Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-05-27

same land and cuutaining by chemical analysis
66 per cent. of starch, is abont txo.thir,ls The
value of corn or rye for feeding stock, or.
"ho,resco referens,. Tor nakiug wniskey, and
will command 81 per brl>hel in the market.
The juice, as p-trssd out by the mill should
run through cloM fa.tencd over the receiving
tubs, to clear it Of ali trash.
70 CLARITY Me .juice.-Pnt the juice in the
largest boiler, nearly filling it, and start q
gentle fire under it, and put the juice to
Simmering not b,iling aud keep it So for
about 30 minutes, until clarified. 1his is To
be effected, by administering some alkali, III
solution.
Ute Best -1ikah for this purpose is the SUI
per-carbonate Of Soda. Put one heaping
teaspooniuI in pint of wafer, dissolve it,
aud pour it into the boierof simmering .inice,
stir it up, and violent ellvrvesccnce takes
place, ri.ing fur inches high, and finally set
Ting in q thick, greenish scum all over the
surface of the juice. Skim this or, and re-
peat the process every few minutes, tor about
80 minutes-more or less, but stop it as soon
as, Jut not Geto,c Gi .fs.rrescence ceases.
This process will neutraliza The suIphurc
aid phosphcric acids which abound in the
Chinese Sugar Cane juice and the Super.
CarO. of Soda is the purest and best alkal
for this purpose, as sodium, the base of the
peruxyd, is lighter than wafer. Tie pressure
uf the mill Iorces cut with the jrice Il great
deal of green fuculous matter, which the light
alsal takes hold of BY the attraction Of its
acids, and brings to TIE surface, as scum.
These constant skimmings will soon give you
clear .ju,ce, capable of making clear, thick,
ocidiess syrup. This; use of soda discover
ed in 1857 by experimenting, and experience
has fully confirmed it's Superiority over all
alkales.
Tie Louisiana .nd West Indian Sugar plan
ters use lime to purifYthe juice. 1t will neu.
,raEze the acids, but1 doubt its purifying
agency. The lime Will readily Unite with
aud neu'ral:ze tho phosphoric and srlphuric
acids, but arc not the. compounds, the sui
phae of line, or "p|aeter Of Paris" being
1ne, too heavy 10 eleyate the green woody
matter 10 the surface 2 ! think so and Tor
this reason, unless you wish to eat ''plaster
of Paris" in mechanical solution in your
syrup, do not use lime in your cane juice.
| am fortified in these views, against The nse
oflime 10 clarity andpur3y sy'Np, by DR..
Robert Buttey, ouc Of the ablest practical
4 cbo,,iste lin -Georoio IIa SAYS
ssrhan.ta'rN. ssi'e.a linz answ.rs ~ ufst;h mr..
no,,'. nose CO far as syru, is CONCERNED, save to
"e'irnt'1s e"' itm ns sJ Jsrtsns ne soIoy and ~
:" '.'' ~ ..oa.s from tho grateful favor or
',iY lNa.s, roa.at ,hat n. k.tfav ,l;d M,
me @ ssrup - ,,;sa 1hs sp asa.on ,obv L;mc dnss
(" '','ner' CIV T.s. ~ oIsaad', .m',oast.1 ;to
'''' c".' Jy' -. 49,. haas a, ha;nf ~, 5sorv.
$pfc,''c Sr'e"y - '"'o' 90 ''''' ''' ''>N''
as Me 'e'S'A' J.. la l,ro r.oav e,roro
~ SOU" cai"J' -. ash~s This all'aI,n..
'Js from gree" ,Ss n'vs ~, 80 .hot oC S'5a md
o',%..',' .r,,,. y. 10 70 ,iis ,I,s s.ns way.
aPp'fr fu, II ,h II, ;n;.r "a boib neutraized of its
c-oa A',e asas s'o ond nn,ied Of it, fecna, which
nee "eni' ' a"o aa r.ao,,n hv tho cessation ri
may nc ssen ami ,a I,sO tronsnorsncy ~ The ;nica
eiier'esc7nce &c, o.. -, -. 40 srr,n nn;n,
men o'' uo" IL ~ 'c c.;Hs,rnmsnts which car-
~ ,'e "a, a,'l.I S"H Ls ~ su,s mm boil enou05. It
;'"s co" =, ar hr h limo TOO mach. than not
i sa'eL u Az ~ anan,l 9 9ar;de Won have IN oo
Gu .,;s .;,it and as tut few in the South ever
oy ee S9ma' a,ir ~ !, heretofore will give
,.." ;,"5 51snora1 niles which should be Oh.
se.v.d w. ,@,I e,''0','
e0' w. ~. Ri, ,,owr nntil the syrup is about
i5th .I' # ,le original ouautitT Of Juice, that
!, rl!ous cl ;n.ce will average one gallon Of
0,5mm 5'r,O''D
"SnI oanrj E,il down until the syrup, being re-
,i,r"d ' 10 about | SIN Of lis original quantity,
,.;,l i. ~, IN 0.ltas m, The rim of the dinner.
s'' ran al neur it OUT, aad suspend it in the air
I'D 4 j. down until all ,catsr is erpel!cl.
III. NAV Ia seen and kao,cn. when the syrnp
MS may W. ss' ~ "J" .boMt M,''I 18th is ornn
"e''is .eu ;',:ao tnnops nm ;s,o same G
qiSn.''y h "I ,h;s ' Ia,,ar il the Ssler cscgDing
'''"ss ICY? siIinuc .1, IN bnil unll these jeis
s',s0 a. scs ,.n 'S strk nf vour syrup into tSbs.
a."S, ,.,'1 r,,nu a", cn~l WI Larrei il.
'''T rs ''1 Tarrelswput up your s;rrp in cypress
b,rreIs V . White oak b:rres will not uold sYrup.
Several iarb P'",e.s '"s III, " ia Tho snrrn ~
p'p"lE 't""s"' ~ ..L-. III I
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