Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1857-11-27

tbe Stalks or canes. lhlS must ne dOne DN
re,sing them between rollers. Ii there is
cider mill Oh thr premises, il viii be all sniff
cent; pass those thruush il, jn't you wanl
crush apples, catching The juice in some clean
vessel wi b few chips of dirt possible.
a VERY CHEAP MILL.
If there be 10 cider mil in the neighbor.
hood, must mike shift 10 construct one YOUR
self, or get the nearest carpenter to do 50,
nothing but wood being required for all y5i
have TO dn. The way II get about it is as fol-
lw,: Choose some straight pieces of any hlsi
wood, twelve or fourteen inches acru,s, aud slw
one piece Fl 80 inches ng, anl the OF er 43
inches. Tnasa are To make your two rollers,
and as rearis cound as you can get the Jog so
mach less trouble sill there bc to fishion the
work. Having go' your wood, take the blocks
To the nearest carpenter, and tell him To m1ke
YOU twu Journals on the ends of the shortest piece
two aud hals inches larger in diameter than
the bleck will be when .de perfectly round
Ii he has Il iurning lathe, he will he able to do
il all III a couple ot hours Let him make the
! axies or journals seven inches lpng each. Ypu
have p0T 0ne roller laISaed, Tie U:-r IS iiAl
a, 9ali after IN king l,urual on one end, II
measures altug the sane leEg.a as the ot1e.
/ rUller, which wilt be sixteen ul.heS, al tbe,
cuis into thd block another Jaurual ike tn
others, leaving beyond it eighteen iuraeS o.
sound wood to spare, OF rae same girh Or di-
Ineter the roller part. Through this eigh
teen iuches that ydu have left over, cut 81 l4re
/ hue or socke,, large enough 10 pat u gooI stiff
wooden lever ia or iarOngh II, so that whe.
J Sorr rollers are set up on enI IN frame, like
1 y ~,
and so turn the mil Ii ,ts.ra Is a black >.r.lt.
IA the neighbarhood, IL would be wall 10 &c
hlul to put iron hoop above aud below IN.
lever hole or socket, toprevens tle straiu, ,wbicA
Will be considerable, from splitting the top
You have now ,he roller complete the iex
I scp Is 10 in1ke the frame that holds teen To
| getIer. Take Two pieces of timher nine feet
long aud niue inches square3 ii sou have them:
! II not, round barked Ilinl:er Will do, dig two
holes III the ground six feet deep aud four apart
wherever you wish your mil to stand. Pul
the posts inlo them, aud fill the earth in az 10,
beating 1t down to hold lhcss uprgala is
stI1 aud lmmovaoie aa possible. These are the
supports of your mil, aud have to bear al the
s,raIn, 50 you must see ;hat they are strong aud
tirlu. Now get a slab Uf wood, six feet long
sixteen luolies broad and eighteen iuches thicS,
set your two roleis on II, standing upright aud
clU>ed together mark tue two holes for the
lower journals, au1 cut them out six inches
! deep.
You must now cut couple Of uotches at the
euds nf The slab, lit those two notchcs betwe en-
tue two posts aud pin them tight Now you
i'ave the bed Plate OF your mill. Set the roll
ers upright OF II, Vita the j1iruals in the holes
y'u have cut for them, an1 proceed to cut the
upper frame plate III the SINE way except tha
i; must be made i'll two halves, owing To th,
socket part where the lever goes preventing
yorr Slipping il over both journals, as was dont
III the other case. For thc upper frame plat,
t. king two pieces, six feet long, nine iLchr.
broad, aud el.ven inches thick, lit them nice
ly round the journals, aud fx rs before t.
keep the two pieces from spreading when the
strain comes, either clamp them together will
wooden clamps wedges, or bold ;hcm togethc
with dove, ,all Tie. The mill is now complvi,
put in tue lever, aud you are ready to crusi
the canes. Cur small gutter ouEd the role
iu the sood of the bed plate, leading to
spout, to prevent the JUICE from running al
round and beiug lost. The above aeed no
cost farmer ten dollars where wood is plenty
{ - 1'lbirs dlu Hll CiuSl q
gallons of juice per day it required.
OF course it viii be understood that a mil
like that described above is merely u max,
shift FOX experimenting with, for you could oul,
get halt tue juice by II that an iron one Of tht
same construction wouid yield.
CRUSHING OUT TIE JUICE.
Having brought your caue To the mill, and
adjusted your lever, either let nlln walk rouu,
with II, or attach a horse Or pony. Pass th,
canes through two at time, ul YOU hav,
sufficient juice for boiling, say ten or f.teel
, gallons, wAich shoul ba crushed out in half Il.
hour N1w balI fire place with stones, or
set up two torkei poles, aud put another across
on winch sing yuar pot, which may be OF sheet
tn, but had better be of cast iron. Let il
hold say ten galons. Get small Tin sklmmel
at "A rnsmlth's shop! and you are prepared tc
commence boiling
BOILING AND CLARIFYING.
Everything being rcaiy, Slack teacup fnl
of lino, mix It TO the consistency OF cream IN
set Il by fof use. Lisbt your dft, with charc0a
II you have 1t, to: 1t makes no smoke, but i
you have none, use dry kindling wood.
possible So arrange sour rude ire-placa as I,
let the FIRE reach no more than halt way up Il
: the sides Of the pot. Put five or SIX gall rus 0
jnce lnto the pot, set il on tn, fire, an wher
i' becomes mix warni, add one large tablespoon
full of cream Of lime, and mix 1t ihoron sai,
Though tbs jice. Now take the whites o
two fresh eggs, beat then up with "a tescup inl
OF tine jiee from The pot, and when thorough
mixed, pour back ann sir them we'll throug
! the mass, bring /; to the boil as soon as pcs,ib
r but the moment you see tho 6rst s.gns U
, boiling lift the pot off the FIRE, set it oh III
, ground, anil lct IL reW,in iiet for fifteen o
! twenty minutes. You viii I'VE perceived Cha
; after fling the cream OF line aEd eggs, a
t the slafneriH went on, thick scum began 1,
r rise; this you must not disiuth, but ai,ow L
I ga'her on the top, till you take The pei freu