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THIS little volume, which belongs to the Aide-Mémoire series, is a practical account of the manufacture of olive oil, and indicates several directions in which the results of scientific research have been utilised to improve technical processes. The formation and composition of olives are first explained, then the methods of extracting the oil are described and an account given of the appliances necessary for the purpose. The properties and methods of preservation of olive oil and the utilisation of the oil-cake are also considered.
L'Industrie oléicole (Fabrication de l'Huile d'Olive).
By J. Dugast. Pp. 176. (Paris: Gauthier-Villars and Masson et Cie., n.d.) Price 3 francs.
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L'Industrie oléicole (Fabrication de l'Huile d'Olive) . Nature 71, 6 (1904). https://doi.org/10.1038/071006c0
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