This formidable looking machine makes possible vacuum packed fish, frozen fruit, coffee and similar foods. It is shown here installed in the Oregon State College laboratory for use of commercial canners in the coming tenth annual short courses.
George Wallace Varseveld was born in Trail, British Columbia, Canada on December 5, 1922. He became a United States citizen in the early 1970s. Varseveld was a faculty member in the Food Science and Technology Department at Oregon State University from 1963 until his retirement in 1989. Varseveld earned a BS in Agriculture at the University of Alberta, Canada, in 1947 and his MS in Food Science at Oregon State College in 1953. He worked as a food technologist and quality control supervisor in the food processing industry in Washington and California after completing his graduate degree at Oregon State. Varseveld died in Corvallis, Oregon, on February 26, 2007.
Examples of dehyrated foods, labeled as Victory Brand, circa 1940. Background 18 oz precooked, dehydrates shredded potatoes. Foreground a package of compressed briquettes and the contents. 75% reduction. A small cube is two generous servings, circa 1940.
Examples of dehyrated foods, labeled as Victory Brand, circa 1940. Background: 65% reduction when compressed. Foreground: small cube equals two generous servings, circa 1940.
"Practical instruction in operation and repair of closing machines for sanitary cans. Canco type machines used. Under direction of a representative of the American Can Co., Portland, Ore."