At the time, one project was to simulate a 30 year shelf life by storing food in a 100 deg F “heat room” for 10 years. Periodically a sample would be taken out for testing (chemical, mechanical and taste). Imagine the taste! The samples were full size recipes but only a small portion of the food was used. The rest was put out on a table just before lunchtime and was available for anyone on the campus to eat. Needless to say, I made it a rule to never eat anything I didn’t prepare myself or whitnessed being prepared!
One project I really liked was the desert dehydration project. One scientist was testing how frozen yogurt and ice cream could be dehydrated. Again a full industrial size was made with a soft serve dispenser but only a small portion was used for the tests. All summer an new variety was tested each week. So the scientist incharge scheduled the “sample preparation” every Wednesday at 2pm. There would be a long line ready for the leftovers. Let’s just say I whitnessed these being prepared.