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September 9, 1803
The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser
Washington, District Of Columbia
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A 1764 experiment in Suffolk, Mass., preserved cider by submerging iron-bound casks in constantly cold, running spring water in a cellar from October to May, resulting in superior quality. This method is likened to the ancient preservation of Falernian wine in the Tiber River.
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WASHINGTON CITY.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9.
The juice of the apple, were the best methods used in pressing and preserving it, as well as in fortifying the fruit, might perhaps be rendered almost equal to the juice of the grape. The following method of preserving cider is mentioned in Dean's Husbandry. "An experiment, says a valuable correspondent in the county of Suffolk (Mass.) was made in the year 1764. Some iron bound casks of cider were placed in a cellar which was always so full of cold spring water, as to keep the casks constantly covered, with the water running upon them continually. As the water was at all times equally cold, it kept the cider not only from the influence of the air, but fermentations in liquor. In which place it continued from October to May following. It was then drawn off into barrels, and was pronounced to be the best of cider, by very good judges." He adds "In this manner the famous Falernian wine, so often mentioned by the Latin poet Horace, kept, being sunk in the river Tiber, which washed the shores of Rome."
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9.
The juice of the apple, were the best methods used in pressing and preserving it, as well as in fortifying the fruit, might perhaps be rendered almost equal to the juice of the grape. The following method of preserving cider is mentioned in Dean's Husbandry. "An experiment, says a valuable correspondent in the county of Suffolk (Mass.) was made in the year 1764. Some iron bound casks of cider were placed in a cellar which was always so full of cold spring water, as to keep the casks constantly covered, with the water running upon them continually. As the water was at all times equally cold, it kept the cider not only from the influence of the air, but fermentations in liquor. In which place it continued from October to May following. It was then drawn off into barrels, and was pronounced to be the best of cider, by very good judges." He adds "In this manner the famous Falernian wine, so often mentioned by the Latin poet Horace, kept, being sunk in the river Tiber, which washed the shores of Rome."
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What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Cider Preservation
Historical Experiment
Falernian Wine
Spring Water Method
Where did it happen?
County Of Suffolk (Mass.)
Story Details
Location
County Of Suffolk (Mass.)
Event Date
1764
Story Details
Experiment submerging cider casks in cold spring water preserved it excellently from October to May; analogous to ancient Falernian wine kept in the Tiber.