Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-03-16
Clinton Co, Feb. %.
Dear Sir

Dear Sir
Yours dated January 9th, reached me about
three hours ago. it having been mlssont. So much
for having different post Offices Of the same
name in the Same state. l hasten 10 comply
with your request by giving you clear lnstruc-
tons for dripping sugar as can. l pass over
the mode OF tapping the trees, collecting and
boiling down the water, and all the process pur-
sued in making the common article, only remark
ing that good clean vessels TO save The water
and cleanliness III lis management, does much
towards producing good article When the
water is boiled to syrup, such as all sugar ma
kers arc acquainted with, and put into vessels to
cool for siraining, let ii be poured from the cool
ing vessel very carefully, leaving the settings
and dregs. When strained as usual into the ket-
tic for ''strlng off, TO every three gallons OF
syrup put the whites of three eggs and the blood
of a large chicken, stirring the whole together;
bring il to boil very slowly as TO have an
opportunity of skimmng II WELL for should 1t
boil suddenly the scum would mix through and
darken the sugar. When well skinned boil il
until the moasses begins to gran then put 1T in
to crooks and set it by the fire, To keep 1t
waIm till it grains. This part OF the process
will take from "a hours TO three days, though
seldom so long as three days. The crystals or
grains will be coarse, and will sink 10 the bottom,
leaving the moasses above. 1t is then ready TO
pour into the drippers though the dripping may
be postponed even until summer If convenience
Of light boards, two trangler or wedge shaped
snes 10 form the ends, and two square cornered
ones TO form the sides, the size to be made to
suit the wishes of the maker, the proportion be-
tween the depth of the dripper and the width OF
the open side, being that between the length of
u common sugar loaf and the diameter Of its
base. I intend having some monids made at the
pottery for dripping: this would be much less
trouble In the bottom Of the dripper bore sever
a. half iuch holes, according 10 the size of the
dripper; these must be closed with spics, and
kept SO until the sugar has been poured in and
the rystas have settled to the bottom, which
NAV require two or three days, by which tune
the CRY stats of sugar will prevent the molasses
from flowing out, and the spilcs may be satel,
removed, a vessel being placed underneath t.
receive the mo|asses winch Will gradHaiiy escape
A cloth should be laid over the dripper to kee
of the DUST and when the sugar has formed
crust on the top, damp cloth must be laid o.
the sugar, not only to exclude tho air, but t
make it drip well. Let it be OF several thick
nesses, and when it dries let it DO again mad
wet: this may be about once a day. Every NV
or three DAYS, with a strong case knife chise
stir up the sugar in the dripper, until 1t become
as white as loaf sugar, ii you desire it so an
rs it may be diflicult to stir to the bottom, Ii
upper portion after being sufficiently drippe
may be removed, and there will be less dlfiicu
ty in stirring the remainder. When the sug
is taken from the drippcr, in finished state,
resembles in appearance crushed sugar and
equal in beauty to loaf sugar l. is well to ket
il from the air.
Mrs. c. is making experiment,
boiling blue CLAW with the syrup. She says I
grain of the sugar is much clearer.
If it answ valuable purpose will let Y
know Perhaps should have remarked that
fast dripping, the clippers should be kept whe
there is fire, if the weather is cool; but if /
dripping is delayed until warm weather, the v
sells NAV be set in any safe place, neither is
the operation Of stirring so frequently nee
sary.
/ have thrown these remarks hastily togeth
but hope they will answer the purpose you
sire, but any further explanation will be 81,
with pleasure.
Should any think the operation tedious, Il
may remember that nothing valuable Is had W
on, labor; and in this the dripping is d.
by females at their leisure. My neighbor II
has made 1000 pounds of sugar already this
son. The moasses obtained from dripping
very clear and though thick is not liable TO q;
the saccharine matter capable OF crystalliza
having been removed.