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Castor-oil seed cake, which can only be used after 

 being heated, for otherwise a poisonous albuminoid 

 material which it contains can cause death ; it is 

 always dangerous. 



Almond cake, a very prized and palatable food 

 for dairy stock and for other animals. Amongst the 

 rarer foods are the residues of the caraway, aniseed, 

 coriander, and fennel seeds, which are left after the 

 oils have been separated by distillation. As in the 

 manufacture the seeds are not pressed, or extracted 

 with any fat solvent, the oil originally present in the 

 seeds finds its way almost entirely into the residues, 

 which are very good for feeding to cows and fatten- 

 ing animals. 



(7) Residues from the manufacture of starch. 



The waste products from starch factories which 

 can be used for food vary according to the crude 

 material employed. The chief substances from 

 which starch is got are potatoes, wheat, rice, and 

 maize. 



When the starch has been washed out of the 

 macerated potatoes there remains the pulp or 

 fibre, which is a very watery material liable to 

 acid fermentation and putrefaction, and can be 

 utilised either in the moist or dry state. The 

 fresh pulp is a watery tasteless food which may be 

 given to fattening bullocks or pigs, also to dairy 

 stock, but is not suitable for horses or sheep. 



