864 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. [Vol.40 



value, and its preparation, with notes on the cultivation of bananas, con- 

 stiiutes the larger part of this paper, a recipe tor the preparation of potato 

 bread is included, as well ;is directions for the Btorage of sweet potato 

 vegetables, fruits, etc. 



An old-time method of yeast making. K. S. SPKHGn (Aflier. Cookery, 23 

 (1919), No. 7, pp. 520, 521).— A comparison <<t the old-fashioned method of 

 yeast making with the modern factory method of making dry yeast. 



Turnip salad [Atner. Cookery, 98 \1919), \o. 7. />. 593).— The old-fashioned 

 oae of young turnip shoots In salads is briefly commented a] , 



Avocado tea recipe, Bias. •;. W. B» K [Ann. Rmt. CaL Avoomdo dSSOO, 1911, 

 i>. i()'i). — According to the author a tea can be made from avocado leaves, thor- 

 oughly dried In the shad.', the test reported being made with lea-.es of the 

 Northrop avocado. The Infusion was made in the usual way, using -."> gralni 

 of the dried leaves to a quail of water and allowing it to stand tor 5 mlnuti 



Lupin-containing coffee substitutes, H. BCKKNBOTH {Ztecht. Vnttrsuch. 

 Nahr. a. QmuunUL, 85 [1918) t A " '■'• W ''"• author is of the opin- 



ion that lupins, "ii account of the bitter principle which can not he completely 



removed, should not he used a- coffee Substitutes 



How to utilize our fruits without sugar, A. Tkiiii k ( I.TWis'itinn 

 Manager* de» Fruit* tan* Sucre, Pari*: Mosses d Co., 1918, pp. 96, /tot. 28). — 

 Tin- iv ;i reprint of a series of articles from l.n Natun on toe bousehold utili- 

 zation and preservation of fruits without BUgar. 



The substitution of saccharin for sugar. \V. K. B [Science, N 



[1918), N" i.'r pp. ■"'/■'• 650, f'nj f).— From results of experiments on labora- 

 tory animals (dogs) the auihor draws conclusions Cavorsble to 'he OSS of 

 saeclnirin. 



Dehydrated foods. — A list of references to material in the New York pub- 

 lic library [Btd. \. Y. Pub. Ubr., '.I [1917), Vo. I". pp. I , i), A hihi. 

 raphy. 



Practical aspects of dehydrated foods, I.. P. BnOWB (\>nrr. Jour. l'uh. 

 Health, 8 {1918), No. 6, pp. ft >.« This article brieflj sniamarleos ad- 



vantages to be derived from development of dehydration In the United States. 



The drying and preservation of vegetables. I'. wiand [Gompt. Rend. \<>i<l. 



igr. I'nnnr. ', [1918), v... St, pp tiff), analyses of dried and canned 



vegetables sent from the United States t" Prance at the beginning of the year 



1918 are given, a table showing the water content of the canned vegetables U 



also Included 



[Foods and drugs] [Amer. Jour. Pub. II< lUh, i i 1918), Vtk 8, pp. 185-228).— 

 This Issue contains material presented before the Pood and Dn tion of 



the Ameriean Public Health association In October, i:'i 7. It Includes among 



others the following papers relating to I l and nutrition: Production and 



Conservation of Food Supplies, i>> P. li Bryce; [nfluence of Heat on Qxewtfc- 



promoting Properties of v h by B, V. McCollum; Presenl status of the Pre- 



servatioo of Pood b] Canning :imi Possibilities of Increase, by h. Burden; 



.Municipal v I Departments In Modern War. by <> Salthe; The Pish Penning 



Industry, by C. M. Milliard : Fruit and Vegetable Dehydration Prom :i Techni- 

 cal standi". int. hy <\ v. Ekroth; Problemg "i" Canning Operations, by W. D 

 Bigelow; The Bacterlologj of Swelled < 'aimed Sardines, by W. Sadler; Cold 

 Storage — its Capabilities and How to Best Utilise and Bxtend Them, by P. \. 

 Borne; and Milk Standards, by OL EL North, 



[Food reports], A. T. OHABBOa [Dent. Ayr. f/Vor. Queftso), Bftf. !>>>. off. 

 Lab., 1911, pp. 1-19).— The standards Band and promulgated la Oaaada tor 



maple sirup and maple BUgar are given, and results of anal th«M | 



