The Ottawa free trader., 1877-04-07


he made from Indian corn, says the product
IS not cane sugar but grape sugar or "glu-
cose" He SAYS this sugar occurs III non.
crvstallized state. and IS found in the vegeta-
ble kingdom IN many sweet fruits,-e. e., the
strawberry, raspberry, the pear, apple, peach,
cherry, grape, &c. 1t forms also the solid
crystalline body usually seen IN the honey,
1t Is. however, obtained in large quantities
from starch dextrine cane sugar, or some of
the gums by means OF dlastase or dilute
acids.
Grape sugar differs from cane sugar in not
being readily crystalizable not being as So
luble in water or having the intense sweetness
of cane sugar This latter feature generally
creates the erroneous impression that grape
sugar "is not pure saccharne' which error
arises from the pisnterpretatian Of the word
sugar" beng by general usage accepted to
signify saoeetneSs, which, however, is not the
fact, as the intense sweet taste ot cane sugar
is but physical properly Of 1t, and adds
nothing IN the way OF greater purity as a
saccbarlne body.
In France and Germany, where large quant
ties OF grape sugar are annually manufactured
from potatOe starch it IS extensively employ.
ed for domestic purposes, and has already
transpanted cane sugar in the arts and manu-
factures. Some of lis many uses are:
In brewing of ale and beer, it possesses the
property of eliminating from the 'malt-wort
the nitrogenous or albumnous matter which,
through deficiency of saccharire, would other
wise remain IN the finished ale or beer,'and
cause secondary fomentation and thereby
sour it.
DR.. Gall has Introduced method OF I'm
proving the must IN wine.maklng, by the
addition of grape sugar to the must which
is Door in saccharinc and rich IN acid The
off fbn
the wine thereby gets the proper alcoholic
strength.
The pOOrness of the "must' in sacchar;ne,
and richness in acid, IS generally due to a
wet or cloudy season, during which there has
been but little warmth from the sun to ripen
the grapes. The addition of grape sugar does
not, as might be expected, enfeeble the bou-
quet of the wine; on the contrary, it seems to
develop it more strongly, and produces bet
ter wine.
Grape sugar is coming into general use for
the manufacture of vinegar, not only IN Eu
rope but very extensively in this country
The vinegar produced from sugar is not only
superior in flavor and taste, but more whole
some than that manufactured from CONNER
cial highwines or alcohol, these spirits never
being free from "fIsil" or grain oil, which
certainly is an Objectionable feature when
used as preservative agent IN pIckling vege-
tables for culinary use. A very superior
cider vinegar can be easily produced, if to
each gallon of cider gallon of water be ad-
ded, having previously dissolved in the wa
Ter pound OF grape suTar, and the mixture
now allowed to terment and turn into vinegar,
thereby producing product that will answer
all the purposes for Which vinegar is used In
the household.
Grape sugar has become valuable ana
useful addition as a "materal" to the stock OF
the manufacturing cOnfeCtioner BY Its use
it has done away. to great measure, with
the EMPLOYMENT of acids and alkalles in the
manufacture of candies. Grape sugar has the
property when added IN the proper proper
lions to cane sugar, and boiled together, of
destroying, like acids, the tendency of the
cane sugar to return to the crystalline form
It removes the grain, and produces thus
pure saccharine confection, which Is more
wholesome than that obtained by the old pro
CCsss Of acids, alkalles, etc.
Grape sugar IS now very generally employ
ed in the preserving of fruits and meats, in
making fruit jellles and jams, fruit butter,
mlnce- meats, syrups and cordials; is much
used by the manufacturers of patent or pro-
prietary medicines, to give their compounds
"body" and "sweetness;" also by ink and
shoe. blacking manufacturers to give luster
to their products. 1t is employed by manu-
facturers or printers rollers liquor coui'
FOUNDERS, bakers ana every erahch oi manu-.
facture where sugar Is desirable ana i's uses
indicated,
10 the beeraiser, grape sugar Is Valuanle
as food FOR his STOCK OF oees during tne WIN
ter months and Tor ms purpose IS larsely
used IN Europe as well as IN 'h's couh"y'oy
Dee-owners'
From the above statement of the many and
various uses to which grape sugar is applied
it would seem ,nat its manufacture is carried
on upon a large scale to supply the demand
There are some ninety odd grape sugar fac
tories in Germany, and about an equal num-
ber in France, and many others in Austria
and other parts of l. rope. In this country
there are nunlh rn' very large capacity. To-
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