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Good as they were then they have since been vastly 

 improved. To-day the entire nation needs them. 



Contracts made between wholesale grocers and 

 canned goods manufacturers indicate that the price 

 of all canned goods, partly due to the increased 

 prices of tin, will be 33 per cent, higher in 1917 than 

 they were during the high priced year of 1916. 



With such a report on hand as that submitted to 

 the Navy Department, September 17, 1913, the ne- 

 cessity of dehydrating and using the. fruits and vege- 

 tables that canners have never even attempted to 

 pack becomes an imperative federal duty. 



In addition to the reports received from tests made 

 with dehydrated fruits and vegetables at Galveston, 

 Texas City, Washington Barracks, the Canal Zone, 

 Philadelphia, Brooklyn and aboard seven U. S. bat- 

 tleships, the commanding officer at the Naval Train- 

 ing Station, Newport, R. I., reported, May 6, 1913, 

 to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Navy De- 

 partment, regarding the tests made under his direc- 

 tion on dehydrated fruits and vegetables. 



The report stated, "The articles tested were pota- 

 toes, onions, cabbage and apples. 



§ 35 — POTATOES 



"The potatoes were in the form of crisp white 

 chips which, when soaked in water, assumed the ap- 

 pearance of sliced fresh potatoes. The best results 

 were obtained by placing the potatoes in cold water 

 in which a small amount of sodium bicarbonate had 

 been dissolved, and immediately placing the whole 

 on the fire where the potatoes were allowed to come 

 to the boiling point slowly. The potatoes were then 



