Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-08-28

SrOuuu turned up ana Tree from weeds
without the expense of hard labor In a
short time the shoots appeared above the
soil. In four months they had gained the
height of fourteen feet, and their glossy
stems showed that they were ready to
cut.
Now, Clara" Mr. Hardy said, this
IS your manufacture, you know, and We
are only to work under your superintend-
ence The canes are ready to cut; how
do you intend to crush the juice out? be-
cause that is really an important ques-
ton"
The young Hardys looked aghast at
each other, for in the pressure of other
matters the question of apparatus for
the sugar manufacture had been quite
forgotten.
Have you really no idea how to do it,
Frank?'
mo, really have not, my dear. We
have certainly no wood on the place
which would make the rollers; besides, it
would be rather a difficult business.
Mrs. Hardy thought for a minute, and
then said 81 should think that the man
gle would do it,
Ihere was a general exclamation of
Capital, mamma" and then burst of
laughter at the idea of making sugar with
mangle. The mange in question was
part of patent washing apparatus which
Mr.. Hardy had brought with him from
england, and consisted of two strong
IRON rollers, kept together by string
springs, and turning with handle.
Il do think that the mangle would do,
Clara Mr.. Hardy said, "and we are all
much obliged to you for the idea. | had
thought of the great washing copper for
boiling the sugar, but the mangle alto
gether escaped me. We will begin to-
morrow. Please get all the tubs scrub
bed out and scalded, and put out in the
sun to dry"
How long will it take, papa?"
"Some days, Ethel; we must only cut
the canes as fast as the boiler can boil
the juice down"
The next day the work began. The
canes were cut at level with the ground.
the tops taken off, and the canes cut into
lengths of three feet. They were then
packed on bullock cart and taken up TO
the house. They were next passed
through the mangle, which succeeded ad
mirably, the juice flowing out in streams
into the tub placed below to receive il.
When all the canes had been passed
through the mangle, the screws were
tlghtened to increase the pressure, and
they We're again passed through, by
which time, although the juice was not
so thoroughly extracted as it would have
been by n more powerful machine, the
ullnntltV that nipnI
tant. AS the tub was filled the con-
rents were taken to the great copper, un-
der which fire was then lighted. The
crushing of the canes was continued un-
III the copper was nearly full, when Mr..
Hardy ordered the cutting of the canes
ito be discontinued for the day. The fire
under the copper was fed with the crush.
ed canes. which burned very freely. Mr..
Hardy now added small quantity of
lime and some sleeps blood, which last
ingredient caused many exclamations of
horror from Mrs. Hardy and the young
ones. The blood, however, Mr.. Hardy |
informed them, was necessary to clarity |
the sugar, as the albumen contained in |
the blood would rise to the surface. bring
ing the impurities with it. The fire was
continued until the thermometer showed |
that the syrup was within a few degrees |
of boiling, and the surface was covered |
with thick, dark-colored scum. The
llre was then removed, and the liquor al |
lowed to cool. the family now going about |
other work, as so large a quantity of lia- |
nor would not be really cold until the |
next day.
The following morning the tap at the
bottom of the boiler was turned. and
the syrup came out bright and clear
ABOUT the color of sherry wine. The
scum descended unbroken on the surface
of the liquor; and when the copper was
nearly empty the tap was closed. and
the scum and what little liquor remained
was taken out. The bright syrup was
now again poured into the boiler; the fire
relighted, and the syrup was kept boiling
To evaporate the water and condense the
syrup down to the point at which Il would
crystalline. Ii required many hours boil
ing to effect this, any scum which rose
TO the surface being carefully taken off
with skinner. At last il was found
that the syrup on the skinner began to
crystalline and Mr.. Hardy pronounced
1t to be fit TO draw off into tho largo
washing tubs to crystalline. A fresh batch
OF canes was now crushed, and so the
process was repeated until all the canes
were cut. 1t took fortnight altogether.
but only five days of this were actually
occupied in cutting and crushing the
canes. AS the sugar crystallzed it was
taken out-a dark, pulpy looking mass. at
which the young Hardys looked very
ioubtfully-and was placed in large su.
gar hogshead. which had been procured
for the purpose. In the bottom OF this
eight large holes were bored. and these
were stopped up with pieces of plaintain
stalk. Through the porous substance of