October, 1921 



Sometimes when the grapes set very 

 heavily it will be necessary to thin out some 

 of the hunches if the finest grapes are 

 wanted. If too many arc allowed to re- 

 main the grapes will all be small and of 

 inferior quality. The best time to do this 

 is when the grapes are a little less than 

 half grown, and the worker will have to 

 be governed largely by conditions and u^e 

 his own judgment regarding how far to go 

 with the thinning. 



When the grapes are to be thinned or 

 gathered a sharp knife or a small pair of 

 shears should be used to cut off the bunches. 

 They should not in any case be broken off 

 as the vine is apt to be torn, and this does 

 it more damage at this time than might be 

 supposed. Grapes are usually marketed in 

 one-half or one bushel baskets, and should 

 be handled with care by the pickers and 

 haulers to avoid crushing. If the grapes 

 are to be shipped to a distant- market it is 

 better not to allow them to get too ripe, 

 as the\- are apt to be badly crushed in 

 transit, and reach the consumer in poor con- 

 dition. 



BETTER FRUIT 



Page IS 



Preserving Sweet 

 Cider 



SWEET cider or grape juice can be pre- 

 served in a sweet condition indefinitely 

 if the directions furnished by specialists in 

 the Bureau of Plant Industry, United States 

 Department of Agriculture, are carefully 

 followed. 



As rapidl}- as the juices are pressed from 

 the fruit place them in clean vessels. Wood- 

 en barrels or tubs which have previously 

 been thoroughly scalded will serve the pur- 

 pose very well, although earthenware jars, 

 if available, should be used. These are al- 

 lowed to stand over night, or for not more 

 than 12 to 14 hours, in the coolest location 

 possible so that much of the solid mitter 

 suspended in the juice will settle to the 

 bottom. Glass jars or bottles must be thor- 

 oughly sterilized to receive the juices, 

 which are drained off without disturbing 

 the sediment. 



If fruit jars are used they should be 

 fitted with sterilized caps and rubbers, and 

 the cap tightened down as far as it can be 

 turned. If bottles using crown caps are 

 used, the bottles are capped as they are 

 filled, using caps which have been sterilized. 

 In case bottles closed with corks are used, 

 set the previously sterilized corks in place 

 in the bottles and tie them down loosely 

 with a strong cord so that steam may es- 

 cape. To relieve the pressure during steri- 

 lization the bottles should be filled only to 

 the neck. 



AWASH boiler or other convenient ves- 

 sel can be prepared for a "water bath" 

 by fitting it with a wooden rack on >vhich 

 the containers filled as above indicated with 

 juice are placed. The bath is filled with 

 cold water and the bottles or jars, if closed. 



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