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in the vat from twelve to twenty-four hours before 

 pressing. 



In pressing our best ciders, the pomace is formed 

 into a cheese by the aid of straw, laid between the 

 layers of pomace, and turned over at the edge, so as 

 to form an external security on every side against the 

 passage of the particles of the apple. This is a part 

 of the operation of cider making, on which much of 

 the excellence of the liquor will be found to depend ; 

 when skilfully done, it completely separates the juice 

 from the pulp. Hair cloths are used in England for 

 this purpose in this country I have never seen them 

 used, nor have I ever been able to procure them of a 

 proper fabrick or size. In the manufacture of pure 

 Crab, a crib of the form and construction mentioned 

 under the head of that liquor is used, without straw; 

 and in the management of some of our correct manu- 

 facturers of late cider, a crib of larger dimensions, and 

 greater space between the slats is sometimes used, with 

 straw laid in thin strata, and at the sides of the crib ; 

 in preference to the use of the cheese, which in cold 

 weather, being a manual operation, is very inconve- 

 nient and uncomfortable. 



In the construction of the press within a building, 

 flie use of a lever has been universally abandoned, as 

 requiring more space for its operation, more strength to 



