The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-11
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TEABERRY DRUNK BY JERSEY
FARMERS AT FBS rAL TIME.

On the Frosty Autumn Day When
the Prize Fat Rogs Are Killed-Such
Pleasant Things the Drinker Sees
and Dreams.
From the Neto York Sun.
Down in New Jersey, along the line Of the
railroad that takes you to Camden without
crossing over into Pennsylvania and back
again, the inhabitants are winding up their
annual big hog and teaberry season. The
mixture is peculiar to New Jersey, and to
be seen in its purity one must go TO that
part of the state which the traveller from
other regions rarely passes through, along
the eastern bank Of the Delaware. between
Trenton and Camden.
Teaberry is beverage indigenous to
New Jersey, and rarely, if ever, found else
where. 1t is combination Of native in-
gradients, all of which are raised on the soil
of the country where the teaberry is made.
No analysis of teaberry goes with the con-
tents of bottle, but, judged from its effects,
1t must h ave a proof as high as brandy and
almost approaching to the alcohol of COM
xnerce. The teaberry is made out OF apple
jack. The appleiack is the old drink, dis
titled apple juice, and then kept until the
color becomes brownish amber and has
the odor of age.
In the distiIlation and afterwardsthe ap-
pie jack 10 mixed with crushed teaberries
and teaberry leaves In some parts Of the
United States these berries are known as
mountain berries, on Long Island they are
called wintergreen pluns, and In the west
checked berries. They have the same
flavor as winterRreen chewing gum. The
extract which goes into wintergreen soda
water is nominally made out OF teaberry
leaves or wintergreen. The odor is pleas
ant and the taste gives a flavor to the ap-
plejack in which the liquors original flavor
is merged. Enough of the teaberry extract
is put in to cause it's flavor to predominant.
The odor of the combination is both OF APP
pie blossoms and mountain teaberres, an
odor which is so facinating that the amount
of alcohol in the drink is forgotten.
There is no burning or harsh taste Wnlle
the teaberry is trickling down the throat
there is nothing of that rasping which
whisky often causes when 1t is taken un'
mixed with water. Water is not needed
with teaberry to make it palatable; 1t needI
no dilution. The natives drink 1t without
water, and its strength ia indicated to the
eye or the taste only in the size of the glass
which is the ordinary whisky glass or
country barroom, Sun aller in size than th'
glass Of New York barroom. The teaoerrJ
drinker Is expected to fill his glass, while
the buyer OF whisky in New YORK OAR
room is not expected to take drink o.
more than two or three fingers.
The season for teaberry Is the hog-killine
time in the fall after the first frosts hav
come and the apples are ripe and the hog
are fat. The apples rlpen early enough Il
be distilled and mixed with the teaberrie
and teaberry leaves before the most sever
frosts, which indicate the proper time TO
the killing of the fat hogs. The population
along the eastern banks OF the Delewar
gather their apples and teaberries and hav
the teaberry ready in season for 1t to b
used at the fat hog contests. Old teaoerr.
is valued most, but IL is hard to keep
year after year, its taste is so good and tn
Inhabitants require SO much of It during tn
winter.
Almost everybody in that part of New
Jersey farms. They have fat, rich, pros
porous farms of many acres undulatlnl
down to the river ank. The markets o
New York and Philadelphia arc near a
hand, and the crops Of fruit garden truck
chickens, eggs, and butter bring goo
prices; but the inhabitants pride themselve
more on their teaberry and their fat hogs
which are not profitable articles from