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CONCENTRATED FOOD IS GOOD Official War Correspondent. 5 South Pad fie Base, Dec. 14. The cook pointed to a containe . about the size of a grocer's biscui tin. It was filled Avitli small, hare yellowish sticks, wv'ii the. textur of uncooked macaroni "Potatoes for a hundred men. the cook said. He opened two more tins, cac containing what looked like pal green leaves, dried and chopped ur. "Those are cabbages, and. the other are onions," he said. We were looking at dehydrate: vegetables, a revolutionary develop merit in the feeding of an army i the field. The New Zealand Expcdi tionary Force gets a considerabl parts of its rations in this form and almost everything else come out of a can. The food is variet satisfying and good. With imagina tive cooking, it falls only a littl _ Short of fresh rations. Moreover i is easily handled, and non-perishabl and takes up far less shipping am vehicle space. The most remarkable fact abou the food, compared Avith the pre served rations available in the Mid die East, is its variet}'. Sausages beef, hash, luncheon meat, stews red salmon, a spiced meat and beai disli called con came, beans, peas " carrots and other foodstuffs com out of tins. There is a wide rang of breakfast cereals, frui'i;: juices preserved, fruit and sauces. All but ter and milk are canned. Eggs ar in powder form. To-day's kitchen fatigue rates : tin opener as its handiest Aveapon The day when long hours were spen in "spud peeling" and preparin: vegetables may disappear altogeth er. Fresh potatoes and onions ar sometimes added to the ration,, bu otherwise ihe cook empties a mea« lire of those little yellow sticks am . another of those dried leaves int< his boilers, adds water and saltand the dinner vegetables are on One form of dehydrated potatoes i: cooked almost as: soon as boiling water covers it. An example of the potentialities of preserved rations is a tasty greer salad that can be made by soak/inj; dried cabbage and onions withouJ cooking them, and mixing in canned beans, peas or tomatoes. The cook follows a menu chart devised by the United States Army, Efc sets: out three different, scienti-fically-balanced meats for each day. His work is made, considerably lighter, but a great deal still depends on the care Avith Avhieh he serves: up the food and the thought he gives to new Avays of varying it. Preserved food can be more unpalatable than the worst-prepared meal of fresh foodstuffs. LET firm, health}- flesh replace ugly fat. Try Bonkora. F. G. MackloAV, Chemist, Whakatane. "Bonkora is p. product of Battle Creek Drugs: Inc. Battle Creek. Michigan, U.S.A."' STEELO —the greatest househok cleanser ever made—shines pots, pans porcelain, enamelware. Does noi scratch. 8.5 The Red Streak 8.31 The Listeners' Club 8.44 The Inside Story 8.50 MantoA'ani's Orchestra 9.0 NBS newsreel 9.25 Welsh Guards Band 9.44 Peter Dawson, baritone 9.4.7 The. Band 10.0 Talks from the Boys Overseas 2YA WELLINGTON 7.15 Rainbow Rhythm 8.(5 Newspaper Correspondent 8.19 Hometown Variety 8. 15 Here's a Laugh 9.0 NBS newsreel 9.25 Dorothy Helmrich, soprano 10.0 Talks from the Boys Overseas 3YA CHRISTCHURCM 7.30' Palladium Orchestra. 7.40 Billy Bunter of Greyfriars 7.52 Debroy Somers Band S.O Baffles 8.2 1 Ambrose and Orchestra 8.32 V Live Again 8.55 Herman Darewski's Band 9.0 NBS newsreel 9.25 Larry Clinton's Orchestra 10.0 Talks from the Boys Overseas 4YA DUNEDIN. 7.30 Queen's. Hall Orchestra 7.42 Nancy Evans, contraKo 7.5U Symphony Orchestra 8.20 Heinrich Sdilusnus, baritone 8.29 Symphony Orchestra 0.0 NBS newsreel | f1.25 Philharmonic Orchestra I 10.0 Talks from the Boys Overseas I