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with reference to a matter touched upon by ^Ir. Hershey, namely the 

 utilization of nuts. I think it has possibilities that are very rarely 

 appreciated. For instance the hickory nut. Here was this Indian 

 practice of mashing up the nuts, boiling them, and letting the oil rise 

 to the surface forming an emulsion which Dr. Morris in his book 

 describes as richer than cream. This might well pave the way to a 

 modern industry. Perhaps hickory nuts have enough fat to produce 

 an oil as substitute for olive oil, equally -as good and less costly. 



The President: I procured a book of i.ut recipes gotten out by 

 Elam G. Hess of Mannheim, and I {persuaded ISIrs. Bixby to take the 

 time and trouble to try some of them. They were tasty and such con- 

 centrated food that while she thought she made only enough for one 

 meal she had made enough for two. However she said that no modern 

 housewife is going to continue to use nuts if she has to take so much 

 trouble to prepare them, while if she gets a pound of steak she can 

 broil it in a few minutes. Mrs. Bixby had spent all morning getting 

 these nuts ready. It may be brought out tomorrow that other people 

 have thought of that too. One grower is experimenting with a dish 

 which is to be made out of nuts, and be canned and put on the market. 

 I believe that one of the important things is going to be not only 

 raising the nuts but marketing them in a form that will be handy for 

 the housewife to use. 



Dr. Russell Smith: If you would look back over the proceedings 

 of this organization some eight or nine years you would find the 

 statement of our Chinese member from the Kinsan Arboretum, 

 Shanghai, that the common food for the Cliinese baby whose mother 

 can't nourish it is the milk made from grinding up the meats of the 

 Chinese walnut. 



Mr. Neilson: I am gratified that Mr. Pratt has invited co- 

 operation in establisliing a nut arboretum at Bowmanville. I am quite 

 sure the soil and climate there are suitable for the founding of a nut 

 arboretum. So far as lies in my means I will do my best to send you 

 trees. I did send a small lot of grafted heart nut trees from the 

 largest tree in this country. 



Mr. Pratt: They are doing \ ery well. They started off witli 

 two or tlu'ce nuts on but they dropped off. 



Mr. Neilson : I am quite sure that future generations will ap- 



