The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-05-23

The progress in fruit-drying ,nven-
tions seems just now 20 rival that made
IN sewing machines IL few years ago.
We have successfully chronicled the
competing claims of the Alden. the
Plummer and the Kelly improvements
Now, latest of all. comes TIE Mefford.
which its actuaries claim is as far in al
vance Of its predecessors as they were
ahead of the oil sun or kila-drying
process.
The peculiar meri. claimed for this
process is that il preserves not only the
favor Of the green fruit. but even the
cooked it is difficult for epicures to tell
that they are not eating the fresh arti-
Gle. The s. +. Pest thus par,icularizcs
its merits. and cost of setting up, etc:
ut is different from any cooperating
process known or patented All of the
other patent fruit dryers are eohanical
in their nature and operation. while
this one is chemical. The fruit is
chemically treated by an,iseptic gas,
to prevent it oxydizing or turning
brown. and it can be dried ia COM
mon kiln or in any Of the patent dry
ers This. it will he apparent Is
vast Improvement Oh any other known
process rs the fruit unquestionahly re-
tains its color and flavor, aud may be
baked in pies the same as fresh plucked
fruit. II is as easily packed as the or
binary dried fruit. and will keep as
long. But the points in favor of this
new process do not end here. Com
plete uniformity IN appearance is Oh
tanned. and the fruit. owing t. the
chemical action Of the gas. il not lab C
to be attacked by worms or moth. The
fruit will dry equally a white in u
warm or ordinary temperature as it
will under u strong heat In kiln
Peaches. ounces. pears, apricots. plums,
etc. work just rs we'll As apples. ard
are ns Superior 10 the common descrip-
ton Of these Tried fruits rs the apples
are 10 the old country dried
An experiment. WAS made by tho pa
tcnsee with California peaches, and
this is the result. We have no peaches
here worth much. so got . dozen Gal
ifornls peaches aud pared and dried
them. They were A. white and bean
tiful as any canned fruit. and when
soaked up in syrup were more delicious
Ia favor Peaches with red cheek
when pared. although the rel Is re-
moved in taking the skin of. yet in
drying by this process will come out
red, and the parts If the fruit that had
no blush will be white THIS effect. it
~ill be admitted. is not ohsainsble by
any other fruit preserving process pres
entity in use.
"Cheapness is an importan, point in
favor OF this new process. A drying
house aud workshop and kiln will Ia
built for from ta.0oo tn $4,000 which
will dry 200 pounds IN twenty -four
hours. This estimate includes machine
ry~band machines The fires are kept
up night aud Jay The work may be
chiefly done by females. For an es,ah
lishmens If ths capacity named. the
working staff would include - female
hata>s >ttAt y wv AZ sh
intenient aud night waschman. who
would keep M the fires =, night, After
payirg for the fruit and wages, and
allowing for interest on capital and l;s-
surance. handsome profit woald &C
cruc 10y selling the dried fruit a. H.
cents per pound cash. lower figure
than first class samples will command.
In short. 81 .tNa y. week ne: NIGH. he
calculated on The estimate. based on
actual results. shows larger net profit
oss the manufacture.
II iss Michigan Invention. patented
May 81 1879. and is claimed 10 have
stoci the ties, If shoroush trial
The fruit dried BY i. tlsus far has
hroagh, 20 cents per pound wholesale.
by the ton. When some shrcwi Yankee
takes advantage Il the fine opportunity
which oifsrs hrro IA Puget Sound il
,he way of fruit raising, these useful
improvements will come inse excellent
play 10 facilitate the = a'iza:iea 81 hon
ess fslssans.