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Octob. of gathering. The autumnal roan muft not be 
- left on the Tree till full ripe, for then they are 
fure to eat mealy, and they em be in Danger to 
decay very foon. 
Soils rotten at the Heart, by that Time. they 5 are 
perceived outwardly to be ripe. 
Let the Gardener have his Eye upon fe 
Trees of his beft. Kinds of Winter Pears; and 
let him every Morning examine thofe which have 
fallen off, and alfo thofe on the Tree. 
Let him*tut open feveral of the fallings, and. 
if he finds them found and full grown, it is his 
Notice for beginning to gather: for it is the ex- 
cellent. Quality of fome Be thefe Kinds, to quit | 
’ the Tree freely as foon as they are full grown ; 3 
_and before they are too mellow. 
this Degree of Maturity together ; therefore let 
_ the Gardener, when he has Rone the Signal, 
gather with Difcrétion. 
Let him chufe the Morning ‘of a fine ree and 
wait till the Dew is perfectly off the Fruit, and — 
its Surface is entirely dry. If this do not happen 
Many of them are alfo naturally in fome : 
| as this Decreafe begins the Bufinefs is finifhed, 
| it ts not to be encouraged any longer. 
| dried, fifted, and left to cool. 
| Time, and the Manner of the Sweats comi ing on, “ORob, 
| and its Increafe obferved: 
} for féveral Days; “the, Titte :béitie. Uiereshh Ke. 
| cording to the Kinds of Pears, and after it is. 
at the Height it will by Degrees decreafe. As foon 
_. The Blanket isto be. taken off, and the Pears 
one by one wiped. * * ** 
Clean and dry Linnen Cloths muft be ufed for 
this Purpofe, and great Care taken not to bruife 
“them. in doing it. Let the Gardener lay 
by a Number of the very fineft for a peculiar 
~ Manner of Prefervation ; ; and when the reft are 
placed on the Shelves and Floor, dry, and at due 
| Diftance., from -one_ another, let, snes be manage’ 
| eat the following Manner., 
‘Let him gather from fuch Trees thofe hich . 
will come off éafily. All the Pears do not acquire ! 
Let a Dozen of large. pera aie re sited 
perfectly dry and.clean on the Infides.and a Pars 
| cel. of. large . light. Mois. be gathered in: the 
| Middle of a bright Day, and perfectly dried : let 
- fome: common Sand ‘be alfo fpread. befoté a:Fire, 
All this being 
ready, the Pears are to be thus laid into the Jars. | 
F ‘irft cover the Bottom of a Jar, with fome of 
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in thé Morning, let him ftay till Noon or longer. 
Then let him gently touch the beft Fruits, and 
raife them a little upwarcs. 
If they come off, ’tis well; if not, no Force 
| muft be ufed ; 
Branch thus ae remain longer. 
If thefe Kind of Pears be gathered one 
they will eafily quit the Tree, they will fhrivel 
up in lying, and never have. their.foll Flavour 5 
and if they are neglected when iid ~ wall fall! 
from the-Branches. ) 5 
Three Days actwands be ices vAlit the: fame: 
Tree again; and thofe which: would not come off 
at firft, perhaps then will: 
them longer. . He muft not erudge the Trowble 
of making, three or four Gatherings from: a! good’ 
Tree; for the Fruit thus carefully pulled; may, 
with the Keeping, we: fhall direct, be prolenvash 
till the next Seafon. 3 
As the Pears. are- giibcsedl Goery ‘Hen to can 
airy Room : 
cover them: with a Blariket. 
in their Juices: 
for keeping through-the’ Year. 
‘The: Fermentation: would’ habe! come: on’ ae 
- fome- Tite} whether this: Method were tifed’ of 
not; and'it- might have' deftroyed the‘ Fruit but’ 
being thus brought on under thé’ Eyef it’ only’ | 
ferves to mellow the Juices and improve the 
Flavour: by the fame Means the watery Part 
which would have rotted them, goes off in a 
gentle fweating. | 
Let the Blanket be lifted up from Time to 
thofe which do not quit the 
if not, let Kivi leave: 
the dry Mof:-then fay upon this as ntmmy of 
the Pears as will lie fingly, not one upon another ; 
on thefe lay another Bed of Mofs, and upon 
that more Pears. Thus proceed till the Jar is 
full ; and in the fame Mariner fill up alt the 
others... * 
When slic are call fall, ‘an them upwith Plugs, 
and pour over thefe melted Rofin. 
‘Phen! fet. thei apna Bed Of the dry Sand 
fourTiches thick; and pour on’ moré of it tilt 
they Jare’ filled? up’ between, and covered: a Foot 
thick. 
Thus: let-theny tame: cll thre Pedtfs iefirvd in 
lt thé commoh Way are gone; and then being’ g opened’ 
| One byionéas‘they are wanted, the F uit will be’ 
| found-in themrin perfect good Condition. - 
| Thecommon Method}iwhich’ anfwers: very well? 
| 
| for thofe to’be-ufed eatlier ik’ the Winter, isto 
| lay them feparate and clear of dhe another: “upon 
| the Floor and. Shelves: of am airy ik 
lay them: carefully: ine # Heap; Lave | beft Situation. for the- Room: is to hav’ 
This! will: make® } dows .to. the. South ;,and:it fiould not be’ pete 
them fweat,.and: bring, on agdin the Fermentation’ | 
and: by this: mee are rendered! ft | 
The: 
ts Win> 
any. Place where there. j WS aFireo dru 
In fine mild Weather the Windows oll’ be: 
opened in the Middle of the Day ; but: in’ bad 
Seafons they muft_ be, kept fhut. entirely : and 
-in very frofty Times the Fruit, muft be. covered’: 
| with fome dry Straws, which mutt be taken of: 
| again when it is milder, vic | 
In this Manner, after the ‘fweating and wip- 
ing, the greater Part of the Pears Slog Winter 
Ufe may be preferved through a very confide- 
rable Part, if not the whole Seafon: and when 
they laft no longer the Jars are a fuyre Supply te 
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