. Drying cut fruits . Fig. 18.—Dehydrated pears being dumped into sweat boxes. methods are under investigation by various governmental and private agencies, and none can be said to be ideal for purposes of control. Growers or packers who may wish to establish laboratories and do their own control work will be provided with instructions if request is made to the Fruit Products Laboratory, University of California. From what has been said above it will be clear that such instructions cannot at present be considered authoritative or final, although con- sistent determinations of either moisture o
. Drying cut fruits . Fig. 18.—Dehydrated pears being dumped into sweat boxes. methods are under investigation by various governmental and private agencies, and none can be said to be ideal for purposes of control. Growers or packers who may wish to establish laboratories and do their own control work will be provided with instructions if request is made to the Fruit Products Laboratory, University of California. From what has been said above it will be clear that such instructions cannot at present be considered authoritative or final, although con- sistent determinations of either moisture or sulfur dioxide may be obtained by constant adherence to any method. In the packing houses dried fruit is usually stored in bins. How- ever, apples which are undergoing the curing process of sprinkling and turning are stored in piles on an open floor until they are packed in boxes. Dried apricots, peaches, and pears are sometimes held by the growers for more or less extended periods after drying though they
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