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No 2                           Coopers Russeting Apple

Timothy Matlack }
No 1. Cider apple }

This Apple is said to have originated from
a tree on the Estate of Mr Joseph Cooper opposite
to Philadelphia which was planted as [illegible]
Cooper States by the Indians -- The tree grows
vigorously, and is peculiarly suited to Sandy
Soils -- It grows rather irregularly and is
far from handsome -- but very hardy. It is a
great bearer and produces early.  The fruit is
small, yellow pale skin, with Russet cheek.
The flesh dry but rich and when ripe is more sweet.

It is frequently called
Coopers Sweet Russeting
The stalk singularly
long and thin.

It makes excellent pies and requires but
little sugar -- The Cyder is remarkably
strong and high flavored of a very vinous
taste.  The liquor is frequently of a syruppy
thickness and difficult to fine. -- To my taste
I never drank Cyder preferable for flavor
or fineness to that made from the fruit
by Mr Cooper, from one to three years old.
The fruit is not sufficiently ripe for
Cyder till November.  The must weighs twenty four
pennyweight in a pint heavier than water - Vandevere
must only eleven pennywt[pennyweight] p[per] pint heavier -
Nov. 19.1810. This Season after a violent frost and deep Snow
on the 1st & 2nd of this month of uncommon severity, I found
these apples in                 the orchard uninjured by the
weather.                                          Timothy Matlack says, if
properly prepared by straining at
[sketch of apple]         the press it is our first cider
apple --
        