Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-11-03
keepi.aS winter Fruls.


The scarcity OF apples this year, III = u m
out the country generally, sugges;s tn Inn
portance OF making the most OF what We
have. They will keep much better AMI their
decay be retarded II they are not taken tn the
cellar tin The near approach OF freezing
weather. IL 10 be placed In bins In the Gel
lar. they may be stored in an outhouSa. J..
barreled, they may be placed outdoors on
the orih side OF a building or under she'd,
Or. the hsrrels may even remain Ia IN
orchard, kept from The srohnd by lying CT
their sides en- couple OF rails. l.
corn-stalks are piled over the hsrretS,
they vii withstand freezing night
should ore occur before they go 10
their winter quarters. sometimes apples
have been left In heaps on the ground In the
orchard, properly covered, without injury.
till the ground has been frozen; but IN ali
such instances II IS better To err by housing
tnt M ltw Gay too soon i--.th ID nave tneri
injured by freezing. From repeated expert
mepts, We find that as a general average
apples Will keep rom four 20 six weeks
longer If thus not removed TO the cellar
through autumn, taan a. placed there a, once
as soon - gathered. The same rem arXS VIII
apply 10 late aut ann ana winter pears
GRAPE.
There is nearly a. much difference in the
varieties OF ih9 grape as regards keeping, as
there is between auiumn and wIaIer apples.
The thin-skinutd, early rprnlng sorts. such
as tie Delaware and Concord. cannot be kept
well into winter by Sny practicable process.
while the Iia- a, Isabella. CaiawUs, aud
some o! the late Rogers hN BIRDS, may he had
IN gCCi ea ting condition { II ne STly spring In
selecting such fofiions OF the crop A. are IN
.crc d Tor the-longest keeping, choose trose
tunches Oh have grown 10 the FULLEST
dimensions and rlpenCd best, Ia Z,
have The richest Juice, which viii n1l
only keep best. bU; Will wt-S.tId
any accidental freezing we2 her which
may occur - col UpTer aplr, snort
will Poe better than m ans celia ~ CD Is
apt 10 be both lCO damp snd to warm. Van
Gus m'ccs ui pacAnE grapes 70 winter
keep.hg have beeI recon mend 8; ou' tha
Sreht point : 10 preserve a constant and cool
temp allure a. ABOUT the freezing point. Toe
richest aid bet rIItntd grapes viii with.
Sta.d several degIees below freezing. where
poorer specimens would be frozen. II the
l.ml crAiGre OF the apartment Is likely 81
nacIuaie, then II Is Important TO PACK them
IN some substance which shall prevent sud-
cen changes from externally AFFECTING toe
fruit, as cotton batting, dry l-lyeS, baked
sdWdCst, &c.
WINTER PEARS.
: As already reInaT ked, winter pears as wc.i
a apples keep much longer H. len ms cool
out Louise til lie arrival ~ free. z weather
Alter placing IN the cellar, they require spa-
clai care. Unlike apples, U.Ey mast be 20
ceSsible 10 frequent eXsDiu az Oh. as m1,i
sorts VIII remain without ruttIng but A .e,g
days alter they ale RIPE enough 10 eat. They
may therefore tie l.acCl gpJr shelves.
end as they do best IA The dark. f. wall De
uselul TO keep Them Covered with blankets.
sun better - 1t TO place them in drawers.
II only NlnaiI quantities are to he kPpt.
Pears generally are less Liable 10 shriVej
and more APT 10 Tot than apples. AMI
!or inns reason oriCr cellar should
be chosen for them. or one which has the bot
tom and sides plasieTed with water lime cp-
meDt W find no difficulty in having a COOL
supply OF AnJou, W Winter Nelis and l. aWrence
throush December aud into The middle OF
January, and sometimes into February,
While Josepbine de Maiines and Alencon
Keep through the last named month. IL Is
necessary, however, 10 watch them, and re-
move those which are in danger OF decay,
ana 10 Keep the apartment cold viii out Tree
ENG through the assistance OF thermonle-
ters All this care Is more than repaid BY "A
regular supply OF delicious and icy pears
IN The depth of winter Country GsntIemua