Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-03-06
MAKING MAPLE SUGAR.

Fron experience and TIE aIreeSlonS q
thcss Who are most successful II sugar
making. Ne publish the following as
worthy Of the consideration q all Who
intend to make sugar during the spring:
Have every preparation for making 81
gar completed before the first run Of
SAP. Be ready 70 tap the tres when the
sap SIS foEs; the first TOW Of sap
makes better sugar. IS rule. than the
later E0v. Have every bucket and sap
u.snsil perfectly clean and free froa
aeii. Line and saleratus should be
used in cleansing buckets Toward the
last Of sugzring drawing tabs and hold
ers should be scaliei Boil the sap IS
500 as possible after j, runs-dO not
. le, j; remain in pans over night II sap
raus are used. do net allow the blaze 70
heat the sides of the pan. Is very lit
tie burned sugar viii reiisn whole
batch. Boil rapidly 20 thick syrup.
and pour into clean. sweet tubs or tin
reservoirs set the syrup IN > cool u
disturbed place. where II should Re a.
loved 70 stand until il Is thoroughly
settled A separate arch IS convenient,
II not necessary. for suEzring OF When
reaiy for sugariug u. pour Of the sgt
u. strain through . voollen strzinsr
being careful not to pour OF the uitre o.
ether sediment Fill the sug2rins Of
Ten as fall Is il cAu Be without bollin.
l over. and build CD START IRE under 1t
: let the IRE gradually sabsiis until .
blaze i left - the sugar boils down :
i = dryness required for stirring Of
tub sugar is desirable. boil il until
= vii Fra begin 70 cap On snow: NOS
v Tub sugar i - hard that It Is ehopPe
2 cut q iabs Nth great difficulty. It
: nonsense and sheer abuse 20 run sugs
into tubs - hard that il will require .
the strength the god housewife posses
e and waste Of half an hours tine
" dig I'd sugar for one cooking Tub sug1
:, Is nuisance, any way you can TX
fsF IL i either hard IS rock. CT. Ehs
- soft. Il e0nbiuatiou 0f nolAsses 81
= sugar thai IS sticky and liable TO dri
:, re from garrett 20 CELLAR. TOuAks GOO
- dry. stirred sugar. alloE the FIRE 20 CO
down during the last boiling. and th'
!. d down the hatch until II Will bs ys
brittle On snou. OF ~ill SIR dry On
!, paddle while sill vsry hot; 3 little c.
and prSctice viii teach ore hoz 70 2
lust the right bit On II When dor
take Il the pan. OF. what Is better. u
into : wooden tray and STIR Or work o
= the Jumps With vide psadls or b
:, Much stirring viii make the grains Fl
Ehile little stirring viii make eOal
grains II the done sugar rises rapid
in the pan OF tray and erystzlliEati
|, takes place at once. it nay be liz
!, too dry, ard very little snow nay
stirred in 70 Doisteo Il ClsAnlin
shOuld bs observed in every process
TIE manufacture The sap should
strained. every utsnsl sh0ald be K
=. free frOn dirt and ard and al fore
= natter should be excluded froz sap 4
syrup. The quicker the szp Is made
70 syrup. the better; . sl9= prOesss
ferleatation VII begin AZ Ooes If
sap Is not kept Ice esld. and nothin.
uors dstinen;al 70 tie eolgr and
vearzDos of sugar than sourirg Of
! unboilsi O. boilsd SAP. Like every {
e. business. sugzring Desds a;tsnt
Sap should BE gathered ottsn; 81
running trees should L elosely Eatei
a. they vii 81 Buckets and thea =
more sap ottsntiass. IN one d2y. !
Poor tres proiGoe II year 4
vsnisnt sagzr house. > god SCI q
utensils and b1siness-Iiks zttszticn.
sc s insure a good azsgnt and Ens qu.
almost any year
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