44 On Cyder making. 



Ansxver, The best and least expensive mill I know 

 of, is that of two nuts standing perpendicular, with a 

 sweep fixed to one of them, and formed so as t6 take 

 the apple from the hopper, and break it on the end 

 plank of the frame of the mill, and then convey the 

 broken parts to the other nut, so as to effect a double 

 grinding by the two nuts ; those of my mill, are made 

 of black walnut, which is to be preferred, both on ac- 

 count of the solidity of the wood and not being so lia- 

 ble to crack and split as those of white oak : they have 

 now been in use for three seasons, and are in as good 

 order as when first made. 



Qiieri/ 2ncL Should the apples be ground very fine, 

 and more than once ? 



Answer. As to the Virginia crab, it matters not 

 how fine they are ground ; the finer all other kinds of 

 apples are ground, the more the particles of the pulp 

 will mix with the must, and the more difficult will be 

 the fermentation : that degree of fineness is therefore 

 to be sought for, that will best promote the expression 

 of the juice, without overloading it with the fine par- 

 ticles of the apples. 



The pumice after having been pressed may be ad- 

 vantageously ground over again, for the making of 

 water cyder, which when made of the crab, affords a 

 pleasant table drink, during the winter ; but as to mak- 

 ing whole cyder from it, the must is too thick to an- 

 swer any good purpose. 



Query SrcL The best construction of a press, — is 

 the screw or lever preferred ? 



Ansxver, Our cyder being made in a house, the 

 screw press becomes indispensable, as the lever would 



