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will turn into vinegar. Sweet-apple cider is 

 by far the best for all these uses. 



Sweet cider may be boiled away, over a 

 slow fire, and afterward carefully put into 

 a clean cask, where it will keep well for a 

 long while. This boiled cider is very useful 

 in preparing pies &>c. Cider is sometimes 

 greatly strengthened, by freezing it ; the bet- 

 ter part of it resists the action of the frost, 

 and may thus be separated from the inferior, 

 watery particles. 



