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Carver, George Washington (1864?-1943) The sweet potato as a flour substitute

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06172 Author/Creator: Carver, George Washington (1864?-1943) Place Written: Tuskegee, Alabama Type: Broadside Date: circa 1918 Pagination: 1 p. ; 28.2 x 16.1 cm. Order a Copy

Carver, a celebrated agricultural chemist at the Tuskegee Institute, offers advice and recipes regarding conservation of the year's unusually large sweet potato crop. Provides recipes for using sweet potatoes to make flour, bread, and biscuits.

Carver, noted for his developments in peanut farming, revolutionized Southern agriculture through his experiments with crop diversification. He also expanded the industrial use of agricultural products.

Carver, George Washington, 1864-1943

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