THE APPLE. 



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Continent and in the United States, are shown 

 in the illustrations figs. 842 and 843. May- 

 farth's Apple parer, corer, and slicer is a simply 



Fig. 842.— Mayfarth's Apple Parer, Corer, and Slicer. 



constructed appliance which can be readily af- 

 fixed, to the edge of a table or bench, the opera- 

 tions of removing the peel and core being 



effected in succession after the fruit is placed 

 in position, by turning a handle at the side, 

 the slicing being then performed by another 

 simple action. The fruit is then sul- 

 phured or dipped in salt and water, and 

 is ready at once for the drying-machine. 

 Mayfarth's American Evaporator (fig. 843) 

 has been subjected to several trials in 

 England, notably at the Royal Horticul- 

 tural Society's Gardens, Chiswick, and 

 has given satisfactory results both in 

 efficiency and economy of fuel when care- 

 fully managed. It consists of a stove and 

 a series of trays upon which the Apple 

 rings are arranged, and through which 

 hot air is passed until desiccation is 

 sufficiently effected to ensure the keeping 

 of the fruit when properly stored. 



Another form of evaporator, the " Geis- 



enheim Fruit and Vegetable Drier ", was 



employed in the Royal Agricultural 



Society's demonstrations at Leicester a 



few years ago, and the same machine is now 



in use at the Woburn Experimental Fruit Farm. 



In this the principle is similar to that in the 



Fig. 843.— "American" Evaporator. 



Mayfarth Evaporator, but the trays are arranged 

 immediately above a hot-air chamber. 



The utilization of Apples for the production 

 of jelly on a commercial basis is extending, and 



several flourishing enterprises have been started 

 for this purpose in recent years. There is also 

 a partial revival of cider manufacture in some 

 districts. Greater attention is being paid to 



