VEGETABLE TALLOW.
The increasing rarity of tallow of animal origin lias attracted the attention of candlo and soap manufacturers to a vegetable grease introduced into Europe towards 1849, and the use of which is steadily growing in France and England. The tallow tree is of Chinese origin ■; it grows also in the north-west of India, and has been introduced into South Carolina, where it has been cultivated for ten years. It produces a fruit tho core of which is covered with a layer of thick tallow, and contains a yellowish aromatic oil, used in the same country as a heating agent. After the plucking, which takes place in July in the south, and in October in the north, of China, hot water is poured on them, and the grease is skimmed off, after getting cold, with a spoon. The tallow, moulded into the form of bamboo canes,.is directly brought into commerce, This tallow presents the appearance of a greenish moss crystalised, having a peculiar odor. It melts at 44,3deg., and becomes solid again at 80.3deg.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1318, 9 April 1883, Page 3
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175VEGETABLE TALLOW. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1318, 9 April 1883, Page 3
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