Middletown transcript., 1873-02-01

which nre almost certain TO yield lead
poison to the acid and nlkali Of the fruit
or vegetable. Second, Freshness. Evnp-
oration as perfect by this process seixes
upon the free water in the fruit or vegc.
table aud carries il on instancousiy (,o all
iutents aud purposes) without sending or
even heating the article. or giving time
for the slightest film Of tainted or discol.
ored matter to form on the surface. Con.
seqncntly the products retain their natur-
al color. texture, and fresh flavor un-
changed. aud when restored in fresh wa
ter. IN many cases are quite undistinguish-
able in taste or appearance. from the
fresh article. A white -Hcshcd nipple re-
mains rs white as wax work. By any
other method Of preservation it would be.
come brown and totally deficient in taste.
The Alden apple is baked in pie. nithoui
steering. and proves as bright, fresh and
lively us frui, just from the tree This
illustrates the quality as well as to multi
ply instances which might be done from
great variety Of Alden fruits. &c Third,
.Spec,ness The most remarkable effect
Of this method is the actual development
of about 20 per cent additional of grape
sugar in the fruit or vegetable treated.
souie varieties gaining more und SOME
less. As the effect Of grape sugar upon
acid is much greater than that Of cane
sugar, an Alden apple is. therefore, prac-
,cally, 30 per cent. swcctcr than tho nat
ural condition Of the same variety. and
this will be found to hold good in making
pies aud apple sauce, The general rule
is to use but one half tho sugar used for
fresh apples, though, Of course. this rule
will vary somewhat. according to the acid
i,y of the variety in hand Fourth. f.
conomy 1t is estimated that the ne, a.
vailablc income Of (peri,hnblc) fruits and
vegetables would be instantly doubled by
the erection Of Alden Evaporn,ors in ,hi.
extensive fruit growing district with
this simple apparatus ut hand nothing
need be los, Of all that wild nature or cul.
ings are saved and transported where they
can be worked up into valuable syrups.
irllics aud extracts. Tc most delicate
fruits aud vegetables can be raised with
most advantage aud on the largest scale
in places most remote from the large city
markets, the finest Of which can be for
wardcd, bring corrcsponicnily iiuc prices.
and the balance turned to account by the
Alden machine, On the other side. ono
pound OF Alden peachcS, costing ~ cent,
(retail) will. when prepared according To
directions, make six pies Of ordinary home
make size, or will fill , three pound. cans
and | two pound can 6 lbs. with no
more water added than is contained in the
canned fruit and requiring but half the
amount Of sugar. Tho equivalent in can
ned goods to the Alden per quantity be-
ing MS $40 is to Sl0U. One pound oi
backbcrrcs nt 10 cents per ID will yield
as much for pies or sauce rs four quart,
Of the fresh Ten cents per quart i not
dear for berries in the hcigh, of the sen.
son. Mr. Lippincoit Of the National
Hotel, says lbs Of our sweet corn goes
as far on his table as six cans Of Wins
lnws corn, besides being a superior arti-
clc The cost Of the canned cnrn is six
cans at 30 cts 8 so; the Alden corn .
lbs at 81 cts. 10 cts. The Continental
Hotel, Philadelphia, is using the Alden
corn Mt a snring over tho canned article
Of $40 for every dinner in which i, is
used Now, Mr. Editor, after all is said
in favor and otherwise Of tho Alden
Process whether the product is good or
not, whether We are believers or unbe-
LEVERS that i, can be made an article Of
common use on its merits. if it can bc
worked rref,ably to the Fruit Gtowers,
what should we care Cor the chemical cf.
feet which takes place during the process
what we want here is a market for our
fruit, and ii the Alden Process will give
us n market at paying prices at home, it
is what We want, il as a business il will
only pay G per cent upon the capital in
vested. because we get the price for our
fruit But We do claim a, least - per
cent. profit after pawn; for our fruit full
" all it is worth. in fact, more than it
will net in New York While we are
firm believers in the Alden Process as be.
ing the bcs, method to work off our sur
plus. We do believe also tina, canning can
be worked to n profit as well here as at
other points on the Peninsula. and beg
leave to offer the following estimates upon
the above assertion in comparison with
your valued correspondent;
OuRs. IorE CoRnIs'PSpr.
Per doz. peaches Per doz peaches.