. The war garden victorious. Vegetable gardening; World War, 1914-1918. 20 HOME DRYING MANUAL 4 inches below the top framework and sloping parallel with the top. The tray is made of thin strips of wood about 2 inches wide and has a galvanized wire screen bottom. There will be a space of about 2 inches between the top edges of the tray and the glass top of the Drier, to allow for circulation. Protect both sides, the bottom and the front end of the Drier with cheesecloth tacked on securely and snugly, to exclude insects and dust with- out interfering with circulation. At the rear end place a che
. The war garden victorious. Vegetable gardening; World War, 1914-1918. 20 HOME DRYING MANUAL 4 inches below the top framework and sloping parallel with the top. The tray is made of thin strips of wood about 2 inches wide and has a galvanized wire screen bottom. There will be a space of about 2 inches between the top edges of the tray and the glass top of the Drier, to allow for circulation. Protect both sides, the bottom and the front end of the Drier with cheesecloth tacked on securely and snugly, to exclude insects and dust with- out interfering with circulation. At the rear end place a cheesecloth curtain tacked at the top but swinging free below, to allow the tray to be moved in and out. Brace bent up for an inch or two on each side. At each corner this tray should have a leg an inch or tv o in length, to hold it up from. Fig. 5. Commercial drier for use in o\'en. the bottom of this curtain with a thin strip of wood, as is done in window shades. This curtain is to be fastened to the legs by buttons when the tray is in place. DRYING BY ARTIFICIAL HEAT Drying by artificial heat is done in the oven or on top of a cookstove or range, in trays suspended over the stove or in a specially constructed drier built at home or purchased. When drying with artificial heat a ther- mometer must be used. This should be placed in the drier and frequently observed. OVEN DRYING The simplest form of Oven Drj'ing is to place small quantities of foodstuffs on plates in a slow oven. In this way leftovers and other bits of food may be saved for winter use with slight trouble and dried while the top of the stove is being used. This is especially effective for sweet corn. A few sweet potatoes, apples or peas, or even a single turnip, may be dried and saved. To keep the heat from being too great leave the oven door partially open. For oven use a simple tray may be made of galvanized wire screen of convenient size, with the edges. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned pa
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