Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-03-11
SUGAR.

Almost every farmer has his own way or
making maple sugar. and il apt to c oDside
h's Way the ocss. -..li the TACT the, nine enihs
OF the sugar manufactured IL ~ impue as ,o
color tea. Is a bad comment upon the uSn.
al mode Of msnufse,ue-csp,cially bad. When
II Is remembered tina, pure maple sugar varies
IN no respect from the sugar OF cane. sui can
be made - clean and white as the best of the
sugar OF the Indies. Cleanliness is the main
thing requii,e. To secure this tho sap should be
carefully strained, the kettles should be secured
perfectly clean and bright. with vinegar ani
SIND and the syrup should b. poured from
the kettles into clean wooden vessels ~ soon
as boiled TO the proper oonsis,ency-becsuse
IL suffered to remain in metal vessels. IL will
become discolcred and thus discolor the sugar.
Sap or syrup should never be pa, into the
kettles when souS. a. the acid will unite With
the oxide Of the metal. and it forms an active
poison IL copper vessels be used. To correct
the acid OF prevent IL. odd On ounce OF clear
ime water 10 every gallon Of sap measuring
the Lime water in en- ounce vial. Il. w.
Clark OF o. ,eso. n. T.. gives a process rs
follows:
when the syrup IL reduced 10 the consi.,
teney OF West lnIia Molssses, I seta IL way
tall u II perfectly cold, and then mix with /,
the clarifying matter with In milk or eggs.
! prefer eggs to milk. because when heaied
the whole Of IL curdlcs, whereas milk on,
produces q small portion Of curds. The .er,
should be well beaten. and effectually mixed
With the syrup while cold. The syrup should
then be heated until just before il would boil.
when the eurd rises bringing with il every
imPun'y, even The oclorng matter, or a grca,
portion of ~, which IL had received from ,be
susoke. kettles, buckets or reservoirs. The
boiling should be checked and the SCUM care.
FULLY removed, when the syrup sbould h.
slowly turned into a thick wooiien s,niper
and left TO run through stiis ~lessure. Iwould
femstk that great proportion Of the snra,
tbst ~ made iu ouf country IN not .t,ainea
alter cleansing. THIS isan error. Ife.smine,
; m q wine GAS, innumerable minute and Al
z most tmPercePttbic particles Of curd will n.
seen Hosting In a.. which IL not removed. vii
J fender u liable TO burn. and otherwise injnr
the taste end color Of IL.
A isnnel strsipsr does this much he,,.
than . linen one. II 10 indeed ipdispensbIe
: As to the Quantity Of Eggs necessary, ON. piu
tos paiiiul OF syrup u amply sufficient. an,
c hail a. much will do very well. now pn
my syrup into another kettle which has bee,
? 'nsde perfectly clean and bright. when II !
= placed over . quick bat solid hre, and sool
D t'sss, but - kept from o,eslowing b, bein
lsdcd with . long dippef. wb.n IL 4 sual
c'enuy reduced. q ascrrsin this bv dsovpin
2 y ino'n The point Of knife-if done n wi
not Immediately miK with the water han, I,e
At the bo,tomiHf round Hst drop il l. take
y from the me and the iosmins allowed IN su,
side. hthiek white.scum which i u.sable
removed AID the sugnT turaed into sca.k .pl.c,
@ on an iOclined platform, and left undisiuytc
Tor sit weeks or ioages, when IL sbould 1
isPped IN the bottom ssd and molas.rs draw
OF u viii dfsin PERFECTLY dry iaa lew day
Else ssgeI made In this wy - very nest
- white a. loaf sugar the beautifully graf,
q ed. We have slways sold ours 81 the hishe
price at Musco,sdoes and wben lhess s,,ga
have sold 81 eighteen CENTS. ous found q rsss
b market AZ twenty. Two hands will SUE
oa 30 lbs. ia day. From the scum tai,
. IA cleansing. ] usually make By dilluting =,
4 rsclesnsing. one siIth - murh 90 | had
first; and ~ an equal quality"