DRYING VEGETABLES AND FRUITS FOR HOME 



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Driers or evaporators 



Drying vegetables 



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Storing dried vegetables 







Many vegetables and fruits, which would otherwise go to waste, 

 can very easily be conserved for home use by a simple process of 

 drying which can be carried out in the average home. Dried products 

 require no outlay for expensive containers and under proper condi- 

 tions can be stored almost indefinitely in relatively small space. One 

 hundred pounds of fresh, green vegetables will average about 10 

 pounds of the dried products. Vegetables and fruits, if properly 

 dried, retain their natural flavor and food value, and, when properly 

 cooked, can be made into most attractive and wholesome dishes. 



DRIERS OR EVAPORATORS. 



Vegetables and fruits can be dried in an oven or in trays or racks 

 over the kitchen stove, or in a specially constructed drier. There 

 are small driers on the market which give satisfactory results. The 

 small cookstove driers or evaporators are ovenlike structures, usually 

 made of galvanized sheet iron, or of wood and galvanized iron. They 

 are constructed so they can be placed on the top of an ordinary wood 

 or coal range, or over a kerosene stove. These driers hold a series of 

 small trays on which fruits or vegetables are placed after being pre- 

 pared for drying. Portable outdoor evaporators are especially con- 

 venient when it is desired to dry as much as 10 bushels of fruit or vege- 

 tables a day. They are usually constructed of wood, except the parts 

 in direct contact with the heater. The homemade dry kiln used in 

 some sections of the country can be cheaply and easily made of brick 

 and stone. 



HOMEMADE COOKSTOVE DRIER. 



A drier that can be used on a wood or coal range or a kerosene 

 stove can be readily made. (Fig. 1.) The following dimensions 

 will give a drier for use over a very large range or over a small 



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