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(3) (a.i)PERISHABLE FOODS: are foods that can spoil immediately if they are not properly preserved because of their high water/moisture content while
NON-PERISHABLE FOODS are foods that can be kept for a reasonably long period without getting spoilt due to their low water/moisture content.
(ii) BULK PURCHASING: is a process of buying food in large quantities at a time and keeping them for future use while HIRE PURCHASING is a process of buying goods on credit and paying the money in installments, the goods do not become the owner’s property until the whole money is paid.
(iii) INVALIDS: are sick people often confined in bed while CONVALESCENTS are people who are recovering from illness.
(iv) CEREALS: are seeds from the edible grass family while PULSES are the dried edible seeds of leguminous plants.
(b) EXAMPLES OF OFFALS
- kidney (v) heart
- liver (vi) tongue
- sweetbread (vii) brain
- tripe (viii) lungs
