Appleton Post Crescent, Appleton, Wisconsin June 23 1920, page 4
A home-made drier is easily made with strips of wood and trays of screening. On these the fruit can be laid and the racks placed in the oven. Two or three hours of moderate heat will complete the process.
A Recipe for Dried Apples:
Peal, core and slice the apples one-eighth of an inch thick. Place the slices on the racks of the drier, put in the oven of the Cabinet Gas Range, turn on to moderate heat – 120 deg. – and leave in the oven for three hours.
Recipes of Yesteryear 