Home drying manual for vegetables and fruits, 1917 . s of1-inch strips to which is tacked galvanizedwire screen. Each tray sliould be 3 inchesshorter than the Drier and enough nar-rower to allow it to slide easily on thesupports in being put in or taken out. In placing trays in the Drier push thelower one back as far as it will go, leaving a3-inch space in front. Place the next trayeven with the front, leaving the space at theback. Alternate allthe trays in thisway, to facilitatethe circulation ofthe heated air. Itis well to have aventilating opening,6 by 2 inches, in thetop of the Drier todis
Home drying manual for vegetables and fruits, 1917 . s of1-inch strips to which is tacked galvanizedwire screen. Each tray sliould be 3 inchesshorter than the Drier and enough nar-rower to allow it to slide easily on thesupports in being put in or taken out. In placing trays in the Drier push thelower one back as far as it will go, leaving a3-inch space in front. Place the next trayeven with the front, leaving the space at theback. Alternate allthe trays in thisway, to facilitatethe circulation ofthe heated air. Itis well to have aventilating opening,6 by 2 inches, in thetop of the Drier todischarge is helpful to shiftthe trays during thedrying process, toprocure uniformityof drying. One of the sim-plest forms of homemade Drier is a traywith bottom of galvanized wire screen,suspended over stove or range, as shownin Fig. 4. Commercial Driers.—Cookstove Driersare in the market in several types. One ofthese, shown in Fig. 5, has a series of traysin a framework, forming a is placed on top of the stove. Similar. Fig. 6.—Another type ofcommercial drier for use ontop of stove. Its cost is $6. Driers are shown in Figs. 6, 7, and 8. An-other, shown in Fig. 9, is a shallow metal boxto be with water, and so constructedthat one end may rest on the back of thestove and the other on a leg reaching to thefloor, or it may be suspended over a may be bought for $6 in a size havingcapacity of 1 to 2 bushels a day, or for $12with a capacity of 2 to 4 bushels. Commercial Driers having their ownfurnaces may be bought at prices rangingfrom $24 to $120. This type is pictured inFigs. 10, 11 and 12. Some of these, in thesmaller sizes, may be bought without fur-nace, and used on the top of the kitchenstove, as Fig. 5. The cost is from $16 up-wards. DRYING BY AIR BLAST(ELECTRIC FAN) The use of an electric fan is an effectivemeans of Drying. Fig. 13 shows how thishousehold article is used. Sliced vegetablesor fruits are placed on trays 1 foot wi
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