Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-02-18
SCUPPERNONc cD,

The following letter, written IN L.
North Carolinian, we take from III. 4, =" lntelgso
ter: Aiaoama pI.
Y GU ask me to state what knov &C..
nong grape" My dear fellow NOW Of the" Scum,
Dutch cheese would not conver hume as arg pps'
know-my full experience, experme,, o'hers VIA, :
es In regard to that luxury of the ola and expen
t1e uhpretendlrg, honest, true, unra worth Sh,.
North State Why he W no never a,a Violating III
grapes perfectly matured, has no ide NC r. ScnPpen
sing, bounty and goodness in The orano HOds b
grape was never dreamed ofin Nader. ne'' Suc5
ly; the south of France has notbnr 10 81 Sunny i,
with it; Andalusia has nothing So 80 De cOnp,s
positively superior to all other produc,;e 50 rich
The first vine Of this name wac f or The Vim
county, North Carolina, near the banLa u In IysT
nong river, small tributary of Albems,IO Scupps
some OF the party composing the frs, sound, b.
settlement on Roanoke Island, headed AnglOSaIo;
by Sir. Walter Raleigh. One small viz connand.i
was transPianted very soon after on RoanO OII and
ishing state, owned by man named ~ C'sn In Ao
was told by old Abraham Baum, then %, nOert; and
that when he was boy the vine was ,La years Old
the Island. 1t covered nearly half an .n1 largest
and bore beautifully to the very acre Of gruuDl
branches. 1t continues to grow and oUIm Of&.
extension of scaffoding. 1t should neye: Wants a.
give it room and let it run. When too Os pnnst;
coye req or unaer small branches die, rO, s, he
This superlative vine will not GROW, g.
one time in thousand but it is easin Cutting
by turning young vine TO the earth ! pGPagsaet
gently, and covering the double csraGnp uOuolng il
loose soil. 1t takessroot very soon and ~. with rich
son may be severed from the parent br.nt e next
ted in earth (the new roots) to any dsan"a snsPor
ly transplanted, which should be in t and safe
rich soil. Decomposed shells, sand INN loose bu
Parlngs OF leather are admirably adapted to ha",s, a
growth. 1t will bear in three years from ~ The
and invariably produces better fruit when planting
! water. Ned sal
AS table grape, when perfectly ripe there i.
equal to it, For making wine, twice a. n Is none
be made from an acre, can be made from u Can
in the world. For many gears, delicious o,, ~! sF
dial or preserved grape juice, has been msSa co..
eastern or northeastern part of North CaroIin. WIN
few years old 1t is very rich and sweet ,n %ns
,hough II Is called and known as Scuppernonr VII.
it is not wine, as It is never permitted n f VIM
brandy being added TO the juice Immediately .Gas
being expressed. 1t is, when carefully nrsr a"|
desirable, 1ich and luscious cordial. r1'0' /
Various attempts have been made to mako,
uine wine from the juice, without adding sn,a.S gu
only one instance, to my knowledge, has Success u
! tended the trials, and then by accident: and Wv
good wine was the result then could moi he ,,,"
taiRed or discovered. The pure juice was Ieh !
ldige cdSh, ana lhIee years aiter II was found edy
nearly one half by evaporation and leakage, the y.
naming liquid being wine of the very best de,,
ton. Samples were sent TO New York, Ba,ino,
and Charleston, when the most accomplished wi.
bibhers of the day, without knowing what il Tr
pronounced it most excellent indeed and worth ir
dollars per gallon. The same process has since l,
been followed, as nearly as possible but the logj
has been found always after the lapse of years Soma
thing like hard cider. But that good wine can /
made from the grape, there is no doubt. Thafj
grape will flourish and bear well in any region na.
the Gulf in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Tex,
there is no doubt; and that in every respectil il,
most superior grape, there is no doubt. Ii mus nd
be planted in low, wet, or marshy grounds. Sanir
billy. shelly, oamy soils, where the influence Of i
sea atmosphere can be felt, is decidedly the bsL
Have l said enough for you -