Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10
From the cincinnati Gazette.
APPLE BUTTER.

The season of this fine table article is
just now fairly commencing, Every
body likes good Apple Butter, but every
body who depends upon our markets for
it, finds it very difficult to get.-Few
know how to make it properly, and in
consequence great quantities of apples
and cider are wasted, which, with little
more knowledge, might be converted in
to one of the most wholesome and deli
cious articles of food. This knowledge,
The Editor of the Maine Cultivator ena-
bles us to supply to our agricultural
fliends. He is describing a sojourn
which he once made in Pennsylvania.
with family of native Germans, and
says:
"Amongst the luxuries of the tables,
we noticed, near the worthy matron's de-
partment, who served out the delcacies,
a glass plate, filled with fantastically
stamped pyramids, Of a deep red color,
the appearances of which struck us as a
curiosity. The host, noticing our lock
of sly wonder, as we occasionally cast a
curious eye in that direction, politely, but
in German brogue, asked us 10 partake
of some of their Apple Butter; at the
same time, the "guid wife," taking the
hint, passed the plate to us. We con-
fessed our ignorance of the article; hut
on submitting it to the test of taste, we
became quite enamored of it, and the
way we spread it on the wheaton bread
of these "bonest folks" afterwards, and
devoured the same, was good proof in
their minds that we Yankees we're no
slow TO take hint from the improvements
of others. Accordingly, after arising
from table, we called for paper, and took
down from the lips of the matron re
cipe for making Apple Butter. 1t is as
follows.
Late in Autumn, when the evenings
become quite long, invite one of those so
cial parties to your house, which are
made trUely social by being gathered 70
the very purpose of performing some
thing useful and seasonable, called bees
for they are busy seasons, where drone
have no place. Commit TO these goot
hearted and merry neighbors six bushel
oil fair sweet apples, and set the lGdie
at work pairing, quartering and corinI
them.-Meanwhile, let the boys or youn
men be engaged in boiling down two bar
rels Of new cider to the dimensions O
one. When the apples are prepared
(which will make just about barrel, de
posite them in the boiling down barrel O
cider--apportiOning them 10 differer
vessels, if you have none large enoug
for the whOle--of manufacturing les
quantity than above stated, if you do ne
want so much, but regarding the propo
tions--and then commences the rel
work of making apple butter. Pile @
the wood and keep the fire blazing
Meanwhile, from the time boiling con
meDces, the contents must be stirred
a suitable stick without a moments ce
sation. This will require alternate turr
from all the members Of the party
merry business amongst them all nigl
to accomplish the object; but when III
whole is reduced to a pulp Of about III
consistency Ofthick hasty pudding, tur
in some essence of lemon or clnnamo
10 give it flavor, and the operation ma
cease, the fire suffered to die away, an
the party return TO their homes. Th
ensuing day, the mess may be commi
ted to pots and jars for future US
When cooled, it will be about az har