Show Research es e to nt sl 1 j Winter in jn Meat T Tests Freezing Freez r g is one of the oldest ways of preserving meat It is also one of the newest the U. U S. S department of agriculture points out In time old freezing there was not much that could be done about the process It It- was a winter whiter meth meth- method method method od depending on continued cold A midwinter winter or spring early thaw might spoil a meat supply intended to last for additional weeks w eks or months This was true whether the meat was wild game brought in by hunters or was from domestic animals Modern freezing Is still so new that there is a good deal to be learned about it This is the purpose of an an expansion expansion expansion sion of studies of meat freezing arid and curing made possible under the re re- research research re- re research search and marketing act A first step will be to survey fr freezing and curing methods now In use Samples of ot meats typical of these methods of preservation will be assembled and compared for quality and nutritive nutritive nutritive tive value Next the experimenters will try first to duplicate then im Im- improve Improve Im- Im Improve prove the methods method which the Ule sur sur- survey survey survey vey and comparison work indicate are most effective The bureau of animal industry will have equipment that can im Im- improve Improve im- im improve prove on even the most severe winter weather It will be able to I freeze meat at degrees es below zero if U that proves desirable |