The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-04-03

have you made all your arrangements Tor II =
There is fair prospect that we shah have q
good season for the business, and that in the
southern part Of the sugar-making belt you may
commence within ten days, notwithstanding the
ground Is 20 hard at present. Are you ready?
Sugar making has always been looked upon
A q sort Of holiday business, and is often IN
dertaken ~ much for "tbe fun Of the thing" as
or profit. In this case the parties 20 into the
woods and select spot where maple trees are
most abundant, and IL newly encamped. they
90 TO work and dig out some very rough troughs
20 catch the sap, which answer the purpose
we'll enough while new, bat after one or two
seasons become miserable substitutes for good
vessels.
10 these new country sugar camps the sap is
generally gathered by hand, and carried to the
boiling place in two buckets suspended by a
neck yoke. The kettles are hung from pole
on two crutches, and the FIRE made Of wait wood
that sends smoke and dirt into the kettles.
The sugar OF course ia black and dirty, but
il h sweet and wholesome. II Is sometimes
eaten hot 10 large quantities by the boys and
girls, who 20 out by night TO the sugarcamp
II 10 season OF great festivity and enjoyment
10 backwoods life, that will be recalled to mind
item. perhaps in distant land.
Where sugar making Is pursued for profit, as
Il Is 10 many districts Of Vermont and North
ern New.York great pains are taken to have
all the uteosils in proper order. We have
known Of camps in which there arc 800 csiar
buckets. These are made with stave on one
side above the top, through which Is hole
for hanging the bucket on nail driven in the
h.sx k..ni k,t sHz.
three times as costly as wooden ones.
The trees are tapped In various ways. Some
cut box In one side, Just as turpentine trees
are cut, into which the sap runs. and from II Is
conducted by spout made Of elder or hollow
weed. or else by q piece Of fat split wood
sharpened and driven into gouge cut below
one corner oftbe box. This boxing Is ruin
Gus mode Of tapping maple trees. The best
plan 10 TO bore or slightly cut the tree with
-: mouth u the .cnt dos9xaId, and drive 10
the gouge and spout below TO catch the sap as
II trickles down. II you wish to preserve your
trees. be careful to wound them as little o. pos
sibie, and they will last many years without
the least deterioration.
In some large camps the ground is cleared Of
all underground and fallen timber. and coated
with grass the pans are set in furnace with
n much care rs on q cane-sugar plantation, and
the sap is stored in watts or reservoirs.
A very convenient arrangement for collect
ing sap is TO put large hogshead upon sled,
drawn by pair Of oxen. A tank on hose
cart answers good purpose. 1t requires some
experience to make good maple sugar. The
whole secret Of the process is simply TO cvapo-
rate the water aud leave the grains OF su.
gar without burning or smoking il. When
the liquid 10 concentrated TO the consistency Of
thin molasses, it should be strained through
thick wooden cloth, aud allowed to stand long
enough 10 deposit all sediment. In cleansing
the syrup some sort Of albuminous substance
must be used. Blood. milk, or eggs, are the
most common for this purpose. These coagu-
late by heat and mechanically inclose the inn
purities. which rise 10 the surface and are skim
med Of Great care should be used not to allow
the sap to turn acid in the least, or II never will
granulatc. Greater care than is generally used
should be taken 10 perform oil the operations
clearly.
At the present time cane sugar is SO high
that every one who owns maple trees should
make immediate preparation TO take advantage
Of every good day this Spring to convert sap
into sugar.-N. Y Tribune.
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