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Horace Kephart to Albert Britt, November 28, 1919

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  • In a letter to "Outing" editor Albert Britt, November 28, 1919, Horace Kephart expresses interest in having Britt send a staff member to meet with Mrs. Andrea to learn more about dehydrated foods, especially meats. Kephart would like to learn more about dehydrated foods and write about it in "Outing" or "All Outdoors".
  • Bryeon City, X. C< Nov. , sir. Albert Britt. Mitor OUTISG. Kew York. Dear «r, britt;-- T tm delighted to ^et in touoh with someone who knows all About the recent i ro<;re»s In dehydrating food atufft. oonaeming whloh X have read * goal deal in the patera and rtagaainea. If you will send * Bftibtr of the OUTIHO staff t^ eee are, Andrea's exhibit, ind talk with her* I will be Tery ruch interested in the report - I hare 1**4 a little experience with dehydrated fruits and vegetable* th.it I. ^at several yrt-*m -*cn f" t*-p outfitters in Kew York- Home of them worked ve^ ^1. othere were not i -v ury. p^rtloulariy ti;e potatoee. *e oaapare and travelers reel euoh things when <re go far fro* aupply poata and hare to travel light. v what we need worse, *r<d would use nuoh niore of. la dehydrated caata (beef especially:, if they oan **e produced in wholesale and palatable form, ^enar^lly tha only neat we have been able to c*rry along has »en baeon or aalt j,ork. So, vherever we failed to get ^ace or )atofc fish, *e had *. 'uet no protein in our diet except that of >>eans or peas. Dehydrated beer would oe a godsend. We used to "Jerk* venison, if out Tor a Ion* tiao. Mien we got Into a deer oountry; but you oon't buy euoh a thing in advance. I **r*% to learn where the >*st grades of lerylrated foods. of all sorts. Ma be prooured, get ^rloe-llots and ^eolpes, order a aeleotlon of the articles, try them rays e if, and then write than up In OUTIKS or ALL OUTDOORS. Sincerely yours, Hunt#r Library Special Collsctioos, Westun Carolina Dnivaraity, Cullowb**. KC