohy-
drate from a dietary or food standpolnt
is a heat and energy-producing ele-
nent When carbohydrates are taken
into the system, they are burned up and
Tor instance. TO work. When coal, rep
rssentiur the energy Of centuries ago,
Is placed in the fire box of a boiler ana
burned. il generates heat and much
steam is obtained TO drive the engine
Tins We see a very close and intimate
relation between the action OF coal I'M
der the boiler and carbohydrates IN the
digestive organs OF the human being.
The human machine requires a great
a. wKFf~r u
ing order and the body in that equllio-
rfum which we call health. Therefore,
an, abundant supply OF easily digested
carbohydrates is essential TO the well
fare of human life.
In the past we have depended almost
exclusively on animal fats, the by
products OF the slaughter house, for IN
stance. 20 produce the needed careohy-
drates in the form Of lard and ,sueI
These are rich materials, and BY many
. thought difficult OF digestion. and they
are often not likely TO be so pure and
wholesome as materials which win an
svyer the same purpose which are de-
rived from vegetable products The
very manner in which oil is expressed
from the seed and the refining processes
10 which IL is subjected tends 10 clarl-
~ IL and render il a wholesome and
pure product. French ana Italian cooks
are celebrated for the delicacy and va
rfety OF the viands they prepare In
those countries il is known that large
quantities OF olive and other. vegetable
oils are used. 1t IS said that the favor
and quality OF the foods prepared hy
these cooks is in large measure due
10 this fact Apparently the French
and Italian people do not suffer from
dyspepsia or indigestion 10 anything
like the extent that characterizes the
people OF the United States. II Is GER
tain that many who have suffered from
indigestion have improved materially
when pIaced on a dietary in which oil
was one of the chief ingredients used
in the preparation Of the food
For many years IL was not believed
that cotton seed oil could be used for
edible purposes. At that time 1t could
not be obtained in chemically pure
and odorless and tasteless condition.
Tremendous progress has been made In
recent years In improving the quality of
cotton seed oil, and the product known
as wesson oil is now not only chem
icaaly pure. but has neither odor or
taste and can be used in the prepara-
ton Of the most delicate viands with
as much success as olive oil and with
out detection on the part Of those who
rank as epicures
As now prepared for human food, cot
ton seed oil has virtually the same color
and qualities as the best olive oil In
fact. il is currently reported that large
quantities Of cotton seed oil are sold as
olive oil. II has been said that cotton
seed oil j. even exported and refined and
sent back TO US as olive oil. II this De
true. il is Infinitely better for our Amer
team people to use the choicest cooking
oils and which is not disguised in any
way and stands strictly on its merits
The fact that refined cotton seed oil has
been used exclusively in many homes
in the south for a period of from f1ve
to ten years is the best evidence Of the
virtues OF this product IL Is now so
extensively used IN hotels. restaurants
and cafes, which are supposed to cater
10 an unusually discriminating public,
that there can be no question about its
vshoiesomeness or desirability as a food
material
In his connection Il is well to consider
some OF the virtues which the refined cot
ton seed oil possesses First OF all, IL
has the advantage OF being strictly pure
and wholesome. q vegetable product free
in its origin and manufacture from con-
Eliminating influences. easily dtgested,
and forming a desirable part OF we'll
balanced human dietary. II may be made
to take the place OF milk in cooking.
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the oil supplies the fat which the milk
contains. and it is often difficult to Sc
cure pure milk In the quantity desired.
The oil is invaluable IN the preparation
Of salads Of every description AS a
matter OF fact. the use of salads in as
ISOLATION with French dressing or may
onnaise has been much neglected by
the average housewife For the making
OF rolls. biscuit and cake the oil is
Indispensable where lightness and quail
fty are sought. Ut browns more readily
than fats derived from other sources and
gives a crispness and attractive appear
ance to rolls and biscuits. Cake made
from oil will remain moist longer and
retain It's flavor better than that in
which other shortening material Is
used
OF course, the oil is invaluable for
many other purposes. but 1t would not
be possible 10 enumerate these in the
short space available for this discussion.
There are now various substitutes for
lard on the market the chief cOnstit-
uent OF which is cotton seed oil. These
can be recommended as among the most
wholesome and desirable shortening and
frying materials available AS small
or quantity i required than where lard
r. used. ft Is . matter Of economy to
make the substitution suggested The
products fried In these Lard substitutes are
superior I'm appearance. quality and
flavor. The fact that cotton seed oil