The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-05-01
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sorgho.
IN :trnetioas for The domestic manufacture of sugar
upon a small sca,s from the juice of the sors sho.
being practical application IF J. 8. Losrtag $
Process.
tConcluded)
Necessary Utensils, Machinery, dc.
l. 4 thermometer, marking 250o Fab
renheit. One without a case, or which
can be removed from the case.
2. 4 saccharometer, or Pese Sirup,
scale of Beaume.
You had better get two of the above,
to provide against accident.
3. \ few sheets of litmus paper
4. Two kettles of copper, brass, or
iron, hclding twenty-five gallons each;
ona of these may be smaller than the
ether, but is so, should be as large a di,
ameter, only shallower
;. Three or more large iron sugar
moulds, holding twelve gallons each. Ii
you cannot get the moulds, three long,
narrow, twelve gallon kegs will answer
6. Three five gallon pots of glazed
earthen or stone ware, with mouths some.
what smaller than the caps of the sugar
moulds. If you use kegs instead ot
moulds, yoa can use pals instead Of pots
!. \ barrel Of granulated mot pulver
izedl bone black, such as is used by su
gar rehners.
/ g. Four ten gallon tubs. (Two water
tight whskcy or cider barrels, sawed
across the centre, viii answer)
| 8. \ yard Of thick, heavy bed tick
| ing
10. 4 circular piece of coarse wir,
gauze, to fit the inside Of the suga
mould or keg, three inches above tn,
lower end
/ IL. 4 circular piece of half inch board
full of gimlet holes, to fit the inside o
! the sugar mould or keg, three iuehe
above the lower end.
! l.. A shallow, perforated iron or til
skinner
H. \ large iron or tin dipper, or ladlo
II. A sugar mill; if to work by hand
two parallel, horizontal iron rollers, Sc
firmly in frame, one eighth OF an incl
apart, and turned By a crank, with aspou
to catch and collect the juice. Ii b
horse power, three rollers set closer t.
gether. will be more effective. The great
er the compression of the canes, the lal
ger thr yield of juice.
| Is. Two simple furnaces, or fire place
Of brick, upon which to place the tw
kettles. One large furnace, with tw
holes, and one FIRE place under both kei
ties will do, if the kettles are movable
But as the labor and delay Of lifting the'
Of and Oh is great, two separate archie
are better These furnaces must have
aue. communicating with a chimney,
create draft, and carry off the smoke.
l6 \ bush.l of quick lime.
II A gallon of fresh bulloek's bloot
or twelve dozen eggs, or twelve quarts
milk. Either will do, but one of Il
FIRST two is preferable.
Prcltmindries.
Having your mill ready, your furnac
built, your kettles aud other utensi
above described, on tho spot, yo
will need two men, if you use a han
mill. to relieve each other at the cran
the one turning it, while the other pass
the canes, one at a time, twice throue
the rollers, as you must work the m
+ without cessation throughout the day,
keep the kettles constantly supplied.
you use horse power, two boys will suiic
one TO drive the horse, the other to pa
the canes through, several at time.
|. Provide abundant dry fuel, close
hand, and ready for immediate use.
2. Cut and deposit at the mill enoul
!. canes for the days work, say ten can
for each gallon Of juice required. Pla
two tubs (Which we will call and =
> the mill ready to receive the juice.
3. Prepare bone black filter as f
n lows:
Take one of the sugar moulds (whi
we will call mould No, ID About TIN
: inches from the small end, fit into it /
circular piece of half inch board full
small holes. Upon this lay the circu
!. piece Of wire gauze; over the gauze
a piece Of heavy ticking Tor blanket
several thicknesses,) laying the ed
= carefully round the sides Of the mou
so as to prevent the bone black from es
|, ping; stop the hole at the small end Of
mould, half fill the mould with hct I,
81 ter, then pour in as much bone black
the mould would hold, leaving abb
three inches of space on top. Set
:, filter, thus made, npon another 81
tubs, (which We viii oall No 81 to so
a. cistoru 10 receive the filtered Jul