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March 8, 1861
Bellows Falls Times
Bellows Falls, Windham County, Vermont
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Advice on storing winter fruit, especially apples, by sorting to remove decay and packing in absorbent materials like dry leaves or buckwheat hulls in lime-casks to prevent spoilage and reduce work.
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Winter Fruit. Do not forget to sort over the winter fruit frequently, removing all that show any symptoms of decay. A single rotten apple will infect a whole barrel. The sorting should be conducted with care, so that none be bruised, as this promotes farther decay.-Agricultural Paper.
Yes,-sorting over is important when fruit is put away naked. But it will keep better, and cost less work, to pack apples in some good, thoroughly dried absorbent such as dry autumnal leaves, or buck wheat hulls. Apples put away in barrels (lime-casks are better than flour barrels) with such materials in successive layers, and so as not to touch each other, will retain their soundness and freshness a long time.
Yes,-sorting over is important when fruit is put away naked. But it will keep better, and cost less work, to pack apples in some good, thoroughly dried absorbent such as dry autumnal leaves, or buck wheat hulls. Apples put away in barrels (lime-casks are better than flour barrels) with such materials in successive layers, and so as not to touch each other, will retain their soundness and freshness a long time.
What sub-type of article is it?
Agricultural Advice
Preservation Tip
What keywords are associated?
Winter Fruit
Apple Storage
Decay Prevention
Sorting Fruit
Packing Apples
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Story Details
Instructions for sorting winter fruit to avoid decay and better packing methods using absorbents in barrels to maintain freshness.