IMPROVE- MENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SPICED OR FLAVORED VINEGAR, AND IN THE ÁPPARATUS USED THEREFOR
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to George John Hutchings, of Rupert Street, in the City and
County of Bristol, Wine and Spirit Merchant, for the Invention of "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SPICED OR FLAVORED VINEGAR, AND IN THE
ÁPPARATUS USED THEREFOR.”
"
Sealed the 13th November 1877, and dated the 29th August 1877.
Sealed the 13th November 1877, and dated the 29th August 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said George John Hutchings at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 29th August 1877.
GEORGE JOHN HUTCHINGS, of Rupert Street, in the City and County of Bristol,
Wine and Spirit Merchant. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SPICED
OR FLAVORED VINEGAR, AND IN THE APPARATUS USED THEREFOR."
This Invention mainly consists in the adoption of the following process of manu-
facture; and apparatus used therein.
First. I carefully bruise the spices for spiced vinegar, and I prefer, in making
such vinegar; to employ cloves, mace, pimento, chillies, nutmegs, unbleached ginger,
also leaves from the bay tree.
The spices being bruised, I prefer to mix them in the following proportions; viz. :-
Cloves, two parts; pimento, one part; mace, one part; chillies, three parts; nut-
megs, one part; unbleached ginger, two parts.
The spices having been carefully mixed together, add (say, equal to one-tenth of
the above mixture) a portion of alum to make the pickles crisp, and to give a
fullness of flavour in the mouth. The mixture is now to be introduced into the
percolating apparatus, which mainly consists of a large stoneware or other jar or
holder, two stoneware plates for same, perforated with small holes, and cover for
same to fit in a groove in the jar (the object of this groove is, that being filled with
a little vinegar, it keeps out particles of dirt), and to have a small hole in the top to
allow of free working the perforated plates, to fit in proper places, leaving between
the plates a space to place the several spices.
In bottom of jar is placed one or more large sponges, and a quantity of the finest
filter paper, which is necessary to absorb the essential oils invariably found in

page_text: spices, which have a tendency to render the vinegar cloudy. A tap is fixed in the
lower part or nose of the jar. Place the whole mixture between the plates, to
prevent same floating to the top of the percolator. The plain malt vinegar being
added cold, is allowed to stand some time, that it may thoroughly percolate through
the several spices. The tap is then turned on, and the vinegar is allowed to pass
through the sponge and filter paper slowly to stock pieces, and is there blended
with plain vinegar to suit the strength required.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said George John Hutchings in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 28th
February 1878.
GEORGE JOHN HUTCHINGS, of Rupert Street, in the City and County of Bristol,
Wine and Spirit Merchant. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SPICED OR
FLAVORED VINEGAR, AND IN THE APPARATUS USED THEREFOR."
This Invention consists in the adoption of the following process of manufacture
and apparatus used therein.
First. I carefully bruise the spices for spiced vinegar, and I prefer, in making
such vinegar, to employ cloves, mace, pimento, chillies, nutmegs, unbleached ginger,
also leaves from the bay tree.
The spices being bruised, I prefer to mix them in the following proportions, viz. :-
Cloves, two parts; pimento, one part; mace, one part; chillies, two parts; nut-
megs, one part; unbleached ginger, two parts; bay leaves, one part.
The spices having been carefully mixed together, add (say, equal to one-tenth of
the above mixture) a portion of alum to make the pickles crisp, and to give a
fulness of flavor in the mouth. The mixture is now to be introduced into the
percolating apparatus, which mainly consists of a large stoneware or other jar or
holder, two stoneware plates for same perforated with small holes, and cover for
same to fit in a groove in the jar (the object of this groove is that, being filled with
a little vinegar, it keeps out particles of dirt), same to have a small hole in the top
to allow of free working. The perforated plates should fit in their proper places,
leaving between the plates a space to place the several spices in.
In the bottom of jar is placed one or more large sponges, and a quantity of the
finest filter paper, which is necessary to absorb the essential oils invariably found in
spices, which have a tendency to render the vinegar cloudy. A tap is fixed in the
lower part or nose of the jar. I place the whole mixture between the plates, to
prevent same floating to the top of the percolator. The plain malt vinegar being
added cold, is allowed to stand some time, that may thoroughly percolate through
the several spices. The tap is then turned on, and the vinegar is allowed to pass
through the sponge and filter paper slowly to stock pieces, and is there blended
with plain vinegar to suit the strength required.
Having thus far described the nature of the said Invention and incidentally
intimated in what manner the same is to be performed or carried out in practice,
I will now proceed (aided by the accompanying Drawings and the statements

page_text: herein-before set forth) to further and particularly describe and ascertain in what
manner the same is to be performed or carried out in practice, that is to say :--
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 shows a view of the percolator; Fig. 2, cover for same, which fits in a
groove formed in the top of the percolator; Fig. 3 shows by plan one of the plates
to fit percolator, as shewn in Fig. 1.
The spices, after careful mixing, as before described, are placed between the
plates A and A2, which fit in the percolator A. The lower part of the percolator
is supplied with a nose B, into which, and between it and the under side of plate A',
a sponge or filter paper is inserted. A tap is fixed to the nose B.
The action is as follows:-The mixed spices having been placed on plate A¹, the
plate A is placed on the top of same. The plain vinegar is then poured into the
percolator, and passes through the perforated plate A², and same passes slowly
through the spices contained between A' and A², and thence through the sponge or
filter papers by nose B, where it is drawn off by tap, as before described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and object of the
said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed or carried out in
practice, I hereby declare that I claim the said Invention of "Improvements in the
Manufacture. of Spiced or Flavored Vinegar, and in the Apparatus used therefor,"
substantially as the same is herein-before set forth and described and illustrated by
the accompanying Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said George John Hutchings have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Twenty-fifth day of February, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight.
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Witness,
WM. H. CHUBB,
Clerk to Mr. S. B. Ward,
Sol.,
Bristol.
GEORGE JOHN HUTCHINGS. (LS.)