Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-31

me first tray Is placed tbrea ,no,o.
o,oo, .ne radiator. The trays resi- on The
r, ,hree inches apart. A drier ~ tho
go, esn dimensions will hold eight trays The
a,a, ae OF the tray is made of one.,ncb
Ut vi which Is tackled galvanized screen
tn witch forms the bottom of the tray.
he tray Is twenty-one by ffteen ,nchas
,ah,ng II three inches less in den,b thon
,ho sr srier' The lowest tray. when placed in
M .ne urier, Is pushed to the back leaving ,hn
,'ee-ihch space in front Tho next ,ray
,S pIaced even with the front, leaving n
,ra,,s n,. en space In the back. The other
lie, ,' ni'ernate IN the same way. This per
@ l'li's tne not current of heated air 10 mass
around and over the trays A yont,ia,o.
,huns IS left In the top of the drier
'.Uush which the moist air may pass away
prihciple or construction Is that cur.
ren,s OF heated air pass over the product
as wen as up through 1t, gathering the
,.o.s'uIe ana passing away The move
Inent or the current Of air induces n ,,oro
rapid and uniform drying The upper travs
san oe shifted to the lower part of the
utier ana the lower trays to the upper mart
as crying proceeds so as to dry product
uniformly throughout.
If drying is done in n cook-stove ove,
leaVe oven door ajar. Note temperature of
oven often Trays for use In the oven can
oe mace by using convenient sized piece
the edge one or two inches
SUN DRIERs-A form of ain srv,,o ,s
by the use of trays. To make n tray cheanIv
use strips of lumber three-uuarters of an
men thick and two inches wide for the
SIDES and ends. To form the bottom, laths
should be nailed to these strips with spaces
OF one-eighth Of an inch between laths to
permit air circulation. length Of four
feet, corresponding to the standard length
OF laths, is economical, Instead of the laths
galvanized wire screen, with openings OF
| one-eighth or one-quarter of an inch may be
used. In using wire, the size OF the tray
should be regulated by the width of wire
| screen obtainable The trays should be o,
| uniform size in order that they may bt
stacked together for convenience In hand
| ling.
A small homemade sun drier, easily con.
| structed, Is made of light strips of wood
| n sheet of glass, small amount Of gal
| vanized wire screen and some cheesecloth h
| A. convenient size for the glass tob is 1,
| by "a inches To hold the glass make
| light wooden frame Of strips Of wood one
half an inch thick and one inch wide. Th
| frame should have legs of material one b,
one and one-half inches, with n length o
! twelve inches for the front legs and eight
| cen inches for those in the rear. This will
| cause the top to slope, which aids in circula
| ton of air and gives direct exposure to tn
| rays OF the sun AS tray support, nal
n strip of wood to the legs on each of tn
four sides. about four inches below the to-
framework and sloping parallel with the tor
| The tray is made Of thin strips of WOO
| about two inches wide and has a galvanize
| wire screen bottom There will be a spac
Of about two inches between the top edge
Of the tray and the glass top Of the drie,
to allow for circulation. Protect both side.
the bottom and the front end Of the drie
with cheesecloth tackled on securely an
snugly, to exclude insects and dust withou