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in California under the management <strong>of</strong> Robert Dolgin. To<br />

supply the deli, a small <strong>soy</strong> dairy <strong>and</strong> tempeh shop was set<br />

up in the back room. This consisted <strong>of</strong> Japanese equipment<br />

specifi cally designed for the purpose <strong>of</strong> making <strong>soy</strong><strong>milk</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

t<strong>of</strong>u. They had a Japanese grinder, 45-gal pressure cooker,<br />

<strong>and</strong> a small, effi cient hydraulic press. It was a nice small<br />

kit which they took out a loan to buy. The deli’s business<br />

was excellent <strong>and</strong> lasted over one year before it closed<br />

<strong>and</strong> relocated to San Francisco (SF) in order to exp<strong>and</strong><br />

production <strong>and</strong> market products throughout the health food<br />

store industry in California. So with more investment <strong>and</strong><br />

loans <strong>and</strong> a warehouse in SF, Farm Foods re-opened. The<br />

building was fi xed up to meet all the strict California codes,<br />

<strong>and</strong> the equipment was improved for increased output.<br />

They continued cooking with the 45-gallon pressure cooker<br />

but went for a continuous separator. This was a Brown, an<br />

orange juice extractor, <strong>and</strong> a vibrating screen to remove<br />

the fi ner pulp. They got a plate heat exchanger to cool the<br />

<strong>milk</strong> <strong>and</strong> a state-<strong>of</strong>-the-art Mark 25 continuous ice cream<br />

maker. They were running an extremely sophisticated<br />

operation complete with walk-in coolers <strong>and</strong> freezers. The<br />

Farm management council sent many <strong>of</strong> the Farm’s trained<br />

technicians, business managers, <strong>and</strong> distributors out to SF<br />

to operate the business. In total, 60 Farm residents moved to<br />

support the growing business, which was under the direction<br />

<strong>of</strong> Robert Tepper <strong>and</strong> Daniel Lloyd. They started the fi rst<br />

commercial <strong>soy</strong> ice cream company that marketed Soy Ice<br />

Bean. Laurie Praskin <strong>and</strong> her husb<strong>and</strong> were sent to help run<br />

the shop <strong>and</strong> perfect the ice cream recipe. In April 1979,<br />

they left to work on the Guatemala <strong>soy</strong> program <strong>and</strong> were<br />

replaced by Michael <strong>and</strong> Deborah Lovett <strong>and</strong> Bobby <strong>and</strong><br />

Michael Bonnickson. Because <strong>of</strong> the high cost <strong>of</strong> operating<br />

a business in downtown SF <strong>and</strong> the increased interest <strong>of</strong> Ice<br />

Bean nationwide, Farm Foods decided to move the Ice Bean<br />

production to Tennessee. The Farm Soy Dairy purchased<br />

the continuous extractor from the SF Soy Dairy <strong>and</strong> once<br />

installed, it immediately increased the production to 1500 lb/<br />

day <strong>of</strong> t<strong>of</strong>u <strong>and</strong> 300 gal/day <strong>of</strong> <strong>soy</strong><strong>milk</strong>–enough for everyone.<br />

“The <strong>soy</strong> dairy is now under the management <strong>of</strong> Michael<br />

Lee <strong>and</strong> Ron Maxin <strong>and</strong> consists <strong>of</strong> a 400 gallon bean soak<br />

tank <strong>and</strong> a one-<strong>and</strong>-a-half horse-powered Japanese grinder.<br />

Beans are ground with hot water, <strong>and</strong> the resulting slurry is<br />

pumped into one <strong>of</strong> three 60 gallon stainless kettles. Direct<br />

steam injection cooks this <strong>milk</strong>. When done, it is pumped<br />

into the brown extractor. It fl ows over a second vibratingscreen<br />

fi lter <strong>and</strong> is gravity-fed to a 45 gal stainless holding<br />

tank where it is tapped <strong>of</strong>f into curding barrels or pumped<br />

through the same heat exchanger which now has chilled<br />

water running through it for more effi cient cooling. A chilled<br />

water system also provides cold water to cool <strong>and</strong> store our<br />

t<strong>of</strong>u. When cooled, the t<strong>of</strong>u is transferred to 40 gal plastic<br />

tubs <strong>and</strong> wheeled into a walk-in cooler where it awaits<br />

distribution. (For more information on the Farm Soy Dairy<br />

as it is today, contact Ron Maxin or Michael Lee.)” Address:<br />

HISTORY OF SOY YOGURT & CULTURED SOYMILK 229<br />

© Copyright Soyinfo <strong>Center</strong> 2012<br />

17969 Oak Dr., Los Gatos, California 95030.<br />

591. SoyaScan Notes. 1985. Chronology <strong>of</strong> <strong>soy</strong>beans,<br />

<strong>soy</strong>foods <strong>and</strong> natural foods in the United States 1985<br />

(Overview). Dec. 31. Compiled by William Shurtleff <strong>of</strong><br />

Soyfoods <strong>Center</strong>.<br />

• Summary: Jan. 2. The <strong>soy</strong>bean crushing industry begins<br />

a year <strong>of</strong> major restructuring as the big get bigger <strong>and</strong> two<br />

pioneers drop out. Ralston Purina announces that it has sold<br />

six <strong>of</strong> its <strong>soy</strong>bean crushing plants to Cargill, Inc. A seventh<br />

at Memphis was closed. This removed the company from the<br />

<strong>soy</strong>bean commodity business. With this transaction Cargill<br />

passes ADM to become America’s largest <strong>soy</strong>bean crusher.<br />

Jan. 3. “Myth or Miracle: Debunking the T<strong>of</strong>utti Fad”<br />

by Mark Med<strong>of</strong>f published in Whole Life Times. The fi rst<br />

exposé <strong>of</strong> T<strong>of</strong>utti, which contains very little t<strong>of</strong>u. Jan. 13<br />

Med<strong>of</strong>f appears on the Gary Null Show, Natural Living, to<br />

discuss his fi ndings for 1 hour on prime time radio.<br />

Jan. 12. A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co. announces that<br />

it is basically getting out <strong>of</strong> the <strong>soy</strong>bean crushing business.<br />

It has sold fi ve <strong>of</strong> its six <strong>soy</strong>bean plants (having a combined<br />

crushing capacity <strong>of</strong> some 275,000 bushels daily) to<br />

Independent Soy Processors Co., which is closely affi liated<br />

with Archer Daniels Midl<strong>and</strong>. Staley was unable to sell its<br />

Decatur facility, which ceased operations indefi nitely in Jan.<br />

1984. With this transaction ADM has probably regained a<br />

slight lead as America’s largest <strong>soy</strong>bean crusher.<br />

Jan. 14-26. Soybean Utilization Workshop held at<br />

Soyafoods Research <strong>Center</strong> in Gannoruwa, Peradeniya, Sri<br />

Lanka, sponsored by the Sri Lanka Soybean Project <strong>and</strong><br />

INTSOY. 24 representatives from 12 developing countries<br />

participate. The world’s fi rst event <strong>of</strong> its kind (Soyanews,<br />

Dec. 1985).<br />

Jan. 25-27. Natural Foods Expo at Anaheim. Soy ice<br />

creams steal the show. T<strong>of</strong>u st<strong>and</strong>ards are debated heatedly at<br />

Soyfoods Association board <strong>of</strong> directors meeting on Jan. 28,<br />

especially by Ralston Purina attorney. Board decides funds<br />

are too limited to try to hire an executive director for SAA.<br />

Jan. 31. Paul Obis, founder <strong>and</strong> editor <strong>of</strong> Vegetarian Times, is<br />

seriously considering buying Soyfoods magazine from Doug<br />

Fiske. He makes a fi rm <strong>of</strong>fer in late March.<br />

Feb. “Designer Beans,” an excellent overview <strong>of</strong> the<br />

U.S. <strong>soy</strong>foods movement <strong>and</strong> its gourmet connections by<br />

S<strong>and</strong>y MacDonald, published in New Age magazine.<br />

Jan. American Soybean Association introduces SIS<br />

(Soybean Information Service), a computerized database<br />

focusing on <strong>soy</strong>bean production <strong>and</strong> marketing, <strong>and</strong> oil <strong>and</strong><br />

meal. The earliest record is 1958.<br />

Feb. 21. T<strong>of</strong>utti <strong>and</strong> Other Soy Ice Creams: Non-Dairy<br />

Frozen Dessert Industry <strong>and</strong> Market, by Shurtleff <strong>and</strong><br />

Aoyagi published by The Soyfoods <strong>Center</strong>. Two volumes,<br />

352 pages. This is the fi rst study <strong>of</strong> the rapidly emerging <strong>soy</strong><br />

ice cream market, <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> T<strong>of</strong>utti.<br />

Feb. 27. “T<strong>of</strong>u Products May Be In, but Its Fans Wonder

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