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Deb
 
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This is like mine, except I think mine is a Presto or some such brand. I
use it a lot and like it, now I've figured how to use it. The temp needs to
be real low, and occasional stirring of the fruit helps too. A friend
drains off the juice in about 3 batches and mixes them together so it is
consistent. I use less fruit and only have to drain it once. It's also
great for steaming a big batch of tamales or corn on the cob...

William said his is enamel. Makes me think his is like my Dads. But, I bet
you're right, Faye, and he's missing the bottom (water holding) pan. On
Dads, the hose threads through the juice collector and it is a pain to check
juice level or water level. I'm wondering why he thought he needed a cloth
filter? Sumac berries are small, but I rarely have raspberry seeds go
through the holes in mine, and I stir them up a few times.

Deb
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"Faye" > wrote in message
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> William take a look at this steam juice extractor and see if this is what
> you have. If so I think you might have a piece of it missing. I have one
> just exactly like this one and mine has four pieces to it, three pans and
> the lid. It may be entirely different from yours.
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> "William R. Watt" > wrote in message
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> > I am thinking of looking for an old double boiler at this fall's
> > rummage sales to use as a jelly juice extractor instead of messing
> > with hanging up jelly bags. The idea is to punch holes in the
> > bottom of the upper pot and lay a piece of cloth in it to act as a
> > filtre.
> > I've already tried this with a large enamel double boiler type juice
> > extractor I rescued (salvaged) from someone's yard on garbage day a few
> > years ago. I looked brand new, never used, and a shame to dump in the

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> > fill. I didn't know what it was for but I put it away thiking I might

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> > a use for it some day. The top container is about 5 gallons with holes

in
> > the bottom. The bottom container is maybe 2 gallons with a spigot. I

tried
> > it this year, laying a folded tea towel in the bottom of the top
> > container, filling it about 1/3 with steaming hot mashed red sumac
> > berries, and getting 6 cups of juice. The berries were heated and mashed

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> > second time and put into this contraption again, yielding another 8 cups
> > of juice.
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> > The enamel contraption seems to work but it's too big for the smaller
> > quantities I normally work with, which is why I'm going to try a smaller
> > version made out of a double boiler.
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> > I was wondering if anyone uses a smaller version of this type of
> > juice extractor.

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