The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-14
CULTIYiTING 7RUFfLES.
Soil Cnsuited for Anything Else Is Very
Productive In France.

CUL7IviTING 7RUFFLES.
Soil Tnsuit-d for Anything Else IL Very
Productive In France.
| LONDON. Fob G.-The trufil.. which was a mo
| time as much rarity as a cas'roHomir luxury,
| to be enjoyed only by the wealthy "ricur". has.
| like so many other Injuries. fallen into tho
| ranks OF familiar condiments. Nowadays a
! grea: number of things urc trufflcd. at least
purport to be. not only pats de foic sr,s but
| the plainer turkey fowl savo,y Jelly. pic
| and made dishes. In the most unrre,cnluy
| provision shops they are advertised commonly
| Fnlsiiicatipn and aduitcration have not failed
| to step in the wake OF tho tubcr's popularity
| and the most bnrefaced frauds have been
| practised. Alien compounds are made to book
| like truffies and as such ure mixed with viands.
Bottled trufiles are sold ut high prices. and tho
| best that can be said for the ungenune artirls
| is that it is as harmless as it is tasteoss al.
though it is wiser not TO inquire too miautcy
| INTO the process Of fabrication II may he sul-
| gested that the only safe WAY of procuring tie
| real tubers is to purchase them whole.
| However. there ought Ia be at tho present
| time less need than ever before for fraudulent
| counterfeits. because the problem Of the ar;,-
fetal cultivation OF the truflle has been solved
| successfully. AS delicate aud succulcnt us the
| natural product. 1t can be produced In IN elUal
degree Of perfection by the new methods. /.
| Perigord and Danphin,: in the south Of France.
We're the only locatties producing ttuili"s:
| but that is an error in which the public is en-
all Of thSi. trnt!ss as coming from tho
TACT. Iit,y.,hree dsrsrt@ens prodace them:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the list with an AZ
| others following with diminishing. but YET
important figures.
on ia France now f NOT only 4 :Ea<trenonis
advantage IN the Light q ai8asRtation. but. ~
those hill and mountain sides that have been
shorn OF their timber by the rand extension
| structions. constituting serious danger to
the forest wealth Of the country. The rapid
Of large w9Gts had caused am.
that the truffie culture was destined to remedy
the evil The tubcr is cultivated like the potato.
most barren soils. which alone can be con-
a bed is n plantation OF oaks placed o 8 SAP
iings in the ground according to tho meas
ence to be the most favorable. 1t Is at this foot
OF these young trees that the truffie fiourishes,
than formerly. when they, grew wild in unsus-
| peeted places and had to be dug up by swine.
was ~ IN ~ 1873 that a9f French asricul,uris.
conceived the idea Of establishing truilie PLAN
geological and atosp6eric eondiiSn e t aui IL
believed that with different varieties a con-
bsned reay Il ESs SHrd s
! in that opinion by an accidental meeting with
an old countryman who. upaided. on a tiny
f9r Inspection half dozen specime en- ,'' "
picked tubers. On being interrogated respect
ply: Sow acorns and you will reap truf,lcs'
Ihat was not tho paradox it seemed to be- but
Bosredon. the agriculturist. proceeded to act
| upon n II ana t carry AIRY out the precept.
nes were Sold Y' at faWay
n-aay. When they can pc conveyed or exported
times the s sd the c a9Ht Ts ss ss
wfhGnt care; trouble labor Or secondary OK
PaefSsa S Srncs sGs n g rood
sess woods consd value o" II is as aary
drsd tru,fio acorns produce hundred trun,s
OAKS Gai and m, may be sown in amy little holding.
critics, What makes tho t rShT,7'I SO ''" %.
RSe' agycuRt tSsr1s sroda nd enc1%nrass
unit tqr any other cultivation. The soil that
GUS. rocky and "herwise sc siH' T iay"r TO-
aia an ,rd drynsss ferrous snbsoi and rrrc.
n4 account be manurod. but may be a.
eiLmstized in all tempsr,ta and even climate;
TN vp the dread ms desrosi
grape plant can be advanta.eousIy rcpiar"i
sw sru nnn,a which M f H%ysa e prosrs a
GGonsists OF sowing. planting. and wniti,l..
Inc outlay on hcctaro is about 900 acorI,s.
or sapitngs Of IL, the Gpalty z oaks sutaDIe -
The best trnnle. when freshly dug ont, is !,
DARK. blaekish col or. with dull and rough
surface ia. When cut 9pen its interior reveals =
a oineS: siiihy; and slightly maruIed flesh 's
firm the substance is not tough. The INST
fm 81, d. QUANTITIES come from Nudaillac and rs
l nHntia vicinity, and on account OF their
vaI ny by the name Of "TrufIe Moka."
Vastly Inherent Kind OF the same species Is in
a Ignia US. to Piedmont. where Il nour!sGes
cessIuy elsewhere It is e of a' whitsy.
Shade. possesses tho same rough surface. more
closely resembles the potato IN size and color
gRter insias th msSep tsans. rns
veined. and It's perfume Is more subtle nni
more penetrating than in the other kind, It's
tas%sd is me white truiiie and j. highly as
o. other countries. who Thoroughly apprs.
Eiats iis mayor with suspicion OF rciined gar
4. .yl 10 IT SLICED very fine and laid In thick
poent Me sobssts dish Of the nqtSG
has been almost i'm ossltle to export TIE
white white trgfie. Like another Piedm tnt"-s
h stsrict,the exquisite Asst wine. it suffers
SAFELY preclude the feasibility OF making tho
stsenn, on any rsmuneratiye scale. However.
very dry and guarded against " the S outer az.
some q the white trufles have been sent ~
tar us 81; fetershurg. The numerous cOp.h';
H. ots 9i the french truffic have never touched
iiiiscovered too easily. There l. irir doubt,
noWever. that IN presence of III" Increased
bran,'.s on the former collected annually 70
aaiaiilhcation. and that the prizes Of the genuine
aL.tiicle although remunerative to the grower,
WILL Aot w prohibitirs " tho consumer,