The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-11

mcnt and to show us something new
is quite impossible he said.
Naturally | was not disposed To
llnger, neither was l inclined to dis
play my samples, but the alert Herr
Direktor had seen that I had some,
and more out of politeness than any
| thing else expressed desire to see
| them. 1t was plain that he was ut
once interested, and before long he
had six or seven of his technical AS
socates summoned to the office, and
they too We're impressed.
"The Herr DrektOr dismissed them,
and wheR the room was cleared, turned
to me eagerly and said Mr.. Williams,
name your price. l did not believe
vegetables could ever he dried to look
like your samples AS our patents
were then pending in the German pat
ent Office I was not prepared to come
to terms, but left that establishment
satisfied that we Yankees had forged n
long way ahead in n very difficult ara
and realized that we had the solution
of a veXing economic prOblem-the
utilization and the preservation for
subsequent consumption of millions of
tons Of vegetables and fruits that would
otherwise go to waste.
"How well we have succeeded in re-
tanning the natural flavor of fresh
vegetables is evidenced by the testi-
mony of New York housekeeper,
friend of mine. Merely to satisfy her
curiosity I sent her package of our
dried spinach The next time I saw
her she said: why. Mr.. Williams that
spinach was actually freShhr than the
green stuff that l buy at my grocer's.
Naturally, because that SDinach was
dried inside of eight hours from the
time 1t was picked. while the provision
store was selling spinach anywhere
from week to ten days Did.
1--WE treated the vegetable when it
was Succulent and fresh md full fla
vored. The store article Lad been de-
teriorating for days before it was
cooked. Upon this subject we read
something rom government report:
"'Only those that havs been accus-
toned to eating green vegetables fresh
from the garden realize IN what poor
condition are many of the vegetables
sold to the city buyer. Some varie-
ties, as green peas are so delicate in
flavor that even a few hours removal
from the vines brings about change.
Indeed, the market gardener has been
obliged to develop the Keeping quail
ties of vegetables and fruits at the
expense of flavor. If lightly packed
and transported only short distance
the deterioration in NEST vegetables
is not noticeable, but If closely packed
for any length Of time changes due
to the action Of engines or ferments
present in the living tissue
takes place, with a consequent loss of
flavor
"Further, the same report calls at
tention to a very cOmmon spectacle in
and about our markets: The huckster
in his off hours may often be seen
lIlllllullS Ol ll' NlllNN N'ulolN' iCdNCS |
Of celery, cabbage and lettuce, and |
giving fresh surface to tie STEM, and |
sometimes rinsing or sprinkling the
lettuce with water not infrequently |
far from clean. The beets which are |
left over, after losing little by little
their tops, are sold by measure to who
ever will buy
"The department of agriculture is
the authority for the statement that
not less than 80 per cen" of the fruits
and vegetables grown IN the United
States never reach the consumer. OF .
course a large part CT this is vast
ed or thrown away o: destroyed be-
cause the price does lot warrant the
farmer in shipping thCm
"Why shouldn't thest, products be SO
that they would keep in
definitely and be welcome upon any
able? 1t is possible by our drying
process to preserve these fruits and
vegetables in forms that are bound to
,e a boon to the housewife and a COM
ort to the family purse. Our dried
PRODUCTS for instance, can be sold at
lower price than the normal retail
market price for green stuffs, and we
houd only find fresh vegetables for
nidable competitors when there is an