The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-07-29
PRESERVING FRUIT-A CHEAP AND GOOD
METHOD

PRt STRIVING + RUII-A CHEAP ANU GOOD
METHOD.
All fruits. simple as they look, are very compound
bodies simple strawberry e. g. consists ofmo
lhan dozen elements. As soon as any body, veg
liable ur animal. is ripe. it begins to die: for death
,- only Il change among those clements whereby
.p.V and different compounds are formed. And in
.rqinic substances. aS fruits. the process by which
lhi- death change is effected. is fermentation.
Hence to prevent fermentation is To keep those sub
-ianres a long time in their natural state and condi-
t,n The great agent which sets up this femcntt-
luil l. lie oxygen of the air; to exclude the air
therefore, IN the most per-c manner. is The great
...rrt1 If preserving fruits.
Ihcro 4r Narinu, methods orthi>. The Old, and
an Too common method 10 boil the fruit Il
long thny III sugar. pound for pound. The boiling
tNla.llrd Ihc air from the fruit: the sugar taking
lut dr. place and preventing lis return into the
ftuu But This i Il relic Of hariari>m belonging" to
uu>t imc- when bricks We're brought from IIol-
ltnd to thi- land of Wood and clay. Both science
ud experiment have fully shown that any thing or
measure that excludes the air well preserves fruits
.ull Vegetables from decay a> we'll without with
-nqar. F4r many table vegetables, green corn.
peas. Nr.. are preserved without any sugar what
,,et---mpiv by removing. and keeping from them
the air hy about the same process herein rccon-
u4,mte,l lpr fruits.
FnJif VESSELS. The name Of these is legion
,lt--eama. latrnt ulbhtrS and wires >ohrrcd lin
Ouis. a. hut We doubt W neither there j. anything
l..ttel than Good -tron@ glass bottles such every
hpu~p ha~. on can get cheal,ly at The druggists. A
IS d -mouthrd quart bottle on jar is the best form
.ud >izc small Wcll-elazod elthen or stone jars
ace ple.p and Keep fruit We'll; but their want of
rru~pargir, prevents seeing how the preserves
..-t I,iug.-qivine ela~~ a great advantage Never
t-. tn the acids Of the fruit corrolc this, as.
ln,r being used year or two. 10 nnpart an iron
.oInr and Taste 10 he preserves. Closctitling stop
l-ls Of cork or some soft dry wood are necessary.
hIHn, on lnlII Fully ripe, hui moi oyer-rqe,
irujt j. NE TRUE Kind: for oycr-ripc means The
rtlN .t.4c- OF the death process, stated early in
lh- article And every particle of decayed fruit
houd hc rejected; for this is the pulrefrtvc pro
rc going an. which j. itself hat ''ltle heaven that
l-a1cnr1h The whole lump.
ro PRtr.EE rus FEIlr. The method recon-
uirndra hy the highest scientific authorities. .--onc
hih our t:rmily uses with good >lceeSs,-i> this
lop mall Juicy fruits add in layers You would
all meat a. much sugar Will give the right I'D
Nol f,'r table u-c,-to stand over night. For drer
mutt, a. apples and pears some wafer Is added t"
make syrult-Sl@ar lbs. wafer quart is good
lutr. In the morning pnt the fruit with all their
Wluid~ a> above, into porcelain vc>sel-a new tin
t-dl does Mrll-.nd heat iuSt enough to well ~cald
ihr"u9h.
HnTu1NG. The bottles or Jars being thoroughly
,ran,cd hy repeated Wa>hing> in >alrratu> water,
.i1. 10 hr lut into dish of cold water. and heated
Ia The boiling point, a~ all "las, may be without
mart hl this ~IoW-heang method. some melted
cement prey NionSlN prcpAred-3 parts beeSWaN, >
.ul> rb~iD, | part laIIoW cheaper. lh. rosn >
W. lilloW II j. to hc on hand and melted while the
tl,4H and Me iu'> are heating. Into the hot jars
laur the mol preserves, film" them full 10 The stop
tl~ WheI the~r are put in level with the top of the
iJt> Bt-tore putting IN The shoppers wipe dry both
noe inside and th, outside of those parts OF the jars
NAcir lhr siopper~ and The cement are TO 60, to in
-uu1 letter adhesion. Spread on the cement 80 a>
thoroughly /" cover all places which admit air.
hc,l, IN a eool dry cellar. Many ~ these directions
are. fhey are a performed in less time than il takes
10 give Them 10 you and if faithfully done il will
rr found a cheap and good method only liable 10
1hr objection of mot keeping we'-;tll good things
Icing Too quickly consumed That's all.
little thing more viii add to the security All
1tUsr processes Of heating have been solely to cN-
lnt>~cs shrink in cooling: so tha, the jar, brimtul
Nh,n hot, viii have an empty spare--a Vacuum
when cold, which The air seeks 10 I'LL by an ,tmos-
Ieiir pressure of Il lb~. 10 The >,uarc nrllJ0 or
- lbs, 10 jar stopper, which this great pressure
@ll wholly on partly drive in unless very tighl-tt-
Ing. This is the cause of much prcServe-Spoiline
I'M it may be easily prevented in this way As soon
- the cement is applied pat on mulStard-boX COW
-:tl,
melted cement Thi, both adds to making the iarS
ar-tiaht and relieves the soppel~ from all dangers
from the pressure. If YOU haven't enough of those
covers or other things, for few cents the smart
boy IN the tn-Shop~ win make enough To save
many doar--he~iAos encouraging tie fine fellows
b, voHr patronage
jfILiEs. While in making preserves The sole
object ui heat is 10 cXpel the air contained in The
illt different principle governs in iellie> theSt
are mere combinations of the fruit element, by
OH nt distiliAtion. Hence for the production o
these, heal is The right agent oerlbly hot ana
quick cooling is proper. Yet 100 much heat here
oyeret'p@ the distillation Jelly process and runs
into the candy stage, giving black, sticky mass
uc.uinq about the same relation 70 true lcy the
NorSt agar to the best granuated.
STONE FRUITS. one of the most intense poSolis
EHbM1i--Dftls%t aciu-tNI>I~ largely IN me stones
al fruits For this reason cattle sonnet INES kill.
rt hy eating Wild cherries. Preserving these fruits.
IL most people do. without removing the prllssie
arld larttlr pits stones is. therefore. highly
dangerous, and contributes not little to the pOOl
health, if not 10 the mysterious deaths, of many
families. For If matters not whether those parts
are eaten; for if cooked and allowed to remain Will
The soft par~ of the fruit, The prussic acid difiSc>
trt through, and poisons the whole. We nevcl
al a spoonful of plum preserves prepared in thai
manner without feeling the effects of prlSSc acid
A. .oon ~ the pits separate from the flesh remove
Them
INFORMATION WANTED.
Ihc following Will explain itself. Every one who
ha- tried butter-making in cold weather has eXpc
rcnrrd the same difficulty. The reasons for it are
many and without suggesting them now. we in
spr the letter 10 ca public attention 10 the subject
-.nd we trust that all who have any light on the
matter will lei il shine TO the editor on through this
paper. before snow flies.
MONROE June 30 1860