Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-10-03
From Poulson's Daily Advertiser.
MANAoEMENT oF eipEK.


MiHioES.ENT OF CIDER.
Cider is an article of domestic MANI
iactnre, which, in my opinion, is the worst
managed of any ia our country, consid-
eriDg IFS usefulness. Perhaps the best
method to correct errors is 10 point out
some Of the principal ones, and then re-
commend better methods.
One of the first errors ia respect to
cider is, gathering apples when wet; the
next is, throwing them together exposed
to the sun aud rain, until sourness per-
vades the whole mass, then grinding them
and for want Of a trough, as is sometimes
the case, or other vessels sufficient to
hold a cheese at time, putting the pun
ice on the press as fast as ground then
making SO large cheese that fermentation
viii come on before the juice can all be
pressed out; and certain it is that small
quantity OF the juice pressed ont after
fermentation comes on, will spoil the pro-
duct Of the whole cheese.
Ii then either of the above circum
stances will spoil the cider, which know
TO be the case, what must be the effect
of combination of the whole, which FREE
quently happens.
As | have very often exported ci-
der to the West-Indies and Europe, aud
sold it to others for tina. purpose, without
ever hearing Of any spoiiog; and as it is
my wish to make the productions of oar
country as useful as possible, 1 will give
an account of my method.
gather the apples for good cider when
dry, put them on floor under cover,
have trough sufficient to hold cheese
al once; and when the weather is warm,
l grind them late in the evening, spreading
the pamice over the trough to give II air,
as that will greatly enrich the cider, and
give II fine amber colour; and early in
the morning press it off. The longer a
cheese lies after being ground before the
pressing, the better, provided il escape
fermentation until the pressing is com
pleted. The reason is evident from the
following circumstances: take tart ap-
pie, bruise one side and let it lie till
brown, then taste the juice Of each part,
aud you will find the juice Of the bruised
part sweet and rich, though Of tart APP
pie. So if sweet and tart apples are
ground together, aud put immediately 90
the press, the liquor therefrom will taste
both sweet and tart; but if il lie till brown,
the cider win be greatly improved.
always take great care to put cider IN
clean, sweet casks; and the only way to
effect this is to rinse or scald them well
as soon as the cider is out, and not to lei
them stand with remnant or lees in,
which is certain to make them sour, must,
Aor stink When my casks are filed, and
fermentation takes place, | fill them up
once or more day, TO cause as much Of
the filth as possible TO discharge from the
bung; when it discharges q clear white
froth, put ia the bnng slack, or bore a
hole and put spike ia it, and thereby
check the fermentation gradually; aud
when the fermentation has subsidized, take
the firsi opportunity of clear cool wealth
err to rack ii off into clean casks; IL
effect which, when | draw the cider oul
of the casks in which it has fermented,
first rinse the cask with cold water, ther
put into hogshead or barrel, two OF
three quarts Of fine gravel, and three OF
four gallons Of water; work It well to
scour off the yeast, or scum and sediment
which always adheres TO the cask in which
cider ferments, aud if not secured off as
above directed, will ACT as yeast when the
cider is put in again, bring on tretting
and spoil or greatly injuFe the liquor; af
ter securing, rinse as before. find ben
eft ia burning birthstone match, sas.
pended in the cask by wire, after put.
ting 10 two or three buckets Of cider; the
best method for which process is, to have
long tapering bung, that when driver
in, the different ends will fit most commor
bungholes, with large wire 10 the small
end with hook to the match, which fol
hosshead should be sufficient for hive
Of bees. Cider intended to be kept Ill
warm weather, | rack in clear colo
weather. the latter part Of February oil
the beginning Of March. 1t is best t
keep the cask full and bunged as tight al
possible.
| make no doubt that macy are as wei