Fruit-Kepe preserving tablets (3 boxes)
DimensionsOverall: 1.5 x 1.5 x 14.5 cm
Object number1977.059.025A-C
Label TextStaff at the British National Fruit Research Station invented Fruit-Kepe tablets during the Second World War (1939-1945). The tablets preserved soft fruits without the use of sugar, a rationed commodity. The homemaker dissolved a tablet into cold water, packed the fruit in jars, covered the fruit with the water and sealed the jars.
NamePRESERVING TABLET
GORMAN ECKERT AND COMPANY, LIMITED
1879-1894
1939-1945
1800s
