The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-09-11
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PRE- SEkVAIIoN OF ArPLE5

Applies Keep best in a lo,v temp rafufr, and
may be well preserved IN an ice -hanse An
English Journal recommends the use e dry
"a saad tor preserving pears and n plies Gla-
2ed earhen jars mr. t. be- provided. aud the
sand TO bo thoroughly dried. layer OF sand
an iuch thick ) hen placed in -" bottom 81
'lr iar above this a iavnr + icult /" be GOV
red with layer 0t srhd IA fnch thick then
leya second stratum Ut f,nii, covering again
9Th an ,nch of sand. A inch and a hall al
aud may he placed over The utpermest row
Of ruit. The jar is now 10 he closed, aud
placed IN II dry situation. a. cool as possible.
hu irel, free from frost. Some assert tha
'rpIes may he kept in casks through lhe win
ter, IN 4 chamber Or garnet, Ivy bring mersi,
covered with liner cloths Apples, which are
isieaafi Tor winters use, should b.. suffered
10 hang "n The tree as long as they ARE sate
from frnst
Cobheti says, +" To preaerve apples IN their
Whole ,.ae, observe his TINT frost dass moi
mnrh mi ~ them. provided they BIZ Kept IA
total darkness during the frost, and until the
b. used aud provided they be perfectly dry
vhen put nway .--ifpnt together IN large pa,
els, and Kept IRON the tiOst, they hsli, aud
then they ROT aud those OF them lhhi happen
MT 70 rot lose their favour, become vapid,
and a,r, indeed, good Tor lftlr. This IS thu
- N hu NhNfJ"H iiblih3 fh"i nv aFUl w
England, 1hieb are hail lost by rot, v bile the
rema,ndpr IRE ponr, tasteiess stuff very little
netter than ihs English, tie far greaier part
ol winch are either SOUR or mawkisb The
apples thus sent nave esrry pos tile d,saivHh.
age. They are gathered carelessly, tossed
.aiO baskets aud funlt;e inin barrels Al once,
At, without an packing stuff hetN zen them E
he harre's are flung into aud out 81 WA5,-
IONS they f"c rolled along upon The pavt-
mentS, they are aut ito the hold, or betWer
he aleclts aud j. II "'.g Wondrr, tltat bar
rri t p1nidce instead OF arafes arrives at Lon
ion AL liverpool If lnsl"Id of this care
less work, the apples were 9a'heG>S. n Utk
before ripe y not bruised Il ali 10 HE gH'4ef-
Ug !, laid "a thu I'm on boards nr cloths three
adys Ia let the watery particles eynp0rH e II
title pat into barrels with hue cut straw.
rhatf, IN such way AS thai no appl' iouched
aaother, carefully carried 10 the ship, aud ut
! on board, aud carefully landed il this
were the mode. one berrei. though il would
contain only half the quantity, wonla sell fol
as much as, nponau ayeraEr, taking in loss
| nv Total destruction, twenty barrels sell for
now o. the deck is tire best part of the ship
| for apples but II maLa2ed rs have dueCt-
I'd, hetwt en- decks wiil do very we'll. In the
! keeping OF upue, for market or tor house use,
! he SANE precautions ought to he observed rs
"a gathering and laying ont 70 dry aud. per
| aaps, 10 Pack IN he snine way, al Q, is the best
mode Ihat can te fisroverrd.
=. Dried aIt,le, IS an article 81 great md ge
ueral use Every body knows thai the at
! nies are preiei, cat into about eight piece,
! 10 corr taken ont, aud the pieces pat in tbr
IN til thry bccnme dry aud tough They
are fhen pat by III bags or boxes III dr.
place. Sat tn, nr,h II the apple does not
| a., ,Ir
| inre, the finest, aud not the Coarses1 apples
,ho nd have all this trouble bestowed on
Them"
Tie following valuable observations, con
;ained IN letter from Noah Webster, E-q.
have been publ'sbrd ~ the Massachusetts .4g
ricaitluat Repository =
! 1T is the practice with some persons 10
/ pick apples in October, aud IiIst spread them
% the tloor Of an npperioom The practice
! i, said 10 render apples more durable by dry
! ing them But can affirm this 10 be ms
lake Apples, after reinalnlng on the trees as
Hongas safety from the frost will aaniif,
should hr taken directly from the trees IN
! .lose casks, and KEEP dry aadcuoi Hs post
! HE | suif red 10 l'e on loor for weeks,
ti,ev wihrr and lose their nds our, without
acaniring any additional durability. .lhe best
mode of preserving apples Tor spring use, |
have found to he, the putting them in dry
sand a, soon as picliled. For this purpose /
dry sand in the neat OF summer, and late in
October put down the apples Ia layers, with
covering OF sand upon each Layer. The
singular advantages OF this mode OF ireatme nj
are these list. The sand keeps the apples
| from the ar, which is essential 10 their pres
rrvaion. Cd. The sand checks the evapors-
ton or perspraton ofthe apples, thus preser-
! wing in them their fun llavour at The same
time, any moisture welded by the apples (and
some there will be) is absorhedby The sand
! so that the apples are kept dry, aud all mu.ti-
ness is prevented My pippins in May l. June
are as fresh as when first picked even the
ends of The stem, look as JUS, separated from
the iwg."
Apples, it is said, may he we'll preserved
by hacking IN any kinh of grain also IN pa
per cuttings ot The book hinder orin swallow
pits. between layers OF turf, the grassy side in
| wards, ,vi'h sufficient covering Of straw and
fnrfto protec, them from frost; likewise il
dry nak seed chai, or paIyerized cluster o
Paris.
4 letter from Ehenczrr PrebIe, Esq. pub
lislpd ia the .ins~chus agricultural Re
uosiforg, Vol. ". No. /. =. "a, contains th'
following usefai directions On Ihis subject -