New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
Dried Things Retain
Flavor and Full
Quota of Nour-
ishnent.
BY Martha MecuIIoeh Williams

Things sun dried or self-evapora'eu III
clean air keep favor. Also they lH'"i''
their full quota of nourishnent. Hence II
hebooyes those who have surplusage u Iah'
thought as TO ways of saving IL TAXING
Thought means degree or prepar atio"'
without which drying things is lmposS'Ois
There are various and sundry drying eN-
Incidents. As TO which Is best-it al"AH :
denends. With fiat roof aVaiiap'e' "
even a porch roof not too sloping' frames
~ Iath filed with wire net and cheese-
o,o.b ara better than anything else. Make
.ho frames not too big-3 feet by feet ~
an ovceIIent size F1ll them with hghI
ot,to,,an u,ira and see that they are very
errnlv nailed. Make them of light STUN
as uebt as can be used; yet leave them
firm Make sheets of cheeseclolh 10 III
o.ot ,rana Law them upon the wire-the
$50 must rest wireside down-then spread
-. ,hi,gs IN be dried evenly upon the
cbeesecIoth and cover the tlied frame
close with a bigger sheet OF cloth. lheTe
yo,,st he nails set in the frame corners 10
serve for legs-thus air Will circulate uilocI
and over. Set the frames in SUNSHINE ahu
take them in at night, or II IT rains n
davis summing will shrink the contents ny
haif Push the first filing closer together
and add fresh stun. Keep In the sun uh'li
bone dry. The cheesecloth cover saves
from dust. insects and casual trespass' Inc
frar,as can be set on clothes posts In
sunny ward If planks are laid for scanold-
ing between the posts
smaller frames similarly filled and COW
cred can be slung one above another from
the kitchen ceiling above the range. Fruit
and vegetables can be dried in them Sug-
ared fruits are better dried on earthen plat
ters inside a cooling range. But with even
one snare south window, use it for drying
evorv manner of fruit that is plentiful
while still the sun is strong. Get two cheap
stout wooden or iron brackets for each
vindow-the sort sold for heavy curtain
poles. Nail them firmly TO the outer WIN
dow casing; then lay in them strong.
smooth. unpainted wooden pole. Make a
long bag of cheesecloth the full width OF
the window, with an overlap Of half a
ward at the top. Now, string your fruit-if
cherries. by looping string about the stems;
II peaches. apples pears or plums. by peel
ing and halving or quartering. Use clean,
strong. soft white cotton and a large-eyed
needle. Make the strings at least two
wards long: tie the ends fast so that they
shall hang double, and slip into them the
pole. then hang IT In the brackets. Slip
the cheesecloth bag over the strings Of
fruit. fastening the lap-over with safety
pins Thus protected your fruit can hang
safely through anything bur rain until It
dries If rain compels taking In, leave the
strings on the pole inside the bag. and hang
I, I'm the warmest, dryest place available
After one or two days OF summing the
strung stuff will dry out finely If simply
kent in air. When fully dried. pack the fruit
I'm clean boxes lined with wax paper, and
strew a little sugar through it in the pack
ing.
There IS an evaporated corn not generally
I'm market, but obtainable by favored NOR
tails. which is 10 my mind far and away
better than any which comes out OF cans.
II is indeed. as good as our old-fashioned
dried corn. which was always put up in the
height OF the roasting ear season. Full
grown ears. but tender ones, were husked.
! dropped in a'big pot OF boiling water, left
there three 10 five minutes 10 set the milk,
then skinned out. dropped In cold water
and left till they could be handled. Then
.ha Grain was cut off clean, taking care,
to,yoyer IN cut none Of the cob. The cut
grain was dried on white sheets. spread
o,,er scaffolds in the hottest sunshine. Dry
ing commonly took two to four dsys-it
vent on until the grain was like flint.
| n,Ied the corn was packed down In clean,
dry glass Jars. covered close and kept dry.
1ro use a. IL was soaked overnight In cold
vga,er. but the vessel set in rather warm
,iaco. ,then scaIded with full boiling water,
Sr.,r,d dry and. put into cold water TO
.ook along With q nttle sugar pinch Of
In, and The baros, suspicion OF butter.
Aa soon as It was tender 1t went into a