Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-03-31
THE noMEMAKERs' COLUMN.


MAPLE SUGAR.
This IA the season foT sap-gaiberipg
and sugar.making. though jus, now IL
seems doubtful whsther King Winter
means 20 give up his hold. Perhap. Mr.
McKeen may think we are infringing on
hi. precincts in taking this subject. but
a. HOPE Harvey says. a good deal Of the
syrup and sugar comes 90 ",he women
iolks 10 faish." For table use the syrup
may be bottled or put In glass Jas and
sealed up when hot, and Il will be as
fresh when opened as when frs, made.
Many think this preferable TO boiling TO
sugar and then dl.solviag when wanted
~ use. and !, undoubtedly has fresher
flavor.
n earefully made and pa, up in this
wsy. there will be no trouble from let
men,a,ion A. some suppose.
The following i from the pea Of q
Maine lady. and gives much Information
a. 20 the best methods q clarifying
syrup, etc.
For the bsneh, o. those Who may MT
.se the March number Of The Co'ings
Hearth. We give some extracts from HOPE
Harvey. Among the Maple. with the
Sug1f.Maker /"
"Som. morning We 20 d the sugar
cam. this IL q small structure, oalli ia
primitive style vita strong pr-i- n.stY
hnar,isd. boz with 20 outslie huish VITA
N..H ~
sffaug,msuts Al the top fDr hoiiiug Ony
or more syaporatur-. These are watts of
r.lg.nfrai OF marhlsifrd iron, each "a
f.ei long by tNn feet wide AMI III inch's
de.p Tnls l. flled with the SAP, which l.
o, ought h. D.. drst .trsin-i ltaruugh Al
coarse eanvss bag suspended over The
esap1raiof Then Don hfys up
We dcg ldci 90 lntsryicw bin.
'llow long does the zap sess1u iasi
"Not over IN weeks. four usually Some
iosc the best OF the season Nv DOT CON
m.uclug cary enough. The ssp i nearly
twice a. sweet "a nfst. sni makes sugar
AMI mu'assfs not bali A. dsfk, and the
ta.fs j. much plessautsf. still ihe ltsi ~
~ ses.on 80 may have the biggest fun u
uoi the bsst LIT var, alter the ioias
hsf stnpp~i mtkiug hal ak Gays fun.
htd q lamp to k..p up Siih % isil Y'a'
nat bnuught II 10 nc at i'y OF Apfh
Nv grsuifsih.r tells M thst De- ssN upon
~ farm onc ~ The very bat sap fuus 10
Nsy. amer pcppe hsi p.guu their -pfinsr
work Blt that wss a. n cpiion, How
mlch duc. on ire produce in one spfingf
Is near ~ I en- calcgiste. The tres aver
srr tso quAfts each 81 good sslanic mo-
Ia.se. suue make lrs~ some NOTE.
IL. u p. - -
sap % sueafi We'll that isp nis upon
the ssc. On - Ofssf'y sap. 10 t,k'. appa'
thirty gallons - make one ga.lou OF zooi
tsnie moiss.r-, or anoai i'uf pounls OF
Sugar.
Dln examines n csaporttof t. con-
nts az proml.lns. Almost syfup, b.
s.y.hs l-is dlsn TIE e AM h.is Gee.
tuusy losi 10 gfus Zoo TACK Of born.
Whsu 4. onr remove from tle CousIs'
trnev 90 IN. .la,.ss o. isii,s 81 toto another
/ vat. of sends 10 o. she house Tor "thc
I esmrn fl'k. o. dnl.h Ths latter L. the
,hoic. th.- umc. ani ~ foil1~ - marx
fhr compisiiug process. Here The sfrup
i. .tralrci thruugh cloth ~ cpiion guuis
20 fsuuri iuto = BRIGHT ga evsporsior' Of
/ couteulrni sIfo to - ga The kItch. stove,
anI the ''ciaunrf' L. aidri. which NAY pc
ssrs or mlk lfthc at'er. onc cupfal OF
nrw 90 sklm mIk is suf. eieut fof three
| gallons plt ben Ilsi before tne syrup r,ach.
!. f.silng polnt The white 90 one rgg
neaisu b. a sur froth serves % ciAfip thc
same quantity. bat must D. introduced
v ben the syfup ]. qa'ir cool
The rggs are silrrvi ln thoroughly, ihe
I DE buIlt. gradual beat raised AMI when
ne mixfarc approaches nollug. thick
.csm br gus d fi.e. This "a very dAft
roih anI sc wouder where ~ comes ftpm.
We lu fgr 70 o. bc auEhi sopiy Ingredient
I u th- sap. together Nth some slight lm.
ruflty csasht 10 ths woods. which me np~
coafulstci egg, bfiug % ihc toq Win
/ ihrmss
Inc mineral mattrrs hrii In ISOLATION In
/ tle ZAP u1s AZ pre- ipitAisd % tac bottom
/ of the vt ana ihc clear. fragrant. boiling
l n llassr. ha. tie a.csndrncy tbs .. soon
trItk enough flr thc tahlr. for sac or Tor
prsssut cooking. hai fit l. a. hc kcpi Tor
ase fafing thc yeAr. 10 l. noiici down siiil
further into III .1gsr. Tots l. WORK ~
] tine ani % az n stIIstlug III minimum
I 81 De-. au1 SNtIng zoe s.ns rFaportii1n.
80 err sioSa AZ the last, While % loans
.ni foam. aui la lts aspirations ~ll 40
over" som,ilmes. spite % All patient watch
faInrss
SBmrtlmes . porilon Is boiled logger,
ani m1airi while ho, Ia sugar hesft',
.eaFos. % roluis. whIch harden uhen cold
/ .nto dalnty i0rns fDr fancy sale. ~ pre-
.cntatlu aui happy IL the chui u any
AZ sho gets thc tDotaspme m1r-tli of
l made lntl substantial sugar nricks inf
| % i0ug suffng until c1li. 10 develops To-
| . dry. gralnei. light ol1rci sagAf TOT ne
I a. or c.rre cans 49, crfttln stage To
| ne boiling WEN the mass j. neither too
th.ck or ihln. q pretty thing can be made
/ ~ plaflug glass r on bottle flli, seal.
/ iug 10 while hos tui i.ttlug 10 -iani quietly
/ f1f several weeks, when ngauuiul, Waus'
parent. hrxag1an crystal. sill b. f0ani %
f- formed continuously al Aiong the side,
90 The glass
Mapis cAniy. that incompatible confcc.
zion 90 The s0fid' T. i not D'aght % soii
ln the market; 10 l. not kuown % he
ms.sr.. 10 /. nate o b. eaten ca The
warm fretlug moment. OF never. bui ics
mprtas Comparatively, are ihus prl'i-
| irgri.
Itis made o. the maple sweet when u =
nelt1cr sap. syrup. molasscs or suga', out
xhen llsi AZ the vanishing p)iot between
/ The last two; Ani where that point IL can
l f,e dr,ermln-d by 90 meter wttieFcr, but
]
~ sctuA exp-nncnt The ouly tsst Is
upon a snosbsll, very clear, very hard,
sui vita 4 stt-ned top. Upon this drop
ts1Iespo1afli of TIE sin ae'iug sseet
snd mark IN. result n u SIMS and dis
| appears 10 Is ouly moissse-, good enough
l Al other times bai failure a. this lft
turus o. hard coarse lump on The surface
/ 4 4. only ignohlc sugar. Hat u 10 sinks
| gently % rest In q small. round, shallow
cradle OF snow, aud " TIE manipulstor
trcm1Ingiy with coming bliss. Gao With a
dextrous twist ~ FORK 90 spoon, take u
char from the snos and convey IL un-
broken % the mouth, where IL l. Ike wsk
20 ihe teeth aud Ike velvet o the touch of
the tongu-. that i maple candy.
ETCIFEs.
Saor Cais Il quart offrssh fallen snow,
/ 1 mint 81 Iudian m-al we'll stirred together
/ lu = cold room ant put Immediately Into q