The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1897-01-29
USE FOR APPLE CORES.
Thriving Industry Created by Util-
ization of Waste Material
Immense Quantities of "Apple Waste"
Converted Into Various Articles
Which Have . Market
Value.

'olloWed, is just assuming Importance
t is known as the apple waste" indus
ry.
Be as reckless and extravagant as yo,
lease, it is impossible, according to i
.odern philosopher, to waste There
) nothing in the great cosmos which
lnnot be utilized. There is no suct
ing as excess or superiority, for al
IN be reused.
The apple waste industry is new oc
patton which demonstrates an,
ives the value of waste and the wis
II of the modern philosopher. Tt
- industry is an outgrowth of tha
one of the evaporation of apple
use product is called by grocer
I'd apples.
the preparation of the apple L
Grafton, the core is cut out neat
The knife of the pairing machin
aitaneously with the pairing process
JOB apple pulp is then sliced, treated
-ulphur steaming, in order to man
its fresh hue, and it is ready f
iAg. Formerly the core and pa
we're shoveled together al
led. Many tons of it were con
,"cd and thousands of dollars fed I
roaring fires of furnaces.
i;ut it was discovered that the col
4 skin of the apple contained gel;
aus properties, as well as an aci'
a.ch, under proper conditions, wou
lite alcoholic fermentation. II
a1orators of southern Michigan l.
the discovery first, and INN
-tcly Logan to prepare for market
.uiense amount of waste" daily gat
ID together. A number of young 81
are employed at 80 cents day. IL
cap labor made the expense sma
&c waste product was subjected
C same steaming and heat as in eva.
ration, and sulphurized to prevent dI
oloration from the atmosphere.
The evaporated waste was the
ipped to commission merchant.
~ manufacturers recognized ii
OF its gelatinous properties, an
. wine merchants were convinced
termenting tendencies. a great d
ID for it was thus created and I.
..,orators have created from it an
-.ry equal in size to their origin
mess in the preparation Of the pu.
u.h Water street commission me
ants always have it on hand, a:
Gle it at about one cent ptr Eou;'
is manufacturers buy it at that pr
; the car load and use it exclusively
le preparation of the cheaper Jc!iles.
In Tie manufacture Of jelly, the sN
I'd core of the apple is boiled dow
, Il pulpy consistency. 1t is the
raincd in immense collenders, al.
oiled again with the addition of rs pc
Mt. glucose to 25 per cent. of the AZ
lie waste" To tbs coiorless api.-
H.. different flavors and coloring ria
n are added, and the product is so
/ the form of peach, currant, stra''
erry, apricot, or pineapple jelly
hichever you may call for.
In the manufacture of champagne
rance, immense car loads OF apr
waste" are used. Great ship leads
are yearly taken in at lIavre and a.
.;butcd over the south of France. Il
waste" is used with grape juice 10 c
lie fermentation. 1t is also large
sed in the preparation of cheap vii
I'd cider. However, it must be not
lat in the apple waste" which
lipned abroad a great deal of V Ia
called apple "chops" finds its va
uDle CHOPS" are the sliced, evapcii
/ apples, not perfect enough for p
q. 1t would be almost impossible
tract Juice enough from tie si>in {.
re to warrant their use without
OPS" In this country, where
$ are plentiful and very cheap. CT,
Hers use the whole fruit and
use waste"
ne process of jelly-making in C
-. especially of the cheaper kind,
Zen an immense stride forward
tie. A stupid story has been explot
a.: the several large firms here
oyed men and boys to go about L.
reefs and pick up discarded az!
res. Also it was said that they
We part of their supply from priva
AIDE with economical housekeepe
taurants and pie factories. This
error. The apple waste which
ed comes exclusively from erapc
on factories, and is handled only
,mmission merchants. The mari
lue rarely varies from one cent Pc
,und, and the employment of for
street gatherers would add an e.
aord nary expense, which would re-
n its use almost impossible, considS
q the fact that apples may be pul'
Iased at so cents per barrel.
The apple waste" in pie factorics
CHI wear amounts to innumerable ca
ads. In the neighborhood of these