Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-27
MACHINE PIE AT LAST.
Bnkcrs Have Heretofore Declared This
an Impossible Eent-Uut the Sue.
culcnt Thing tnn Now he
Turned Out AutOmut icully.

N'rom tho Philadelphia Record)
Lovers of the great American dainty
pie--will rejoice 10 learn that n new era
has set m Tor its unlimited production.
It is a far cry from the pies mother
used to make" To "A superior product
made by machinery. but this has been
accomplished by machine invented by
"A lhilaIclphan.
For years there has been progress in
almost every line of baking. with the OK
ocption of the succulcnt pie Bakers and
practical inventors along those lines who
experimental have declared that ma
chine made pies were us impossible as
perpetual motion. There are 50 many
steps in the operation that it would seem
their contention was well founded. Tn
daurtcd by precedent. however, the
Philadelphia inventor has continued his
experiments for two years, and at last
has reached his goal
The pic making machine has been in
stalled IN baking company's plant III
this city, and is now grinding out u
steady stream of pies of all kinds and
varieties. with the machine an opera
tor cam now produce thousands Of pics
where he formerly turned out hundreds.
Not only will this serve to cheaper pro-
duction. benofting the consumer by MAX
ing it possible to use better materials,
but. as most If the work is mechanical,
absolute cleanliness and uniformity is as
sured.
The pic machine is long ard marrow
being about ten feet by twenty inches
! ono man ard three boys constitute the
operating force, turning out IL to Is
| finished pies minute. An electric motor
Finishes power, while a gas jet keeps the
forming dies warm. Suspended over the
| nachinc is a tank. which holds a suffic-
| lent amount of filling for 400 pies. An
agitator revolves with and keeps the
fruit from packing at the outlet
After the paste for crusts has been
properly mixed ii IS weighed and cut into
| propcr-sized pieces by Il dough dlvidcr.
| \ tray fun nf lumrs of dough for hot
tom crusts is placed at ono end of the
| machine and another tray containing
Jumps fer ton crusts ut the either end
| At tn" rear IS a stack or plates, auto.
matically fed by ratchet, A magnetic
"d arm, swings around, PICKS up Il plate
| ana places 1t on q die made to receive it,
A piece of dough is placed on the plate
and the next movement brings it under
"A die which forms the lower crust. Then
the fruit is deposited from the tank and
the plate moves forward. BY this time
another lump OF dough has been fatten-
cd out and stamped with an initial-suct
as "a" for lemon-whilc an automatic
bellows blows pun Of flour over tho
dough to keep 1t from sticking.
Tho next movement brings tho filled
pie and this upper crust together. one
operator being stationed here to adjust
tho top cover IL necessary. Then the GOV.
cred pie comes under tho edging die
which cuts on all scraps. and the pic
passes forward on an apron. which leads
to the oven. One motion succeeds an
other with such regularity that the finish
ed pie Is passing to the oven almost be-
fore one can grasp the idea and purpose
81 the machine. With no fuss and little
noise the empty plate starts at one enc
ana passes off the other end Of the ma
chine. finished pic in less than four sec
| Onds.