Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-09
4 New Industry.

THE EVAPORATION OF ArrIRS. roTATOES, SIC.
Quite discussion of late has arisen among
The farmers OF southern Michigan as to the pro-
pr,ety or planting more apple orchards, some
arguing that the supply Is now equal TO or
ABOVE the demand. This. on further inveSti-
CATION can hardly prove the case. The Euro
pear eah trace that Is being opened for green ap-
pes ADDED 10 the Immense quantities now being
worked up by the large number of driving fac
torres throughout Michigan ana Ohio, is eN-
ten9lng me market to almost all parts of the
NOru. Detroit NeiCS correspondent saws:
/. Many of the readers Of the NsprS NAV NOT h,
aware OF the facilities of these factories a. fhp
mo9uS optrandi OF handling the fruits and veg
elapeS In them. There is one now running in
lhe county OF Ienawee, Which has "A CAPACITY OF
$40 10 400 bushels OF apples in - hours II gives
ennpioyment to about 60 hands. the most OF
whom are women and girls. The apples are
Pared. cored and sliced at once by hand ma
chinery. These slices are then spread on GAL
NaillHeo wire screens ana at once placed in the
tNaporatOr. or chamber running from the TON
or large furnace in the basement inward ont
through the roof of a three-Story building.
Inc current OF heated air Is kept at As near As
possible 10 24O degrees. These screens Of fruit
rest on endless chains that move upward al in
terVais OF three 10 five minutes. when A fresh
screen Il put In and are taken OF al the thjrd
story completed; This dlied orevaporated pro-
uuct Is lheh packed In paStebOard boxes hold
ing from one TO five pounds. and these in turn
packed IN cases OF POO pounds each
rms company viii work mp this fan ana win
Ter upwards OF 3o,U'" bushels OF apples making
near 10000 pounds OF dried fruit or, i'm Other
words, reducing bushel Of apples 10 about i've
pounds Of the dried product This has no sem
plance when cooked TO the common domestic
dlled apple. but when the water Is again re.
stored IL Is the same green apple again in an it,
ItSiheSS Oh color. taste and iiay0r and As a
consequence, brings where known a cores
Pohdlng price TO green apples. The cores and
peeingS are by some OF the factories worked IN
INTO vinegar; this factory will make near Soo bar:
Iels this season.
Others make the cider into arplc ielIv which
Is now being used in New York and Cincinnati
rs The base from which l. made an endless mum
Der OF JellieS, such as currant Raspberry. ppach
pineapple. etc, etc, simply by adding the ey.
tracts 10 flavor the apple jelly and 30 perfect is
the imposition that experts arc deceived by il
or, IN other words. cannot tell il from thar
maze from the fruit Itself, with which il is only
Favored - ''4i'
The great market now for these ryanorated
fruits ana NegetableS-f0r any OF the garden
vegetables can be preserved in this way2iS i'm
the west, in the mountainous and mining re-
elons- and the apple product brings as high as
iZts 10 ii cents this fall in Chica TO- in Carload
lots. "
ms trade must increase. and other factories
IMAM those now al work be added SO thai The
o'chafdlSt need have no fear of the market in
Ordinary seasons being OyerStOcked
foiatoeS were last year successfully pFenarnd
pS thlS process. as was also sugar corn in quite
large quantities.