A New Food Product, and Method of Preparing the same.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Apr., 1898
Camalata Cunnifection Loft 10th Doc 1808 Accented 1th Fab
1800
Date of Application, 1st Apr., 1898
Complete Specification Loft, 10th Doc. 1908
Accopted, 4th Foh
1800
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New Food Product, and Method of Preparing the same.
I, EDWIN BENNETT MCDOUGALL, of 337, Water Street, Saint John's, New-
foundland, Broker and Commission Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
The object of the invention is to provide an improved foot product in the
form of a fish meal or flour, adapted to be packed into convenient receptacles;
which is exceedingly healthful, free from all foreign and indigestible and
irritating matter such as bones and the like, not liable to spoil, and which will
retain the original flavour and taste of the fish for a long time, rendering the
product a useful household article, and requiring no further manipulation, as
it is ready at all times for immediate use.
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In order to produce the food product, I proceed as follows:-Fish, of any
desired species, is first thoroughly cleaned by carefully removing the skin,
bones and all refuse matter, and is then cured either fresh or treated with salt
or other antiseptic, and thereafter dried or evaporated to the required degree,
for the purpose of properly grinding or disintegrating. The cured and dried
fish is preferably torn or cut into strips or pieces, and is then passed through a
suitable mill or grinder to reduce or comminute the fish into meal or flour of
the desired degree of fineness. The fish meal is then submitted to further
evaporation if necessary, to remove any excess of moisture, and the product is
then packed into suitable boxes or other receptacles ready for shipment and con-
sumption.
COMPLETE DI MUITIONI
A New Food Product, and Method of Preparing the same.
I, EDWIN BENNETT MCDOUGALL, of 337, Water Street, Saint John's, New-
foundland, Broker and Commission Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved food product in
the form of a fish meal or flour, adapted to be packed into convenient recep-
tacles; which is not liable to spoil, and which will retain the original flavour

page_text: and taste of the fish for a long time, rendering the product a useful household
article and requiring no further manipulation, as it is ready at all times for
immediate use.
In order to produce the food product, I proceed as follows: Fish, of any
desired species, is first thoroughly cleaned by carefully removing the skin,
bones and all refuse matter, and is then cured either fresh or treated with salt
or other antiseptic, and thereafter dried or evaporated to the required degree,
for the purpose of properly grinding or disintegrating. The cured and dried
fish is preferably torn or cut into strips or pieces, and is then passed through a
suitable mill or grinder to reduce or comminute the fish into meal or flour of
the desired degree of fineness. The fish meal is then submitted to further
evaporation if necessary, to remove any excess of moisture, and the product is
then packed into suitable boxes or other receptacles ready for shipment and con-
sumption.
It is understood that by drying or evaporating the fish and removing all the
bones, entrails and other refuse matter and then reducing the fish to a flour, I
produce a new food product which is exceedingly, healthful, free from all foreign
and indigestible and irritating matter, such as bones and the like, is not liable
to spoil for a long time, and is ready for immediate consumption.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to he performed, I declare that what
I claim is:—
1. As a new article of manufacture, a food product consisting of a fish meal
or fish flour.
2. As a new article of manufacture, a food product consisting of dried, bone-
less, ground fish, forming a fish meal or flour.
3. The,herein-described method for producing fish meal or fish Hour, con-
sisting in drying the fish, removing the bones, entrails and refuse matter, then
forming strips of the remainder of the fish, and finally reducing the strips into
meal or flour, substantially as described.
Dated this 19th day of December 1898.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
Chartered Patent Agents, 53, Chancery Lane, London.