Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1913 — FOR FRESH DATES [ARTICLE]

FOR FRESH DATES

t Some soil in desert oases has not sufficient heat to mature dates. This is due to unusual radiation, depending upon local conditions. A way has been found to mature the fruit artificially. however, and being simple and inexpensive, it to likely to be put to practical use. A metal -ven is used of the same temperature as the •oil under the most favorable conditions Here the date, are kept for

three days. At the end of thia time the fruit is sweet and aromatic. It is predicted that this will do away with the dried and pressed dates with which we are all familiar, as this system restores the freshness to fruit which has been too long upon the trees m the sunlight, the artificial humidity insuring juiciness and flavor. It is expected also that ultimately fruit may be exported in these ovens

to long distances, although In that case a mfin would have to be delegated to attend to the oven to register its temperature and to see that the fruit did not remain too long in it— Harper’s Weekly.