Process for removing peels from cooked potato which may subsequently be dehydrated

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Abstract of the Disclosure, Fresh potatoes (solanum tuberosum) are washed sliced, into slabs and cooked until they reach a consistency which allows them to be mashed. The potat oes are preferably treated with an agent that will prevent graying of the cortex and thereafter placed between a pair of perforated pressing drums which are rotated toward one another to force the cooked edible portion of the potato through either or both of the perforated elements and collect the peel on the perforated surfaces. The peel is removed from the surfaces of the drums and the non-peel edible portion of the potato is dried. The present invention relates to the preparation of food products and more …