Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-02-07
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Maple Sugar.

Alway. important a. ii -, this year ii i'
NOR. 80 than ever. The high price Of cane
sugar maE,s it. costly luxury. 20 Be in
dulscd IN ,paringy. Moreover, IL will do
US northerners no harm TO be thrown little
more upon our own RESOURCES. With the
mapls.,rves and The -orshun plant, wsssAll
get along quite comfortably.
The sugar bu.h " 'h0al4 Always b 50
eurcly tened in u is a great annoyance to
ha,, one. bucket. VISITED by rowing cattle
during the night, The Apparatus u-ed "'sy
D. oi the rudgst kind-ths Sc buckets" mere
block, Of ~oot dug out with an AZ, the cap
bo,lsd do-n iu ksiils- hung on q crOs.. bar
in the open woods-bai then, the molAs-e.
aad sugar ~lll be rude. too. We can easily
Do letter than that
Flr.t-tAs souJsn'cbes, Tor boiling down.
Bald an " arch a" Ian "Areh IN sugar
boiler. phrase mean. simply brick or stone
work % support boilers, kettles or pans.
oi brick aud mortar. IN sits eOrrvponiins
70 the extent Of the bush. On this, large
pan. are ~ be ssi f1r e,ApOrating. rso or
three eross bars Of iron are % BE- LAID across
the opening. to prevent the pans from 'ae'
ginc down. The pan, should stand exactly
level. Any ,innsr can make the pans, using
Russia iron. two sheets riveIed together
With .ide. or incbo. deep turned over
aSwire. and provided with handles. When
more than one pan is osed they should be
sSI on the sane arch, each n much as d.
osn depth higher than the other. % that The
zap can b. drawn, if dc.,r-d. through iAu'
sss. from the highes, into the lowest. IL
such al arch 10 under large shed, u will
Contribute much 70 the eouior, and elcanli'
nee. Of the work Provide good dry ~o0d.
For tapping the trce-, Use an auger IL
g. 81 inch in sIs, aud bore h"le. iron an
inch to one ard BALI inches deep, merely
cutting through III. bark and AP.~ood. A
dep boIe strikes into the beArs wood aud
bcsvt, decay. BY tAPP'ne three or four
feet above the ground, the sap Is kept quite
ire from eyins dirt and lea'e-.
YG.1G. kiHd- OF spout. are used. those
made " TN OF sheet ron are in high favor
with ,oms They are sbOat two inches
wide aud az inche- long. rounded up caves.
trough la.biOn. and ODs sad .bArpsnet wish
Gle. or On = grind stone. IL ]. Ihsn driven
into the bark just below the sugcT hole.
using wooden nalIei ior driving, TO AVOID
bat,srins II. Other. prefer wooden spOut'.
made Of pine or bard WOOD.
Buckets are sometimes made Of tin, Others
Of pine, and Others OF cedar, the wooden ones
beng hOoped With iron or ash. and painted.
They are suspended either on the end Of the
,pog, (sad prsS,iee). or upon large nail
or hook driven into the tree.
For collecting sap, some snll practice car
ryins the bucket. by hand 10 the kettle. or
Tan. some conduct Il BY trOughs TO large
reservoir At the centre oI the bush. Other.
collect the sap BY PaiIfal'. in . cask or vat
drawn upon a .lci Or ssOne.boAi.
Syrs-IEg OF-Thl. 10 an Easy process.
wbsn the sap is boiled down to a syrup.
strain ii through clean fAnnel s,raiusr ln-
% a MEDIUM sited eauIiron, and boil !, un.
al IL grAnulAte. lfIeavc-, pieces OF bark,
ashes. aie. or DIR, u any kind has fallen
into the sap, 10 must ~ CLARIFIED. Thu. can
D. done by using milk or saleratu. and
the white Of e:g. A good recipe !, hall
t-.-eupOt new milk to every pAilial Of syrup.
Then boil .losly and ,tir well together.
skimmrng of the scum Which will .oon rise
g. the surface. Thls done. AMI the syrup
beng found e dry enough (by testing .
l,,Jle in .aueerl 20 make into forms. pour
it into ,in mould- o. any eouven'sn, sEs OF
torn. and when .olid. lay the cake. upsid'
down To prevent premature drAinipg Al
the sr.t leisure moment, lay the cakes ot
their edge. With dishes underneath 10 catet
the DRAWINGS. The cakes will soon harden
Tbs practice Of tapping naples with th'
GK, bstehei or googe, is in some sections
aIarmingly prevalent Il is CERTAIN ruin tC
any maple grove. and To. price Of sugar a
the present time should convince farmer. o
the great value Of q good sugar bush. Ia
recent letter 70 the Asrieuliurisi, . Tar
msr Of Florence. Ohio, writes. deplorins
thi, waste. and describes the common tap
ussd BY himself and Others. Here Is draw
ins OF the simple implement. With bis dee
euP'ioo The hr't quality. straight grain
ed, ineh pine boards. cot them in foo
lengths, and split them up into one inet
square pieces. Two inehe. from ono spt
saw halt way through. and .ph, Oa the ten
inch piece. Bore 4 quarter inch hole int
tbe larger eDd. lsng,hwAys Of the tap. anC
cut groove from the bols to the other eod
lu the AbsCncg Of wise, TO hold he stick Z,
prevent splitting. burn the bOls out ~iIh
bot iron. To 81 them. bore q 81 inch hOl
ia hard wood block. and ~bit,ls down ,h
square ends VI the taps, jus, to hi. bot no
" suIsr ii When driven INTO the trees
they should bold iast when inserted Al
eighth u aquArtsr inch only; IL driven II
deeper. they Gu. Of, ia part. the ao~ Ofsap
IL "a god practice TO Deepen the bole
IN the trees BY several successive boring
during the sap seasOn, IN order thu. to eleal
out the uP!d, and keep the bolss s~es, an
pure but never ''us hole deeper than t~,
inches, no increased aow Of sap Is gained
A thros-qaartsr inch hole will Often clos,