Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-02-12
Sugar Making.

Of Maple Sugar may b. made IN Maine
Whether much will be- made. IL a question
We are not able 10 answer. Our knowledg,
Of the business enables us Ia say this not A
quarter 81 much ~ made IN this state A. Their,
could b. and ought - h. made. We have
never been able Ia find any statistical account
Of What amount Of this article il manufctuT.
I'd annually by our farmers, and of course can
give no very eXact information in regard "a,
10.
| We suppose that the principal part is made
/ by farmers IN different sections of the state.
for their own use. and that but a very liur
surplus il made ior sale. The market for this
/ kind of sugar II rUt sufficiently encouraging
10 warrant say very expensive outlay hcclusc
the southern cane sugar i afforded ~ cheap
that Il can undersel the maple sugar. This
Is partly owing to the high price of labor
among "a.
We should like tO see a comparative iriaP
II the cost and amount of sugar made from ne
acrr Of thrfly maple tres, and frum an acre
If thrifty sugar cane ~ the conditions being
equal. a. far as they could be- But II maple.
sugar rannnt compete with cane sugar M our.
markets, We are satisfied that maple molassr-
can. All who ever have used maple molls,.s
prepared de- not hesitate To give u the prefer
cucc Ia that made from cane, and brought IN
Ia our market
We commenced this article merely 10 call
attention IN the subject. Those vho live 90
the frontier part II our state, have abundaU
facilities ior this business. The Thousand.
and thousands of acres Of" irih land, GOV
cred With REX naples furnish the capital stock
at hand. which may bc hal without money
and without prce. Tho land agent We b.
icNr would never intorp1s' ans luihan,y %
be- has any NJ Ia do) Ia prevent any one from
tapping the sugar maple, un the state lands.
aud irum the manufacturing the sap into sugar
and mollssos
\ p,rSuu who :, disposed tn max" % " hsr.
Biiidg,"-a lodge iu some vast wilderness.
frr the purpu>r IT culling ~ sweets, would
require hut little capital over and abu,r hI,
time and courage \ camp. sufficiently warm
aud cun,culrnt a. shelter him. buckr'y. and
one nf Motifs agricultural hrharir,, and ~
pulsllr supplies Of Subsistence, b. an that j.
needed. Why not carry The cuisines, 90 ailr
from home and friends, a. we'll AS numbering
and hunilng'
ln rganl Ia apparatus for boiling down thr
slp. II Il h not convenient in pmcurr M1u's
boiler. uhlch is q cauldron attached io a mU,.
able stove. the following mud, ui making ,
cheap c,apcutor, which Sc taxi" from thr
lat number NJ the Omp tuiINJiur. may DO
interesting and'WUuh knowing.
VIZ. Williams communicate the m"dr NJ
making H.. and the CuIu,ltor SAYS that % ls
much quicker aud easier heated, With lryscu
of fuel ln boiling. and de-, not crust or burn
aruund the top to the INJURY ul the sugar, NJ =
Oh, case with the clstIrun boilers
CuNsrRr ,rloN.--'rhc sIz' NJ ilr c,upUu-
tor. fore ~ i've feet long. tvu aHd e. half
feet aidr. and nine nchc, deep, the butium
ana ends uf'VOnd heavy sh,rt.lruu, and The
sid one and a half inch plank The sheet
lrup must b. ~ much longer than tirr vessel
as twice the depth. ll- nchc',l NJ A. 10 turn
up aud iuuu md, thu ivo "uds, Ms high ~ Doe
plank sides The iron should b. as ihirk 40
can h. easily pierced with a steel puurh -=
LIT the bottom curuCr- ut the plank hU a lti.r
rounded Ia sut the bend ut the iron. Now
turn ihr plank, buttnm edge upwards, Aud
place, "a strip 81 slIpp"ry rlm bark, I've pre-
sumo the inner bar. ui cedar or h1--wuui Will
h. - guud Eu) un the edge, Ia make a
mon perfect lolut, then nail uu Tie shrr'.Ir0r
very hmly. ~ a shucmlk"r peg, uu The -nIr,
If a shu-punchiug ihc hole, about uur inch
apart. within half an inch ut each edge ul tIn
plank. ali,matly The. evaporation, should
hr placed uu arches uf brick, Tor siuu',l md
poe away 100 dos place, a. suUu ls dome us-
Ing. With ordinary CAREFUL usage, NJ a, 90
avoid burning and nI,tlng, they will b. found
very durable
In uGani Ia maple n,ola>,rs, tJrr Is usg-
illy one dlVbark Ca D., value u .sNrry Do
able to lcHnrnt, especially 1t krP. lnau"rin-
lrlv warm place.
We find iu the same number of iHr ONO
CuIunlor q communication from VI, j g.,
giving the follow lng directions for preserving
It.
Aiirr the mDas-r, D, made -'.i % aNHya
week Ia settle. ! th,u take pH All ~~lu. s
ans thru pour oh.-l,l,iug 40 -ritIiugs -
then pui II away 90 drm.lohn,, lr,, or high
stone crurk-. - them ma cupboard or under
thp stairs la the entry, Tor 100 luy other cone
wnl,ui place En- There Will -rum r.sc
un the top uf the Iars or crooks ,'and 49, long
~ that remains unbuhcn, lhc mulass's never
irmcnts
Amer commence ou jar. lu hot weather
II u should lrrmrni, boil q carefully, take
uil al the -rum that may r-' ] have often
kept u IN ih, way the year round, as guuJ a,
fr-t made Ne Farmer