Abstract: A water heater is protectively packaged for shipment and handling by respectively inserting upper and lower end portions thereof in recesses in facing padded sides of upper and lower end assemblies having, on their opposite sides, spaced pluralities of parallel support rail members. The water heater and associated end assemblies are enclosed within a cardboard box having a vertical side wall portion spaced horizontally outwardly from the water heater, and vertically elongated reinforcing members extend along interior corner portions of the box between the upper and lower end assemblies and form therewith a vertical load path facilitating the stacking of water heaters packaged in this manner.

Abstract: A method is disclosed whereby the sugar portion of ion excluded molasses is treated with a halogen or a nascent halogen agent in order to remove the objectionable flavor and odor characteristics normally associated with raw cane juice.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for the purification of cane juice to produce a finished product of very high quality. This purification process and general concept differs from existing cane juice purification schemes in that traditional methods either produce crystalline raw sugar or a liquid product commonly referred to as high test or fancy molasses. The processing of the cane juice generally comprises the steps of:(a) pretreating the cane juice to remove any soil or foreign matter and substantially reducing the total cation concentration of the cane juice;(b) hydrolyzing the pretreated cane juice to a desired degree;(c) purifying the hydrolyzed juice without precipitation or crystallization of raw sugar by subjecting the solution obtained in step (b) to gross demineralization and decolorization; and(d) concentrating the purified solution obtained in step (c) to obtain a pure odorless finished sugar product which meets or exceeds existing standards for pure sugar.