Utilization of the Sweet Potato 



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through this 

 means than does 

 the sweet potata 

 The dehydrated 

 potatoes, ready 

 for nse, appear 

 in two forms, 

 i. e., sliced and 

 the " riced " or 

 granulated 

 forms. The 

 sliced pieces are 

 1 to 3 inches 



Figure 3. — A rotary slicer that may 

 be used in slicing sweet potatoes. 



long, H to H inch wide and ahout % inch in thickness. 

 The " riced " product appears as small, grains about the 

 size of a grain of rice. The sliced article is very hard 

 and usually requires soaking overnight before using. 

 Some of the granulated kinds require soaking while 

 others may be boiled immediately. Both of these forms 

 are used largely in making pies and for seasoning soups. 

 Dehydrated potatoes may be purchased commercially in 

 packages ranging from one pound and upward. Al- 

 though the dehydrating industry is still in its infancy, 

 it bids fair to furnish an excellent medium through 

 which sweet potatoes may be exported and thus become 

 of use in regions where it is now impossible to obtain 

 them. The dehydrated product may be kept indefinitely 

 and handled as any other staple article of food. 



Dried sweet potatoes have for many years been pre- 

 pared at home by hanging strings of them from the 

 rafters in the kitchen together with other drying fruits 

 and vegetables. This practice has, however, been 



