American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-11-19
JNO. ALBUM.
From the NsiC England Farmer.
CIDER.

That it is capable of surprising the wines of other
countries. is fact frequently atlested at the table.
OF atiiuence. To facilitate its more extensive expe-
rience IS the purpose Of this communication.
In years OF usual abundance, it may be computed
that, million OF barrels Of cider are made in Mas
sachusetts, worth, in such years dollar each made
IN the common manner: any mode ofmaking which,
without material multiplication of expense, shall
enhance this price, will add the additional value TO
the stock OF profit; and it is not extrayagant to say
that even IN years OF the greatest plenty like the
present, It may be so improved in quality as to be
advanced TO ten times its ordinary price.
clean, convenient and covered mill, is the FIRST
prerequisite, for without such mill, all other at
tentlons may be frustrated The apples should be
reduced TO fine pulp The color Of The liquor
and its smoothness are both improved by laying a
lew hours IN the trough after grinding. Lay up the
pomace on the press in clean straw. without using
a drop OF water in any part of the process Three
or four times as much water is often used in making
less than an hogshead of cider, than would be re-
CURED to ruin pipe Of good spirits. Every means
should be adopted to retain the spirituous properly
OF the lquor-i is its life.
Press the cheese gently at FIRST, and advance slow
ly to the utmost power Of the screw Art now
commences its operation against the floating leeH
and IN no stage OF the business can they be more
ehectually lnterPosed-in proportion to the clari6
SsNoh VI VIC sum me tendency 10 an ensuing fer
mentaticn is moderated, and its dangerous excess
arrested.
In turning up, as it is called, out of the tub. the
grossest OF the pomaceous mass is usually detained
by saner of straw, coaser than "the goats shay
gy beard" Instead Of such strainer prepare al
tunnel with movable rims, in the form of sieve
over the bottom rim stretch covering of fine fam
nel-over the second, covering Of baize, and the
uppermost overspread with drugget, with the nap
Ply side of each pendant. These strainers will arrest
on their way to the vessel, all the gross and most
OF the subtle impurities which tend to the agitation
and vltiation OF the liquor.-ShouId the stranersl
choak they can be easily relieved.
Il is all important to the full perfection of the
rult that alter having been gathered (Which should
DC done when ripe, in dry weather, with no exter-l
nal injury, and before frosts shall have corruptedt
~ that It be spread on covered floors TO mellow, /
and TO lmpart to the air an useless portion Of its
aqueous parts. Rains and dews hurt ripe appesi
even while on the trees, hut they injure them muehl
more in heaps or spread in contact with any sub
stance and with each other. While in either of these
situations, humidity, according to its degree and
continuance, retards stays the process Of matura-
ton Institutes that of decomposition, and impairs the
splriluous quality upon which the preservation of
The cider wholly depends. 1t should be regarded
too as almost equally Indispensable to the good Qua
llty OF the liquor that the fruit should be separated
before grinding, from unripe and unsound apples.
and from all filth. The juice of an unrpe apple is
even more pernicous than that of defective one. /
The place in which the cider shall now be set 10