Litchfield enquirer., 1829-03-05

uO uIVSt COnVeutcue ptoSS tVd SusdEIug of, is the kitchen fire. There are various opinions, respecting what is called cleans- ing the sugar. 1.-the syrup be prepared, as above directed, nothing need be put in, in order to make good sugar; but cleans ing is ofservice toprevent the rising of the sugar in the kettle. The substances used for cleansing, are milk, or eggs, or milk and eggs beat togetheror bullock's blood. But if any thing is put in for cleansing, it must be effectually skinned of, or it will do great injury. Much depends on having this part of the work well done. A quick fire is the best. A steady fire is nccessa- ry.
 In order to ascertain when it is done, make hole, three eighths of an inch in diameter, through the blade of the stirring stick, dip it into the sugar, and blow smart ly through the hole; fit is done, \ stream of bubbles will fly of. This is called " Feathering." When it begins to fea,h- CT, it is only done sufficiently for draining, and if the object is to cake the sugar, or stir it off dry, it must be done more. Per- haps the best method of trial, for those pur- poses, is to stir off little in tea-saucer. That is, at least, an agreeable way pro- wing it. When it is done, it must be stir red occasionally, till it granulates. After which, if the object is to cake the sugar, it may be put into moulds for that purpose if to stir it off dry, it must be stirred almost necessarily, till it is cold. But drained su- gar is altogether the best. If we'll made, and drained immediately, before the mo- lasses communicates its taste to the sugar, it is better than the best Muscovado.
 If it is the wish of any person to make his sugar very fine, it may bc clayed but that process takes off considerable of its weight. It is done tn the following man. ner. When the molasses has nearly done running, stiff clay mortar is made, and, af- ter putting on two thicknesses uf white pa- per, is laid upcn the sugar, about three inches thick. The molasses will immedi- ately start afresh, and will render the sugar nearly as white as loaf sugar.
 It is not probable that these observa- tions will meet the appreciation of all.-- They are, however, the result of long and careful experience.
 ROBERT PORTER. Prattsbargh, Fe6.7, ls29.---Stsuben Mes.
 Economy.--M. Say, a celebrated French writer on political economy, has the follow ing story:
 Being in the country, I had m exanl- ple ofone ofthose small losses which a fam fly is exposed to, through negligence.-- From the want of latch of small value, the wicket of barn-yard, Hooking to the fields, was often left open-every one who went through drew the door to, but having no means to fasten it, it remained Tapping ; the poultry escaped and were lost. One day fine pig got out and ran into tho woods, and immediately all the world was after it; the gardener-the cook--the dai- ry maid all ran to recover the swine.- The gardener got sight of him first, and jumped over a ditch to stop him, when he sprained his ancle and was confined a fort night to the house. The cook on Ter re- turn, found all the linen she had left to dry by the fire, burned and the dairy maid having ran of before she tied up the cows one of them broke the leg of the colt in the stable. The gardeners lost time was wortl 20 crowns, valuing his pain at nothing; the linen burned, and colt spoiled, were worth as much more. Here is loss of 400 crowns, and much pain, trouble, vexation and inconvenience, for the want ofa latch which would not cost three pence; and this loss, through careless neglect, falls on a family little able to support it.
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 Nev Method cf making Gloss.--It is a little singular that we are indebted to some of the most trivial circumstances in life, for inventions of the greatest importance and value. Newton was indebted to the fall of an apple for his theory of gravity, and George to dream for his celebrated mode of producing superior shot.
 An occurrence perhaps, equally fortuitous, has happened in this city within a few weeks. Mr Abraham Collins was warm nuA