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Show GRINDS ROOTS FOR POULTRY Machine Intended Mainly for Chopping Chop-ping Cabbage Will Be Found of Convenience for Fowls. The grinder is Intended mainly for chopping cabbage when making sauerkraut, sauer-kraut, but it is also of much service in grinding vegetables and roots to be cooked for poultry, says the Popular Popu-lar Mechanics. The base, A, is made of a plank, at least one foot wide and four feet long,, with a nine and one-fourth by nine and one-half Inch hole cut in the center. The grinding part, or cylinder cylin-der is made of wood three inches in diameter and nine inches long, with eight-penny nails, spaced three-sixteenths inches apart, driven partly into it and then cut off so as to leave one-fourth inch projecting. The cylinder is turned by means of a crank attached to the end of the shaft. A hopper, B, is constructed four by nine and one-half inches inside measurement at the bottom and as large as necessary at the top. A space is provided at the bottom as shown to receive the concave C, which consists of a one-inch board, three to four inches wide and nine inches long, with nails driven in and cut off as described de-scribed in the cylinder. The hopper Is securely fastened on the top of the baseboard and over the cylinder. The concave is slipped into place and held with wedges or by driving driv-ing two nails in just far enough to fasten it temporarily. The concave Root Grinder. can be adjusted for grinding the different dif-ferent vegetable products, or replaced at any time with a new one. the ends of the base are supported on boxes, or legs may be provided if desired. When grinding cabbage, cut the heads into quarters and remove the hearts. Press the cabbage on the cylinder and turn the crank. Fine bits of cabbage, suitable for sauer kraut will be the result. |
