Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1846-10-22
NATHAN CUSHING, Choirn
REPORT or TIE COMMITTEE ON MAPLE
SUGAR, BEES AND HONEY

The committee to whom was assigned the de-
liciopS duty of testing and awarding premiums up,
on maple Sugar, Bees, and Honey, chceluIly en-
tered upon the Swert task in conformity with the
rules prescribed for their observance, not without
some msgvingS however as to their competency
nicely to discriminate between the multiplicity of
rare specimens which were offered for their exam
nation, but in the pleasing anticipation Of the most
perfect satisfaction which morialS can derive fom
rolling such sweet mOrSeS under their tongues -
Among the specimens of Sugar which were
presented, three of uncommon whilcness and pnri-
ly, gave the committee no lille perpIcxiy in de.
tcrmnlng which mered the preferences Nor did
Tins embarrassment serve in the least degree 10 d.
mlnshGd The subsequent pleasure which the com
mIjice cnuycd N the dischu2a Of lhpi. duties: for
when one test failed to "rcnder assurance dnuhly
sure" another less GllibIe stood ready TO settle
the doubtful question The most practiced eve
in matters OF such meIiiluOus sweetness acknowl-
edged itself unable 10 detect The slightest difference
in either color or cleanliness, and although fact
ike this might have seemed difficult diem,nn TO
persons less experienced in matters of sweetness,
yet ;hc sagac'lv Of the committee soon sug.
gcstHd to them that the sense Of iaSic might help
them out OF the the difficulty. But it was not un.
III the three specimens had each IN turn been sub
Wilcu 10 me most flgld examination ny inns n
greeabIe 'est, that the committee could give pref
eten'e 10 eIiher. McssrS Richmond OF Barnard,
Bake or woodstock, and Harlow OF lIarl md,
VIII" mas PerP'e&ed the committee, and II their
several specimens Tell short o weight after passing
through the hands of the committee. it is to be
hoped that they will submit TO the loss with be-
coming Gorudr, and attribute the circumstance
10 the necessity which the surprising SINH
lnrV If their several sls in ,,,n ,rI
bleaching Of Maple Sugar, gave the committee of
a|lnos, snrei'ing themselves before they could de-
tcrmnc their relative merits The first premium
of $500, was awarded 10 Mr. Lorenzo Richmond
OF Barnard, the eeond prennm Of $500, TO Mr.
parius Blake of Woodstock.
Sevc'aI other samples were offered for our in
spec'lon all OF which reflected great credn upon
the n"a'ness and skill of the manufacturers, Am
ong them, the COMMITTEE feel bound 10 notice Tins
puhiirly those OF Nlr Ransom and Mr. Ralph Of
Woodstock, Nir Dakc Of Windsor and Nj Miller
OF n?rm glled
The process of making is extremely simple, re-
I"HuS l,,''' ''S' 'i'"' ''e observance OIL 'he most
pG,,'"' r,e'"''es' III ever! '"'"9 connected mere
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n' '''' 1,''', ''o ~ We o'' P"'"su " 'ehuercu
my - sun H"P VI amy "'"c' r"u'c' anu constant
'"'n"""S P'"'','eu u",'"e Ghc'! s'as" oi oollns,
-" "'." entire! '"e oIu custom OF adding
So "'N' VI any o'"c' .'o"'i "oN""' 10 the
?'"P III "'e Ea'h mop" o. assisting IN me opera
ZION Oh cIG'"''Ts '"Fe'o''y s''a'nlhg IN" syrup
",'o"a.' n.n"e'' ana removing constantly wha,eN'
=, ""9"i"l[s I,' 10 me 'oP when Oo'''"S' does
WV "o'N VI I'''','S '"e''u''E. ne process OF
nT","s oT"P'''t' "c SUs'c Is 'n'" urPoS"el !"
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p'"''u' VIZ 10 o''"'' nv 'oP VI ','I sus"' ~
Inv 10 VT 'e,,Tst"i anu any Snou," De louhu IN
lnr D?',o"' " ''e w" }'t "''"''ac"eu' &c" "P,
p'''"''o"' ~ ''t wei o'pu' 10 ""at 'e",HnS' W."
800" 'I"'p'I'o wv "''N " ",G''n'"s HS may
All DC oone "o"rNc'' curing inc process OIL Drain
ing aS wen as aver
In anticipation Of Inc other "s,rrei seasons"
which awaited them, the comr,ttee entered upon
npt 0iy lp hp i,n