The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-10-15


pletod, put the contents OF tub No.
4 into a sugar mould or keg, having
previously plugged the hole. Set it
in a warm place, in no case colder
than 60 deg. / ahreuheit; il seventy
or eighty degrees so much the bet.
ter. This completes the days work.
When cold, the next day. it will
he solid mass Of crystsllizcd sugar.
Then withdraw the stopper, set the
mould on an earthcn pot or pail in
l,,om fear, to seven days the mrlas-
ses will have Ue.>aad to drain out !;
then turn the mould on a cloan
It,oarl or table, strike the rim smart
" once or twice, and the sugar will
Slide from the mould in u solid mass.
Break it up with a shovel, and it is
fit Tor use. The contents OF this
moud should be from forty to fifty
pounds of dry, yellow sugar, and
abou. four gallons of excellent mo-
lasse5 will have drippcd from it into
the jar.
II preferred. the sugar making
NAV here terminate but, "a the pu-
rifying pow r OF the bone black ill.
ter is not yet exhausted, and rs the
whole labor aud expense Of prepar-
alton lave been already incurred, it
will be best to continue at | at n
seconl and third day.
SECOND DAY.-The process will
De in all respects a repetition OF the
irst dav's work, ani the result will
DC to I'll an additional sugar mould
II KEY.
/ TniRD DAY. The process will be
repetltion Of the above but the
liter beng now exhausted, after the
hird day. it will be necessary TO
change the bone black. Before
Iemptying the filter, or stopping the
third days work, however, pass cold
varer through tie filter, which 50
long as it runs sweot enough to mark
8 deg. B.aumc, is to be added tn
the juice OF the upper joints, OF which
We are alb mt to speak.
MOLASSES.-At the close Of
Ithe sugar making, pass through the
mill the upper jo,nts Of the canes,
previously laid aside. Adj TO tic
iiuico the liquid portion OF the scum,
lin third pal, together with the
washings Of the filter, Of tub M. 1,
and of other utensils. \cutra'iZe
ithc acil with milk ot lime. AMI test
with litmu3 paper as before. Clari'
| y twice with eggs, (or blood, "l
milky but omit, il preferred, the i'll
tering through bone black. Bni
tual!y only to 22S ieg. Fahrenheit
: 'in.LsG! Uf - LcS. Tinrenncit, a.
tor sugar.
Tur lro1rct. when cool. will b.
abmt eighteen gallons Of excellent
,yrup. From thrca days work. OF
two hUnjrel and forty .allnus ot
p,ce--irum say two thOulan ! canes
in al! there .hlall b. total pro
duct OF about one hundred ans
twenty-five pounds to one hun!rc.
iand fifty pounds Of sugar auG twenty
seven gallons molissrs.
/ This operation being On a yerl
small scale, and with hand mill, i
carried on unl-r srrat dIsalvan
taacs. The sam" labor on q large
scale would prolnce greater results
The process and routine here givcl
will answer for larger operations. -
l. w.ull be better. however, espe
ciallg il the quantity is increased. t
have the second, or orcvaporlting ket
tie. Of greater length and brea ltl
aud as shallow as possible, t. cXpe
lite the evaporation. a larger an
longer bone black filter Will also b
needed.
Either sugar or mo,aSses oi goo
quality. but Of darker color, may b
male 10y the above process, "uit
ting the bone black, Ii il be- desires
To make syrup only, stop the bo.liu,
at 22S deg Fahrenheit.
Ii white sugar is desired, the fol
lowing additional process will b
necessary. On the third day ate
the sugar has been put into til
moulds. the greater part OF the mo
lasses having drained from it, scral,
of, with knife, the crust on top &
the sugar. leaving a smooth granu
lated surface following q little t
the centre, Moisten the scraping
with cold water into a thin paste
land replace them on the sugar =
Next day dissolve enough refined 81
gar, the winter the better, in 81
quarts Of water, to make IA solutio
marking, when boiling hot, 80 deg
! Beiume. Pour one inch in dept
/, OF this ISOLATION, col |. on top of III
,, sugar. On each OF the two follow
ing days, put on a similar quantity
After the sugar ceases to draiI
: knock ont the loaf; the upper po
I ton will be white, the lower pa
, light yellow. Divide the loaf an
:, crnsh each portion separately.
II, by any mistake or careiessnes
: by burning or overboiling, or by Il
; immaturity Of the canes, the mola
: ses does not begin to drain from h
J. mould on the second or third ia
run an awl, u large nail, or 9th
e sharp instrument, into the hole
II the foot of the mould some two
d three inches. and then withdraw
'e II, afterten days longer in the war;
10 est place you have. it still fails
run, put the contents into a kett
T. add a little water, hea it to 22S dc
l. Fahrenheit. and It will make go
:, syrup. Il [S7p'em"nt 10 Sorgho a
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