New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-16
CIDER As 4 BEVERAGE.
Merits Of OLd-fime DrinkS-AppIes
and COdEngS.

cider does not occupy the position IN ths coun-
fry as beverage which II ought 10 60. says The
London Globe" There is no reason why. With
due attention ~ both the selection and grating
~ suitable apple rrovths. and 90 the treatment
o. the expressed juice. cider should not become
the wine Of the country" At present cider Is
name which covers strange variety o. drinks.
The purchaser cannot tell what he is likely TO
get for his money. He may. for example. ind
himself drinking a beverage containing an eN-
cessive amount Of sugar or one with hardly sny.
What Is badly wanted iD England is assicuous
cuitivst on Of the right kinds u apples-the best
cider apples often quite unit for eatnS-the
greatest care and cleanliness n the manufacture
81 the drink. and finally the proper labelling ana
describing Of the result There should be brands OF
cider as there are OF wine. and the purchaser
should especially be able 20 obtain cider which Is
guaranteed sweet or dry. according 20 the proper
tion Of sugar II contains. For with drinks a. with
food. what Is good and wholesome fcr man IN
one physical state fs sheer poison for his neigh
Dor iu another.
The necessity fer care i- the selection and graft
ing Of trees for ire production o. a7ple-"ine mas.
of course been the subject ~ much shedding ot
ink John Philips in his well known old poem
on "Cyde-'' gives most elaborate counsels as 10
the choice not only ~ suitable trees. but also OF
suitable ground for the orchard. and as 70 the art
and practice OF grating. looping. ard '"n-eying-
In-evirg is what call budding or IN
sra fting-i o. the insertion o. a bud 81 tree
under the bark 81 that Of different stock. Tor
the purpose OF producing a blend 81 flowers or
fruit Philips describes how
The native vs-3uioe a. the CRAB. sertv'e
Ts-o. n. ndKd grar = s-ayeiul r-S,ure forms
1900 -Seo 5s., 5e.e-ia-c, srdr aad Says
Largest revenues % the orchst-.crd.
Grating IS the usual method OF propagation 81
fruit trees in she West.
The same versiaer mentions many % the best
cider apples. some Of which are probably now
known b. other names He mentions the Hippin.
the Noyle-
q sssse saHss .s'2 the s'E I 5sr 7si ana white.
the ottley-a Shropshire growth. the Eliot. John
John Apple. or applelohu. as il was often calico;
skin. The name has been fauiiarized 9y shake
&C. 9ie-e t6o ara -Ser tells row The Prince once
SCI a Dish 81 Eve spplejohIs before sir John Fal-
take nv leave O. these SIX dry round, old, with
ered knights "a remark which much inoensed
Cooling. or codurg. is a name which seems always
IT 10 be eaten unlocked. and consequently It came
Is before it's a pescod. or CoIli1g when It's al
2t 5 10 SrB coa A9a So TO any 6e 5oa r seed or
codaled before n CONC r. e5te. ~4s -, ot5es
Sp2ss 1sea 70 be 95s o. 1e poa1l!ar eaTi IN the
last century described hov
s. ssiinS ho, oo5.iass. hot bot hot?
I,tppir Is now name q general application. but
70 PhiIips q evidently meant Earucuar variety.
c5slv derived heir names from those of persons.
re-hars famous groWers ~ grafisrs- r,,,,.-- ,...
the Redstresk and he rhapsod.zes after The fash
q-ired verse. over The ''nectareous juice Of the
Redstreak, which he Guafs as be chants thea
n the second book Of bis poem Ph,,ps cescIloes
re pressing 81 re aTS s r. lS S-l o. ~ m
7ortance OF cleanliness and he selection 81 sound
er~yers are 10 be 5eleved s. not suficieuty real
ized by some present cay manufacturers o. Hp9le
Side- IS a ve-y old beverage. 81. Augustine z9en-
s1 55' KIND Of viae: witch would seem 70 betO6en
a considerable degree Or ar ana care ~ is
many centuries. but what IS exactly meant oy
vss oecasioaaiiy applied 70 fe-rnentea drinks pro-
duoed from frllt other than apples A writer ot
o. o., -c @o 20 f,- NE ap1iicafioa q tie rarrs
r. srT i-toxicating uguor -- sJrouE drink This
YES FREQUENT medieval Use IN Iafl.l..[ 70
Authorize Version says, Give strong drink unto
In Shst = &C. ~ 20 sfr6 5r,rk Arother &c
cesiaste of ,he hftee1tE ceztl'Y, 500 sssb -
d~arke no WINE. nor cydre."
But apart from this wider use q Tie tern. eieer'
= e 4- Zee i ro,ire nd s-or in history and &c
H., - 49, ~, Il 81. - have hastened ITS nssT-
able end ~ surfeit.ns himself with peaches end
drinking new cider. When he was already suffering
from fever. In Fisldtng's DAY drinkers were not
with cider but liked 10 increase us
intoxicating power by the addition or splrts-a
mixture known coiioquially "c-oer-anc.' IN
John Andrews party ~ men are r. present 20 Is
s'vuoakirE their pipes over some Crle--and.
The beverage s. made IN many Parts or AEs ia. no,
but chiefly 81 the western counties: ara or the
1s-fous cser making districts worcestershi-e ard
T1o-ef0~5ehfre bear the palm. Tie climate ana
erU OF these counties and Of DcNonsnire are 10
s-rr-r srr-fa1lv favorable 70 the growth OF SUIT
sble fruit: bat there - no reason why, WIN cue
80 - industry cider making should not he
49,, n~o9ta - IN other parts % the country. Nor
fCfl ~iFer "a may be noted. - excellent
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