Peach Shaver Removes Fuzz (Nov, 1937)
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Nov, 1937
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Nov, 1937
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Peach Shaver Removes Fuzz
Fuzzless peaches have been placed on the market by a Rich-wood, N. J., fruit grower. He has designed a special machine which “shaves” the fruit before it is offered for sale. Endless belts carry the peaches between moving brushes that strip away the soft, hairlike fibers and leave the fruit with a smooth outer surface. The fuzz is dropped into baskets and the treated fruit is packed according to size for shipment.
Hmmm, a peachfuzz trimmer. There’s a joke in there somewhere…
Comment by Thundercat — August 23, 2007 @ 10:10 am
So wait, when I see both fuzzy and unfuzzy peaches in the store, they aren’t a different variety of peach, they’re just normal peaches which have been shaved?
My world has been inverted.
Comment by fluffy — August 23, 2007 @ 11:04 am
I think this guy would have saved some money if he had just planted nectarines, which basically are fuzzless peaches.
Comment by Blurgle — August 23, 2007 @ 3:42 pm
I love both nectarines and peaches, but they do have quite different flavors.
Comment by Charlie — August 23, 2007 @ 3:54 pm
Don’t they do this with wax in Brazil?
Comment by Stannous — August 23, 2007 @ 5:53 pm
Finally!Now, on to cancer.
Comment by Technology — August 24, 2007 @ 3:31 pm
Where do I apply for the job of packing shaved peaches?
Comment by Village Idiot — August 27, 2007 @ 11:42 am
I can’t help but think nature does a better job of it with the nectarine. And what happens with the shaved fuzz?
Comment by Paulos — September 2, 2007 @ 12:33 pm