Improvements in the Treatment of Potatoes:
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Treatment of Potatoes:
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We, HERMAN BAUMGARTEN, of Grünethorgasse 37, Vienna IX., of no occupa-
tion, and OTTO REINLE, of Simmeringerstrasse, 115, Vienna Favoriten X, Factory
Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:—
This invention relates to the production of potatoes in a flake-like form, these
potato flocks being almost free from water and sterilised and suitable for use
as fodder or as an article of food or for other technical purposes, amongst which
may be mentioned the further grinding of the product into the form of potato
menl. The improved process is as follows; The potatoes are first cleaned.
washed and steamed in the known manner. The steamed potatoes are. then
placed in any ordinary stamping apparatus and stamped or otherwise pressed;
and deprived of their peel. The damp paste-like mass so produced is then placed
in a drying and rolling machine where it is subjected to the action of rollers,
which may be heated by gas, steam or otherwise. These rollers squeeze the
paste which as at the same time rendered almost, perfectly dry and adheres to
the rollers in a paper-like sheet. Suitable strippers are provided for scraping
this paper-like sheet off the rollers and the potatoes so treated are thus reduced
to spiral or flat flakes or shavings. These spiral-like or flat flakes can be used
without further preparation or they may be ground between grind stones into
potato meal. They are free from water, or nearly so and sterilised by the action
of the heat, so that they will keep for many years, either in their original form
or as meal.
Dated this 8th day of July 1800
Improvements in the Treatment of Potatoes.
We, HERMAN BAUMGARTEN, of Grunethorgasse 37 Vienna IX., of no occupa-
tion, and Orro REINLE, of Simmeringerstrasse, 145, Vienna Favoriten X., Factory
Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
This invention relates to the production of potatoes in a flake-like form. These
potato flakes being almost free from water and sterilized are suitable for use
as fodder or as an article of food or for other technical purposes, amongst which
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page_text: may be mentioned the further grinding of the product into the form of potato
meal. The improved process is as follows: The potatoes are first cleaned,
washed and steamed in the known manner. The steamed potatoes are then
placed in any ordinary stamping apparatus and stamped or otherwise pressed, and
broken up and deprived of their peel. The damp paste-like mass so produced is tlien
placed in a drying and rolling machine where it is subjected to simultaneous pres-
sure and heat, by the action of rollers, for example, two rollers, which turn against
one another and are heated by gas, steam or otherwise. These rollers squeeze the
paste which is at the same time rendered almost perfectly dry and adheres to
the rollers in a paper-like slicet. Suitable strippers are provided for scraping
this paper-like sheet off the rollers and the potatoes so treated are thus reduced
to spiral or flat flakes or shavings. These spiral-like or flat flakes can be used
without further preparation or they may be ground between grind stones into
potato meal. They are free from water, or nearly so and sterilized by the action
of the heat, so that they will keep for many years, either in their original form
or as meal.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed; we declare that what
we claim is:-
A method for production of preserved potatoes which consists in cleaning,
washing, steaming, stamping and peeling the potatoes and speedily drying tho
potato-paste-like mass, by subjecting it to simultaneous pressure and heat, sub-
stantially as described.