Changing a corn-fed Iowan into a fruit-minded Californian takes imagination to say the least. But L. B. Williams, Director of the California Druit Fruit Research Institute, has never been lacking in either courage or imagination. So he attempted that very thing when he annexed me to the Institute staff nearly five years ago

Proper, Kathern Ayres

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Changing a corn-fed Iowan into a fruit-minded Californian takes imagination to say the least. But L. B. Williams, Director of the California Druit Fruit Research Institute, has never been lacking in either courage or imagination. So he attempted that very thing when he annexed me to the Institute staff nearly five years ago.</p

Proper, Kathern

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F i r s "t 1 n a S e r i e s . . Touring the Business Freid With Our Alumnae Perennial Prune Salad, Spanish Roast Loin of Pork and Prune Pie Majestic . .. Pictur-ing food is a complete art in itself. From Corn-Fed to Fruit-Minded C HANGING a corn-fed Iowan into a fruit-minded Californian takes imagination to say the least. But L. B. Williams, Director of the California Druit Fruit Re-search Institute, has never been lacking in either courage or imagi-nation. So he attempted that very thing when he annexed me to the Institute staff nearly five years ago. By Kathern Ayres Proper, '26 result has taken h uld in American diets to the benefit of health as well as appetite satisfac1ion. What I knew about all seven of the dried fruits-raisins, prunes, ap-ricots, peaches, figs, apples and pears --could have been said in seven min-utes then, but the Institute is a great place to gather information. And I have written many thousands of words about the health value, menu interest, economy and appetite ap-peal of all of them. Yes, my part of the work at the Institute has to do primarily with writing. While many tricky, new recipes are created at the Institute, the most im-portant phase of activity is turning out new ways to dress up · simple everyday dishes, made with the aver-age pantry supplies. One outstanding accomplishment has been to publicize the fact that overnight soaking and long cooking of dried fruits are no longer neces-sary, due to the more modern meth-ods of processing in the packing plants. The Institute, under the direction of Mr. Williams, sponsors and super-vises research projects in a number of universities. Thsse studies have resulted in the discovery of many new and significant facts concerning nurtitional values. But speaking of appetite appeal, there's nothing that equals the glori-ous gustatorial satisfaction of a trip to the Institute kitchen. Monterey, where I live, is 125 miles from San Francisco, where the Institute is lo-cated. I make the trip to the city at irregular intervals to gather infor-Below: Joyce Ellen Proper, H . Ec. '56 (?) Results of the research on prunes appear in a publication, "The Nutri-tive Values of California Prunes," which has been reviewed and ac-cepted by the Committee on Foods of the American Medical Association. The most revolutionary information mation and confer on writin~ schedules. Of course, I know a few days ahead when I'm going and I "save up" space just as one does for a Christmas dinner. The raisin cinnamon rolls, fresh from the oven, cold, crisp salads, fruit short cakes, frozen fruit puddings and fruited meats prepared there would wring raptures of praise from the most crotchety connoisseur. Fruited meats, by the way, have been widely popularized by the Institute. We merely took a leaf from the books of foreign cookery, Ameri-canized the ingredients and methods, and the 10 it contains is the proof that prunes are not "acid" in reaction. Feeding tests show that as much as 18 prunes a day in th<' usual diet does not increase or decrease the alkalinity of the blood stream beyond normal variations. Our organization's clients include all the leading dried fruit pack<'n in the State. Since its establishment nine years ago, the In-stitute has come to be known as the outstanding authority on California dried fruits. Food edi-tors, nutritionists, home economists in con-stantly increasing numbers are turning to us for assistance in solving dried fruit problems. October, 1937 

From Corn-Fed to Fruit-Minded

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