The evening herald., 1917-05-16
IN Interview With namiin GarlaIssi
CT ti,c Vlgiialites.


We eere taking of food and boats
---fIamlin Garland and l.
Feeding Europe" l said. "isn't SO
much a matter OF growing things. as
of uslng all we grow. Why. the veg
ttahiea aud fru'; that rot ON the
ground on my farm every year-and
it's not wfdely extrayagant farm at
that--would pretty near feed another
family the size Of mine. our problem
as see ii is only parity one OF pro-
dncfion. Above all. it is problem
og saving. canning and distributing
I'm not so sure about the can
ming. answered Mr. Garland. Can
ming means water. and the idea Of
sending millions OF tons OF water 20
europe seems rather foolish. It's fool
ish even TO send potatoes in bulk"
YOU cant send them by wireless,
] protested mildly.
mo. but you can dry them" he an
swered.
powdered potatoes" asked H.
Amusement.
why. yea" he replied with a REM
iniscent smile. And they're good,
too. When was outftting for The
Long Trail. into the Yukon valley in
'as. 1 four 4 myself deeply concerned
with the question OF food transporta-
tion. All our supplies for eight hun
dred miles OF wild country had 20 be
packed on the backs OF our horses and
every pound OF extra weight counted
against our speed.
Naturally We ruled out canned
goods-to pack water into the British
northwest was idiotic. We turned 10
dried fruits. Hour and beans. and then
TO a new ration which had made its
appearance In the western markets at
that time. This new ration was
'granulated' potatoes and 'dessicated
eggs. The potatoes were in dice
chapel grains. The eggs resembled
yellow bird snoi. A small can OF
these grains Included, as l recall Il,
six dozen Of eggs. In a somewhat
larger can 1 bought the fiaky residue
OF several bushels OF carrots. par
nnlps and turnips.
MY partner was suspicious of 'des-
sicated' eggs But a. soon a. We
learned how 10 use them we were de-
lighted with the result. a table
spoonful of the eggs. and two spoons
fni OF the potatoes when steamed ln
"a skillet will sweat up into a fine sav-
ory mess.
1T beats rice Tor expanding, my
partner said"
"By Georse. there's an idea theren
II think so myself" Mr.. Garland
answered slowly Ever since the
food problem uas hrst aEfated. have
been wondering whether sucn ra'
tion could not be uped FOR our soldler'
ana for the sold.ers of our uhir.
whom We muy have 60 feed. Trans
por:ution is going 10 to mighty
problem, and the eayins AND shippin.
Of fruits AUD vegetables in dried foru
may be one of tho best forma ot food
conservation. Canned fruit is heavy
dried f4aa IL light Potatoes ar'
mostly water. Acayy to ship and like
ly 20 oruise and rot hut 'sraniuated
potatoes could be sent in small com
pass anywhere. and 80 far as : know
would keep indehniteiy Local factor
les could 5e established whcre th'
eggs ana fruits ana vegetables are
most abundant. aud in these oven
the water could be squeezed out an'
the food compressed for eafy trans
poriation"
"And you car really ear the stun p
1 asked inpreduuualy,
I'm our own case, with bacon ans
coffee" Mr. Garland replied. ~
made a perfectly good ration, wh'ci
We ate day after day with satisfaction
1 forgot to say that dried rafpberrie
also come in Tor use in our dietary.
"A, churkied With reminiscent enfeus
ias,n. "Our ration waH perfect
perhaps YOU have "a pariienlarN
robusi constitution, vcntured.
"No.r ne said. IAN the miners used
the ration. because Il WAS Light ma
tritlons and easily transported. nH
not at All sire that the grnnu.niod po.
,ato aud the aessicaicd nsg may ro
be the solution 81 Tho food problem
M Europe as Il was on The yukon
'.The graduated potato and ih'