Year: 1897

page_text: I, THOMAS DENCE of Mayfair Works, 74 to 84 South Lambeth Road Vauxhall,
London, Preserved Provision Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to prepare beef tea or beef extract or beef glaze or
other meat broth in a form more convenient, compact, soluble, nutritive and palatable,
than those at present in use.
Concentrated Beef Tea or other Meat Broths as usually made is a substance of about
the consistance of cheese or lard and can be melted by heat and run into skins or tins
for sale. It contains from 30 to 50 per cent. of moisture which gradually evaporates
from the skins (and tins when once opened and exposed to the air) leaving in a few
days the residium of solid dry beef tea or other meat broth.
The objections to this form of preparation are as follows:-Firstly. The Concentrated
Beef Tea or other Meat Broth on account of its large percentage of moisture soon
becomes mouldy if slut in a box or enclosed space. Secondly. If put up in tin cases
the salts of the meat gradually separate spontaneously from the gelatinous and other
constituents, and form small white globules interspersed throughout the substance,
and are sometines mistaken for some form of infusional life or mould. Thirdly.
After the Concentrated Beef Tea or other Meat Broth has fully dried it becomes so
hard as to be almost insoluble, and is also difficult to be cut with a knife, both of which
are serious objections to its use for making the beverage instantly.
I have discovered that Concentrated Beef Tea, Glaze, or Meat Broth prepared from
the fresh meat run into thin sheets, slabs or bars and then highly dried by exposure
to the air or artificial means, is capable of being ground in an ordinary flour mill or
disintegrator into a fine meal or flour readily and instantly soluble, and containing all
the aroma, extractive and nutritive properties of home-made beef tea or broth not
liable to mould or infusoria, and that can be kept for any period of time either in
bulk or packed in any convenient form without the slightest tendency to change or
deterioration.
Having thus discovered my beef tea or meat broth ineal, I proceed to the preparation
therefrom of beef or meat broth tabloids or tablets by thoroughly mixing or masticating
from 4 to 8 or more parts of this flour so prepared with one part of extractum carnis,
or with any other substance acting as a ceinent. The compound assumes the form of
a stiff brown paste, capable of being pressed into moulds of any required size or shape,
or rolled into sheets or cut into lozenges or dealt with in any other way decided to be
most convenient for practical purposes and remaining instantly soluble and not liable
to change or decay. Powder prepared from dried meat fibrine may be added if
required, to incorporate in the tabloid or tablet a larger percentage of the solid nutrient
constituents of the meat.
Soup Tabloids or Tablets may be prepared by adding to the beef tea or meat broth
meal, that prepared from dried carrots, celery, or such other vegetables, cereals, pulse,

page_text: or herbs, spices, salt or flavourings, or such of each, and in such proportions as it may
be decided to employ, and masticating with extractum carnis or other cement as
before detailed.
The term "meat" is intended to include flesh of animals, birds or fish of every
description.
I, THOMAS DENCE of Mayfair Works, 74 to 84 South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall
London, S.W., Manufacturer, 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:―
The object of this invention is to prepare Beef Tea, or Beef Extract, or Beef Glaze
'or other Meat Broth, in a form more convenient, compact, soluble, nutritive and
palatable, than those at present in use.
Concentrated Beef Tea or other Meat Broth as usually made is a substance of about
the consistance of cheese or lard, and can be melted by heat, and run into skins or tins
for sale. It contains from 30 to 50 per cent. of moisture which gradually evaporates
from the skins (and tins when once opened and exposed to the air, leaving in a few
days the residium of solid dry Beef Tea or other Meat Broth.
The objections to this form of preparation are as follows:-First. The Concentrated
Beef Tea or other Meat Broth on account of its large percentage of moisture, soon
becomes mouldy if shut in a box or enclosed space. Second. If put up in tin cases
the salts of the meat gradually separate spontaneously from the gelatinous and other
constituents and form small white globules interspersed throughout the substance,
and are sometimes mistaken for some form of infusional life or inould. Third. After
the Concentrated Beef Tea or other Meat Broth has fully dried, it becomes so hard as
to be almost insoluble, and is also difficult to be cut with a knife, both of which are
serious objections to its use for making the beverage instantly.
I have discovered that Concentrated Beef Tea, Glaze, or Meat Broth prepared from
the fresh meat, run into thin sheets slabs or bars, and then highly dried by exposure
to the air, or artificial means, is capable of being ground in an ordinary flour mill, or
in a disintegrator, into a fine ineal or flour, readily and instantly soluble, and containing
all the aroma, extractive, and nutritive properties of home-made beef tea or broth, not
liable to mould or infusoria, and that can be kept for any period of time, either in bulk
or packed in any convenient form without the slightest tendency to change or
deterioration.
Having thus discovered my Beef Tea or Ment Broth Meal, I proceed to the
preparation therefrom of Beef or Meat Broth Tabules by thoroughly mixing or
masticating from 4 to 8 or more parts of this meal so prepared with one part or more
of Extractum Carnis, or with any other substance acting as a cement. The compound
assumes the form of a stiff brown paste, capable of being pressed into moulds of any
required size or shape, or rolled into sheets, or cut into lozenges, or dealt with in any
other way decided to be most convenient for practical purposes, and remaining instantly
soluble, and not liable to change or decay. Powder prepared from dried meat fibrine,
may be added if required to incorporate in the tabule a larger percentage of the solid
nutrient constituents of the meat.
Soup Tabules may be prepared by adding to the Beef Tea or Meat Broth Meal, that
prepared from dried carrots, celery or such other vegetables, cereals, pulse, or herbs,

page_text: spices, salt or flavorings, or such of each and in such proportions as it may be
decided to employ and masticating with Extractum Carnis or other cement as before
detailed.
The term "meat" is intended to include flesh of animals, birds, or fish of every
description.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
(1.) The use of Beef Tea or Meat Broth Meal prepared from highly dried
Concentrated Beef Tea, Glaze, or Meat Broth, by the process or in the manner
specified and used either alone or (2) made up into a paste in the form of tabules or
otherwise, mixed with Extractum Carnis or other cement, meat fibrine, or the powder
or flour of vegetables, cereals, pulse, herbs, spices or flavorings in the manner herein
indicated.
Dated this lot day of T..).. 1007
THOMAS DENCE.