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io# One of the beft ways of obtaining the greateft 
ftorc of Sap in the fliorteft time from the Body of any Tree, 
is, Notoaly to pierce the Bark, nor to cut the Body with 
a^chizel, almoft to the Pith, ( as fome have directed,) but 
quite thorow all the Circles and the inner Rind it fclf , oa 
both fides of the Pith, leaving only the oatermoft Circle 
and the Bark on the North-Eaft-fide unpierced. But thi& 
hole is to be bored floaping upwardsj. as large as the biggeff 
Auger, you can get, will make 5 and that alfo thorough aiKi 
under a large Arm near the ground^ So will it not need any 
ftone to keep open the orifice ; nor Spigot , to direct the Sap 
into the Receiver. This way, the Tree will in fliort time at^ 
ford liquor enough to brew with it. And with fomeof thefe 
fweet Saps one bufhell of Mak. will make as good Ale ? a^ 
four bu(hels with ordinary water 5 though you ftiould brev^ 
even in M^rch , held the propereft time for brewing in regard 
of the goodnefs- of the water at that feafon, Sjcamore Itake 
to yeildthe beft brewing Sap, being very fweet and wholefom^. 
II, To prcferve Sap in the beft condition, for Brewings 
wha^ you gather firft , muft be infolated by a conftant cxpo^ 
fiire of it to the Sun in Glaftes or other fit vcffels , till the 
reft be gathered and ready 5 otherwifc it will foon contrad aa 
acidity. Having been thus e^^poCd to the Sun till a fufficienc 
quantity is coUeded 5 put into itfo much very- thin cut and 
hard tofted but no ways burnt Ry-bread^.as will fervetofeir 
meat it 5 and when it works , take out the Bread ^ and boile 
the liquor J ftopping it up with waxed Corks,. If you baks 
Sags or any other Medicinal herbs in fuch thin Ry-paftc, 
till they be very dry, you may expedl a very wholeCbme 
drink. If you put a few C/i;w in every Glafs, into which 
the Sap runs from the Tree , it will certainly keep a twelfr 
month . Bat I have wonder'd , whileft Lobferv'd , How fpee- 
dily it drew the taft and tin5ture of the Clove, Infome few 
bottles I was fo happy as to draw out my Cloves with a clothe 
in which I tyed them up,. ia-fuch.a feafoa, as not. to change 
colour nor tafte5 and yet Ipreferv'd the Birch- fap by thar 
Sight fermentation above a twelf month without.any alteration-, 
^which clfe would have fowr'd in a few days^ 
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