The Washington times., 1915-01-20
TREES IN PHILIPPINES
TO SUPPLY BUTTER
Cocoanut Oil Is Basis of New
Aspirant for Pure Food Hon.
0rS in United States.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2o-A we'll directed
FLAP Is about to be handed the high cost
Of livine. Butter, one Of the important
items In the weekly family budget. is
the vital point upon which the blow is
scheduled to be struck The truth OF
the matter is that the familiar dairy
Lroduc may never recover. but give
way permanently to q substitute that
g claimed to be as nutritious and In
many instances manufactured under
conditions more sanitary.
o.i OF the cocoanut. Within the course
IF month it will make it's appearance
IN the American market. Francis II:
Lodcr. Of London, q manufacturer OF
cocoanut oil products. will be its
Mr.. Loder has been in this country
several weeks. feeling the pulse Of the
butter trade. Incidentally. he has been
overseeing the erection Of a factory In
New Jersey. where the cocoanut oil
product.
Used, In Cooking.
'In this country find that cocoanut
tutter has been used for several years
FOR cooking purposes" Mr.. Loder said
at tie Union League Club. II know
chat to be true. for I had something to
do with its introduction here. more
Ian ten years ago. But 1t has not
cen ~~sde in the more refined form and
sold for table use
''All over Europe. in ENGLAND particu-
larry, 1t has taken the place OF dairy
butter. for cooking and Its other uses.
Within short time, however, the
American public will have opportunity
to test It,"
The retail price. according to Mr..
Loder. will not be more than 25 cents
DNue No s.o ~
smaller figure. and. at any rate. will
cut deeply into the butter item on the
monthly household expense bill
Edward H. Fallows. who is also IA
miliar with the qualities of cocoanut
butter. or nut margarine. az it is call
ed. declared that the American public
would take kindly to the new product
at the first trial. He told Of a dinner
held recently at one Of the New York
clubs at which were present a number
Philippine Islands. which produce one
fourth of the worlds supply Of copra,
the dried cocoanut meat from which
the oil Is extracted. The butter served
at the dinner was the finest grade OF
cocoanut oil product.
Only few of those who ate it
KNEW 1t was not genuine milk butter, '
Mr.. FalloWs said. but they were al
ready familiar with it"
The Keeping qualities of nut marga-
rine. according to Mr.. Loder, are equal
II not superior to those of dairy but
ter. Only the best grade of pure milk
and cocoanut oil. the latter prepared
by secret process. are used in it's
composition. In taste it Is identical
with that of butter furnished solely
bv the COW.
Location Is Secret.
The location of the New Jersey man.
ufactory is kept % secret for the pres
ent. Representatives of the oleomar-
garine makers, product which, it is
said. cannot compare with the cocoa
nut butter. arc not to be taken into
any condolences.
with the development of the cocoa
nut butter business in the United
States will come added Prosperity tc
the Philippines Mr.. Fellows said
The average mans idea Of the cocoa.
nut business is the sale of the husk
ed nuts by Greek fruit dealer. Few
persons realize that two years ago tn,
total cocoanut trade between America
and Europe on one SIDE and the Coun.
tries of the East where the cocoanuts
| arc grown. exceeded $343. .00o, ,0O0 a figure
, that was only $73, ,O0. 900 less than the
worlds gold output for the same year
and which exceeded the rubber business
by S9S 900 600"
so watch your grocers stock for CO,
| coanut butter.