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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
DEPARTMENT BULLETIN No. 1265 
Washington, D. C. ▼ November 22, 1924 
SCALDING, PRECOOKING, AND CHILLING AS 
PRELIMINARY CANNING OPERATIONS 
By 
C. A. MAGOON, Bacteriologist, and C. W. CULPEPPER, Assistant Physiologist 
Office of Horticultural Investigations, Bureau of Plant Industry 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Introduction . 1 
Apparatus and Methods Used 3 
Experiments with Spedfk Food Materials 4 
General Discussion 33 
General Summary 37 
Literature Cited 39 
A List of Pertinent Nontechnical Literature 43 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1924 
