The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-17

/ In thu pseparation ef large Qusnsk
tiss ef potntoee peeier rnAy DO utiA
ised The potatoes are thrown by CO.
tr.fugal force against q roaSA snrfAcs
wAich. under streams Vi wxser prcvid-
"a hy the perforated TIN eontainex
above nieks otf thc cutsr skin sm4
leaves only the syea to be ding ont.
Rlanchinx VI vegetables In cuaxsd-
erred desirable By some housekespesA
although II ID not strictly essential -
successful drying. II IN claimed that
the hlanch gives q more thorough
cleaning. removes the stroag odor and
fiavor from certain Kinds OF vegetA~
blcs, and softens aad leoseas the rhcx.
This allows the moisture In the vege
| table to- evarosatc more Qaiekly AM
uniformly, II also quickly ccagalates
the albaninoas matter Ia the segetar
.eles, which Assps to hold In the natarA1
nayors. Hlanching consists of piuAg.
| Ing the vegetable into boiling water fue
short TINA use a wire basket Or
cheesecloth bag for this. After hlanchs
ing tho required number Of minutes.
drain well and remove surface Inois~
turs from vegetables by placing b.
tween two towels or by exposing ta
tho sun aud air for q short time.
Preparing Food for orle.
!. In laFgs factories the vegetables arr
| put thrdarh special : shf~dasfs anA
slicers not adapted for home ussA
but convenient and inexpensive mA-
chimes which can b used 10 great a04
vantage Ne on the market. Tho meAe
grinder with Its special disks can 10
used In certain cases; the commoo
kraut sheer viii cut large vegetables
into thin SLICES. such ~ potatoes stA
cabbage; and the rotary hand sheer r.
adapted foe usa on very Wide rxnG6
Of material, A large sharp kitchsA
knife may b. used when handler
us,S:.. %syica n not available. Care
should be- taken that the material -
sliced thin enough bot not too thin
From an eighth to quarter Of IN
inch II Z fair thickness for most Il
the common vegetables to BE- siice4
and dried Very small siices or strips
dry more quickly because they Sxpcss
a greater surface to the air than -
larger cut pieces. Hut II cut too nne
/ they are more difficult 10 handle In
drying. appear to loss somewhat n
nsvor. and cannot be used 10 Advasar
tageously to make dishes like those
prepared from the fresh foodx
The sllcing machines are not suie.
able for children's use. for They WIN
cut fingers as merciiessly m they DO
vegetables and fruits. and even adults
should exercise great caution In their
use In the home.
Good Packing and storing.
Although not necessary. tin cans ~
glass Jars make good reccptacles for
storage Of dried fruits u vegetables.
pasteboard boxes with tight covers.
stout paper bags, and patented paafAs
paper cartons also afford simple pro.
lection for dried products when pro.
tected from insects and rod~nta To
dried fruit Or vegetables must b. pro.
tscted from the outside moisture an
will keep best In q cool. dry. well-vs0-
t.iatsd place. These conditions how
ever. are dificult to obtain IN tho noee
humid regiona. and there moisture.
tieh. containers should b. used.
II snaii amount n dried PREDICT
IL put In each receptacle. just enough
for ono or two meals. II win not ~
necessary 10 open Z container the cor
tents Of which cannot be consumed In
n short time. The use Of the sEnall
containcr also makes II more disiieult
for insects 70 spoil large quantities AZ
dried fruits or vegetables, II paper
bag Ii used. the upper part should ~
twisted into n neck. bent over. and t1s4
tightly with q string. II further
preraution against spniiage IL nsces-
sary the bag can b coated with par
ann by painting II with 4 brush which
hns been dipped into matted parafiln.
Another precaution may b. taken b.
placing the small bags In 4 tin cea-
tainer with . tightly httin3 cover, sucA
ms IN ordinary lard can IT pail. AN
bags should bear . Label Indicating
what fiaey contain.
II fruits or vegetables are packed n
tight containers Immediately upon b.
ing dried thoroughly. they win resnaia
Just Al brittle A. fhey wers when u
ken from the drier. II. however, they
are not dried thoroughly. thsy win
'sweat" and scon mold. To pfsvse&
this the material should be examined
withiE "a hours after packing. and n
It appears moist Il must b. dris6
further.
L 70 Dry cauiifsowsf.
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