machine will do if followed by a little hand trimming A continuous abrasive peeler is probably the most suitable type fo onions. These machines can be supplied with a central lubrication point for all the revolving abrasive rollers, the augur feed and all the drives. It is however recommended that, in factories where the mechanical engineering staff are not always 100 percent fastidious about lubrication, a peeler where separate grease points are fitted is a safer proposition A small water spray sparge pipe fitted over the elevator taking the onion slices to the dryer is essential to remove surface sugar from the cut onion. This sparge pipe can be fitted as a special addition to a standard Preparation Plant for Tomatoes and Peppers a tomato washer is a tank with high pressure water jets and water ree/or erfo compressed air. The installation consists of a prewasher, fitted agitation by co th ed bottom, into which the produce is fed. A rotary transfer paddle transfers the tomatoes to a second washer at a controlled washing in water agitated by The fruit is picked up at the discharge end by an upwards sloping roller conveyor, feeding on to roller-type sorting and inspection tables. These are elevated and the operators sit on both sides of the tables on railed platforms Bell peppers can also be washed and sorted by the same method but in the case of peppers these are split by hand (machines are not 100 percent reliable)de-seeded and washed again in a flood washer. The double flood w asher compns es two V-shaped tanks, each with a compressed air unit to agitate the water, and the produce passes through both tanks by the action of a series of paddles, which finally elevate the washed cut peppers on to an inspection belt so they may be examined for traces of any seeds still left in the flesh Preparation Plant for Cabbage, Spinach, Leeks and Celery Cabbage corers can be supplied with a single or double head. They a manually fed and can be adjusted to take any normal size of cabbage A quartering machine is located alongside the corer, and this will cut any cabbage into quarters when it is too large to feed into the impeller of a G- type dicer, as cabbage is normally diced rather than sliced. Very few dicers vill accept a whole cabbage, and quartering imposes less wear and tear on the dicer knives. The main preparation plant requirement for spinach, leeks and celery is a triple flood washer, as all these vegetables are notorious for retaining soil in between leaves and folliclesmachine will do if followed by a little hand trimming. A continuous abrasive peeler is probably the most suitable type for onions. These machines can be supplied with a central lubrication point for all the revolving abrasive rollers, the augur feed and all the drives. It is however recommended that, in factories where the mechanical engineering staff are not always 100 percent fastidious about lubrication, a peeler where separate grease points are fitted is a safer proposition. A small water spray sparge pipe fitted over the elevator taking the onion slices to the dryer is essential to remove surface sugar from the cut onion. This sparge pipe can be fitted as a special addition to a standard elevator. Preparation Plant for Tomatoes and Peppers A tomato washer is a tank with high pressure water jets and water agitation by compressed air. The installation consists of a prewasher, fitted with a perforated bottom, into which the produce is fed. A rotary transfer reel or 'paddle' transfers the tomatoes to a second washer at a contmlled speed, and they are again subjected to washing in water agitated by air jets. The fruit is picked up at the discharge end by an upwards sloping roller conveyor, feeding on to roller-type sorting and inspection tables. These are elevated and the operators sit on both sides of the tables on railed platforms. Bell peppers can also be washed and sorted by the same method but in the case of peppers these are split by hand (machines are not 100 percent reliable) de-seeded and washed again in a flood washer. The double flood washer comprises two V-shaped tanks, each with a compressed air unit to agitate the water, and the produce passes through both tanks by the action of a series of paddles, which finally elevate the washed cut peppers on to an inspection belt so they may be examined for traces of any seeds still left in the flesh. Preparation Plant for Cabbage, Spinach, Leeks and Celery Cabbage corers can be supplied with a single or double head. They are manually fed and can be adjusted to take any normal size of cabbage. A quartering machine is located alongside the corer, and this will cut any cabbage into quarters when it is too large to feed into the impeller of a G￾type dicer, as cabbage is normally diced rather than sliced. Very few dicers will accept a whole cabbage, and quartering imposes less wear and tear on the dicer knives. The main preparation plant requirement for spinach, leeks and celery is a triple flood washer, as all these vegetables are notorious for retaining soil in between leaves and follicles. 58