The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-06-10
Preparing ItaIsinr

arc raised for the market may be OF
interest, as very many, though con.
stantly using rGlsinB of various sl,efg.
have but little idea Of the y$ay I'll
which they are dried for nsQ Malaxa.
Valencia and SWyrna raiHins icfiye
their names from the place. whence
they como. OF these, t!D 9myrnn
black raisins arc tho cleapts,. ,Ic i5n
laga beng held in the high,N "9,lina
ton. and fetching fully tohd in5Ee
than any other description ot ralln.
Tho growth Of the vines in s pajtt IS iii.
ferent from those of Italy. {t tudalo.
sia, they creep along the sullltt Of tI,e
ground, as Strawberries d., tHns gaih-"
ering all the atmospheric iolt; Inc
branches appear like root end theI
grapes, though white, ha4n oolGun
tinge. Tho vintage Is vt'S itohliy
conducted, tho fruit not all tGny gAal.
cred at once, but the sane ,IYpund lis
gone over threo times, So tl1L nil th8
grapes are properly ripe wt0n fi3kc,j
AS they are gathered they arc llacou d
baskets, and carried, elthe III carts b,
on the backs of mules anG assod, 10 ,l.o
place where they undere tho dlyips.
process. The fruit, ho" Voi, in oien
much injured III transi aud na n0
broken grapes can be pl0pgc'y dried
the loss from this cause is cousida,ablc.
The grapes are prepared iu:th2 mas
ket iii three different wa nyaimpiy
drying in the sun, by wsling, and by
steam-drying. Iii folio n9 the hrat
method, which Is the gen ral process In
Malaga, divisions are enStrucled oi
either brick or stone, in d nclulGd i}D-
sition, exposed to the sun rays, hese
divisions arc built in ut t3ic end w' "a Il
triangle formed of maso i'y, nnti 50 Er.
ranged that the sun alv 90 sum oil
it's contents. The iDte ior Of lleSe
compartments are thlckI spreNd Sith
fine gravel, to absorb tho hept. AsDou
~ the Crspns are pathered fnev ri sp,,t
INTO tholr GwiGicns. aud
po.e| .1 tile lutQuSo llet 81 na .sitla-
lNsj,Gl SUu, l5 IS uINi2c Jy 6Ij sg icAcc1 /
cHltivutai s'NS JuJmg tUc asptS Of
AQRbgt fiisy attain h.pljnfoiba { ,t}
hnudroJ iild irty desfdee fhhrn a'i. r,
Wi3 dryinR nl ,rAbr5 W.iol. ss,,. +
T. e0 ave rareyli5l. lbHkad oni rf ..ep
Arid epolad; fpq 5tlicr Gre Uici. ID, & Ii,
sr0pa sulGtY, SctilNt tAp opcl Ili.
luimlN ot colar HI ulseMeH. alt sisot
I.tNuinli5 SO protected iyom tho a)a;Y
4
! {8ttfJl!pt, over The tore of The GlYis,UlS.
iSSqulp pcopo use hla,o,s i.#a,.l.
| G',AqM lAu u lopeoc lmo IN
, tLI3 -l.A-.l t.la4. AJ .ho &C.. ,.L..,, ,np.
as then. they arc ready in four ,a,B;
but dried only by tho SUMS Aept, taey
take ten days. This loss of ii,no, bow
! ever, is fully compensated b. tho AZ n
omy of the process. DryinC oy sash.
ing and drying by steam are infc.;of tt
! the simple sun drying prooe K, ,ca,,su
they arc moro expensive, ipyolyiny
outlay in buildings, furn.ces, and
steam-pipes; and tho raisins Arc l.ote
over, liable to tho danger o i8lincph,-
tion during their transportation ia.
sides. they always have to IL, Jriad in
the sun for certain tlme bricro DoinQ
ready to pack. whatever plan IL pm tild
drying process.
When tho drying is Thoroughly
accomplished, by whatever ulaf pur.
sued. the raisins, prior to being picked
tor expectation. require to hn carefully
looked over, and all the broken md
bruised ones removed, rs i drop Of
moisture from such would very ikoIy
damage whole box. After This comes
tho proper classification. BY no eooans
an easy affair, as merchants and culJi.
vators differ, often very materially on
this subject. The boxes aro gancfeO
made by contract. The bert aro oadc
from firwood, which Is imported from
Portugal. The producer provides and
packs these boxes, which silo merchants
frequently repaok, employing womeu
and girls to perform this olice. The
boxes are gonotally divided INTO layers
-Four layers will be contained ia t. wholc
box, representing, if of full p@o, ab0ut
twenty-five pounds Of fruit; thc total
weight with the filed box beng from
~ to % pounds. Much OF tbe abuyo
information is obtained froul Il report
recently published ut Malaga. The
crop of raisins in Malaga niol,o, ironl
the vintage Of 1880-81, was over two
hundred thousand boxes; and tho prov
inco, which year or two ngo Was csti-
mated at fifty thousand boxca. is now
stated to be nearly ono hundred and
fifty thousand boxes. Besides tho
raisins already namod, may 30 mon.
toned Sultanas, Musoatels, liipnyl, i}oJ.
vedoro, Bloom or jar raislns, and aun or
Soils. The best kinds are importod IN
boxes and Jars-suoh MS Whlapna MID
Muscatels; while the inferiDc sorts arc
shipped in casks and barrel Iruls and
mats.
MATING, n small piece, il prcforpblo
to- oil oloth as protector for the oar.
pet near the outside door. i. Should
o nearly tackled down.
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