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letting it lay with the bung down; in the evening, empty out the lime-water, and
wash the barrel clean in several waters; after the water is drained out, burn a
brimstone match in it, made of a piece of coarse muslin one inch broad, and four
long, dipped in melted brimstone; light one end of the match, and put it in; put
the bung on slightly, so as to hold the other end, and allow air sufficient to
make it burn; when the rag has burned out, drive in the bung to keep in the
sulphuric gas, which, if allowed time, will condense on the sides.
The apples should be kept under cover, and secured from rain. After they have
laid to mellow for two or three weeks, select those that are sound; break off
the stems and leaves; have the trough perfectly clean, and after they are
ground, keep them from the sun and rain for twenty-four hours; then press them,
and fill into the casks; the first running is always the best; each cask that is
filled should be numbered, so as to know the quality; and after they are all
filled, draw off and mix them, the weak with the strong; keep the casks filled
up with cider while they are fermenting; when the fermentation is subsiding,
there will be a thin white scum rise slowly: when this is all off, lay on the
bung lightly; rack it off in a few days in barrels, in which brimstone has been
used, and bung it tight; rack it off again in March, and keep the bungs in
tight.
To Make Vinegar.
You may always have good vinegar for pickling, and other purposes, by taking a
little pains. Get a tight whiskey barrel, if it is clean you need not rinse it,
and out into it ten gallons of the best vinegar you can
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