16-(Sec II) Statesman, Salem, Ore., Mon., Nov. 5, '58
Atomic Food Frese
,
Br A. ROBERT SMITH
Blatetmaa Correspendent
WASHINGTON The A rm y
Cjuartermaster Corp is getting
excited over results of teste on a
new method of
preserving foods
through atomic
radiation a
method which
technicians be
lieve holds great
promise for the
housewife of to-
f " morrow. '
f - ' The Army has
I , "-feond already
I J that many foods
to this new -method of preserva
tion, which is called irradiation.
One example is pork, a meat
ich ordinarily has to be care
fully cooked. Irradiation has been
found to kill trichina, thus elimin
ating a serious hazard to human
consumption of pork.
la short, you can have your pork
chops cooked rare, instead of well
done, if the pork has been ir-
. radiated.'.:.
Little Chang
Technicians found that irradi
ated pork loin and ham stored for
nine months at room temperature
showed little change In either ap
pearance or lastel Sliced bacon
"retained Its Havor Tor 'lixlinoflthil
1 at room temperature after being
. irradiated, t .
Shrimn.and-OysterijJao-.show
promise, - Irradiattd oyrs -re
mained tasty after five weeks
- storage at room temperature
Ordinarily;- they must be refrig
erated to hold np that long.
. Flour, stored for nine months at
temperatures up to 100 degrees,
remained Insect free and it pro
duced good tasting bread. Chick
ens, stored four months at room
temperature, remained highly ac
ceptable and the quality of the
precooked chicken kept in this
fashion was found to be higher
than chicken that had been pre
cooked and canned.
Not AB Feads
' But sot all foods have worked
out too well in early tests, which
means the Army is! looking for
new ways of using irradiation ef
fectively for these foods. This
applies generally to fruits and
vegetables, although some have
worked out fair. ,.;'.,
Oranges, .' lemon and grapes
showed a prolonged shelf life at
room temperature, but loss of
texture, is noticeable. The life of
strawberries was extended from
a normal three days to nine days
without refrigeration but the
strawberries lose their red color
and turned out bleached by ir
radiation. Yet good results have
been obtained with dehydrated
fruits in extending their storage
life. ' .
Vfg flablrs JCeep
As for vegetables, potatoes ind
green beans have produced excel
lent results. Cabbage and carrots
have brought encouraging but not
top results. But tests with to
matoes and lettuce have been un
satisfactory because irradiation
breaks down their texture.
Milk products generally react
poorly r Milk itself changes flavor
under irradiation. Cheese seems to
change flavor completely. . Sharp
cheese become! bland, although
some take on a smoky flavor. The
army fears that while not all the
new1 flavors are bad, people who
like their cheese won't like it.
Generally, the Army has found
that irradiation will extend, for
numbers of years the' storage life
of canned and packaged foods al
ready sterilized. It will also pre
serve frozen foods longer.
High Interest- - . -
The Army is very Interested in
this because food preservation for
feeding men is a big headache,
especially when it comes to refrig
eration in the field or in overseas
outposts.
The Navy is interested as well,
because space is so precious on
war ships that elimination' of big
cold storage units would be an
asset. And fewer stops for fresh
food would be necessary for ships
on long sea' patrols.;
Starting, in 1953, the Army's
irradiation program started on a
modest scale but will move into
high gear when an $8 million
radiation center has been built.
Many universities and private
firms are getting into the experi
menting, with business - alone
spending an estimated million dol
lars a year in irradiation research.
The results will probably show up
on the grocer's shelves sooner
than you think" within a few years.
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WOMEN'S
'Comfortable'
Ike Majority
Said Indicated
HW YORKTNovT ( ITthe
New York Times said today its
survey of voter sentiment in the
48 states indicates the re-election
Tuesday of the Eisenhower-Nixon
ticket by a "comfortable" major
ity. It forecast continued Demo
cratic control of Congress.
' The Times saidjt "seemed
doubtful," however, that Presi
dent Eisenhower's popular vote
plurality would be as great as the
6,62l.M2-vote margin be rang up
In 1952 against' Adlai E. Steven
son, then as now the Democratic
presidential nominee.
Barring a landslide for Eisen
hower, the Times uaid, the Demo
crats should retain or possibly in
crease their margin of .control in
both the House and Senate.
All States Snrveyed
The Times, which supports Ei
senhower editorially, made its
prediction on the election's out
come on the basis of surveys con
ducted by Times correspondents
in every state, .
Theaurveys ehowed. the Timrs
said, mat Eisenhower seems as
sured of carrying 27 states with
285 electoral votes, 19 more than
necessary for election by a ma
jority of the 531-member Elector
al College.
In addition, it said, the Presi
dent appears likely to capture
eight other states with 99 electoral
votes. ;
Stevenson's strength, the Times
aid, rests in six Southern states
and Missouri with a total of 76
electoral votes. His -prospects ap
pear good for carrying another
six states with 71 votes.
Llaenhower, W a-t- '
it tne Times predictions are
born out," ELenhower's electoral
total would be 384; Stevenson's
157. In 1952 Eisenhower won 39
states with 442 electoral votes to
Stevenson's states and 89 votes.
The Times said the breakout of
(he Middle East Crisis occurred
too lata in the campaign to per
mit recnecks of most states si
though gains In some areas were
noted for Stevenson. '
But the Times said, they were
"insufficient to produce the mar
gin needed for victory by Ste
venson.
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