The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-02-20
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Osiu. 60 tcoeni controversy regarding
toe color q msple syrap wbica arose he
tvesa Ttuuau h. Bsrosy. Of Uodethill.
VI, sad the writer, sud bsvias seen pu
metous articles pablisbed Ia VARIOUS "a
pefs. oct oue Il which bas been correct. /
hsvo concluded 10 reply 20 these uisrrp
Iesentslious snd viii give ny eIpefieuce
~ TO the latsst aud beet method 70 employ
10 Obtain msple syrop from zap 10 the
most practical sud perfect way
Hsvius been directly Interested 10 tie
maple tussr iad uslry for eighteen year,
sod bsuug 10, fifteen years spent NY ~
ire tine 10 the susst hush. IRON toe be
.tuulug 20 the md OF the season, during
~blou ptliod Lave come 10 ooutac. vtb /
tue hrss cl.ss ui sussr lnskefs Throughout
The eu.ife maple belt, thus giving me- tue
btueht Of tbelr experience and various /
tn tLods, 10 NY Judgement the totlosius /
ls the correct procedure to employ
TIE hrsI step required l. tbst tue uten /
rils uust be 10 readiuess. lhls means /
that al the spproach Of the sugar seusou /
your buckets, spouts, tanks, evaporstor, |
10 tact. your entire paraphernsiis must be |
rlused With hot water sui kept sorupu |
lousy clean throughout the season.
Every uteusll slth which sap comes 10
contact must be made Of metal 1t Is 81
utter lmposslblllty TO obtain best results
vueu sap cum,s 10 contact with wood, M
lees tue wood be thoroughly coated With
pant. Auolhtr disadvantage Is that II the
paint cbtcks 20 hat the sap viii penetrate
The 6bres Of the wood - sap viii become
sour thus preventing the prod OF d
high grade article AT the very ontstt no
be-
Distribute your buckets, and II the
Record sap spout is used bore q hole OF d
diameter Of three eigbls OF ~ inch into
the tree TO the depth Of AL luch and one
half. Carefully remove the shSylngs from
the bore Tue spout being driven 10, sus
pend the bucket from the spout either by
u wire loop or by having hole punched
Iuto the Lucket to fit the spout. TIE lat
ter method Ii t 9 better rs the bucket Is
lees llBbie 10 tip forward: Under no cir
cum stsbces should nail be driven Into
tamiuatts
As tree is supplied with sap only
from It's roo :, it is better to begin to
tap it high 10 the trunk; and for each sue
ceeuing season. 1t is best to bore below, or
at either side of the aperture made the
year previous bore should never be
made where the bark shows any indication
Of decay, for decay will disc DIOR sap, and
discolortd sap should never be gathered
Doe pail Of d c1lored sap will destroy ten
barrels Il pure sap, Bore, therefore, where
the bark shows the most thrift,
When the spout is removed from the
rree, at the eut Of the season. the hole
should be plugged with either cork or
wood. thus preventing the wood from
che cking. The wound iu the maple th US
treated will heal over 10 two seasons, The
growth Of the bark bring the life OF the
tree, the advantage thu. gained is easily
apparent,
The moment the sap leaves the tree II
begins to Diet, rorate IL quality; therefore
it IL imperative that sap should be gather
ed and converted luto syrup as quickly as
possible,
AZ before stated, oil utentils employed
should be m,tpl From the gathering
pail to the gathering tank; from the
gathering tank to the storage tank; and
then distributed In q shallow body over
the evspoiatcr, which should also be made
of tin. G,Ivauiz ID iron or copper should
never be used as either metal will impart
peculiar door to tie syrup.
Force with q brisk fire. 30 that the zap
viii be converted 10 ~ mp from where
it enters the evapofatOr, to the syrup com
paitmeut, without mixing. The scum
which viii arise at this lnnCture must be
entirely removed 40 evsporator which
is especially constructed 50 bot the scum
will be deposited IN COM artmert into
which the sap hfst enters IL Of lndispensi
bic importance. Scum allowed TO inter
mingle WITH crude sap will not be Us 10
jurous ss # allowed TO be depOeltei with
he semi sweet; aud ~ tIls point, tie p, IT
able syphou Is simply Invaluable, ~ by
Its use, no scum can possibly be conveyed
where it will become il I1rions
II one barrel OF sap will make one gal
lon Of syrup, eLd the evaporation bias CO
psciiy OF three barrels OF sap per hour, |
you will notice hat barrel Of sap is not !
exposed to tie Leal OF tie evaporation |
longer han t0'n nit u'ts
A Lighter colon .,ror may be o. ia ned |
by boiling al drplh # half loeb, than
at depth QUE incb, l. p. sytup coloI Is
regulated latp' ~ ~ The heprb Of II sap |
e increased, or Is longer exposed over the
heptIug suItscr OF he evsporstor,
The nsrutrl erl,r q mnI lie y rup IL
white. 1t II by no mesIs 80 ntc coma Oh
occurrence, SLd uucoubredly you have
noticed syrup on the top Of ir,z-D
bucket OF sap, which bad the spI esrsnct
Of the finest qusIiy OF honey aud If you
ever tasted maple sytup thus produced b,
congealstIon. you ~lll recall Its eIquisite
maple flavor his alone Ii d positive
proof that color 10 pure maple tyrup Ii
lcteign 10 1t.
The stsndDrd color # maple tyrup, a.
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