Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-11-26
From the Patent oasco Report-is51

In the first place, it is necessary to filter
tho Juice of tho plant, as it comes from the
mill, in order TO romoye tho celluose and
fbrous matters and the starch, all of which |
are present in it when expressed. A bag
flteror, or one mado of blanket placed IN |
basket, will answer this purpose. Next;
we have TO add su6iciency of milk Of limo
THAT is Stacked and mixed with water) TO
the juice, to render it slightly alkaline,
as shown by its changing turmoric paper to
a brown color, or redeemed litmus paper to
a blue. A small excess Of lime is not in
furious. After this addition, the juice
should be boiled, say for fifteen minutes
A thick green scum rapidly collects on
the surface, which is 10 bo removed by q
skinner, and thon the liquid should again
be filtered. 1t will now be of pale straw
color, and ready for evaporing, and may bo
boiled down quite rapidly to about half its
original bulk, after which the fire must be
kept low, the evaporation to bc carried on
with great caution and the syrup constantly
stirred to prevent it from burning at the
bottom of the kettle or evaporating pam
Portions of tho syrup are to bc taken out,
from time TO timo, and allowed to cool, to
SEQ if it is dense enough to crystalizc. 1t
should bc about as dense as sugar house
molasses or tar. When it has reached this
condition, it may be Withdrawn from the
svaporating vessel, and be placed in tubs or
casks t, granulate. Crystals Of sugar
will begin to form generally in three or four
DAYS, and sometimes nearly the whole mass
will granulate, leaving but little molasscs to
be drained After it has solifed, it may
be scooped out into conical bags, made Of
course open cloth, or Of canvas, which are
to be hung over some other vessel to receive
the molasses; and the drainage being much
aided by warmth, it will be useful to keep
the temperature Of tho room at 80 or 90
degrees, F. After some days, it may bo
removed from tho bags, and will be found
to bo good brown sugar. 1t may now be
re6ned by dissolving il in hot water, adding
to tho solution some white Of an egg, (say
one egg for 100 pounds Of sugar,) mixed
with cold water after which, tho tempa,ura
is to bo raised to boiling, and the syrup al
lowed to remain at that heat for half an
hour. Then skim and filter to remove the
coagulatcd albumen and the Impurities it
has extracted from the sugar.
BY the use Of bono black, such a. is pre-
pared for sugar rciners, the sugar may bs
re-colorcd, by adding an ounce to each gal
lon of saccharine solution and boiling the
whole together. Then filter, and you will
obtain nearly colorless syrup. Evaporate
this, as before directed briskly, 10 half it.
bulk, and then slowly until dense enough
TO crystalze. This sugar will be of lighl
brown color, and may be clayed or whit
cned by the usual method: that is by put
ting it into cones, and pouring a saturatoC
solution Of white sugar upon it so as Il
displace tho moassos, which will drop from
the apex Of the conc when inverted. 1t il
now refined or loaf sugar
The methods here described arc III
common and cheap onos, such as any far
NOR can employ. 1t may DO advantageous
when operations Of considerable extent ar
contemplated, to arrange a regular systsu
of evaporing pans for the concentration G
the syrup, similar to those now used i
Vermont for making maple sugar.
Il is evident that no ordinary method
can compete with those of regular sugar
refinery, where vacuum pans arc employed
and evaporation il consequently carried o
at low temporaturs. II the plante
should raise sufficiently large crops to wal
rant tho expcasc Of such an aperatus o
his place, he would not fail TO manufactul
large quantities Of sugar and to operai
With success, but this can be done only
Do Southern, Middle, or Western STATE
whore extensive culture is common. Tho,
who wish to have their brown sugar clariI
ed, can send il to some Of tho large ref
cries, whero ths operations may be compIo
cd, and the sugar put up 10 the usual for
of white loaves. sarsr sre
"A very large proportions Of our agricultu
al poopIe will doubtlsss be satisfied wit
the production Of good syrup from th
plant. They may obtain it by followir
tho methods described in tho first part
this paper, or they may omit the limo AT
mako an agreeable but slightly aeidot
syrup, which will be Of a lighter color ths
that which has been limod This syrup
not apt to crystslize, owing TO tho present
Of facid matter. The unrips cane can be er
ploy ed for making molasses and alcohC
but win not yield true cane sugar nnlcs
is maiured,
The Evansville Enquirer has not big
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