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Fining Cider

Joseph Cooper recommends the Jelly from Cows feet
that from one Bullock warmed and mixed with
Cider - fined two hogheads - [sacked] off in ten days.
strained before using - improved the flavor.
Agric. Mus. p. 222

Mode of fining Cider communicated to me
by Dr Wm Thornton of
Washington

[Sketch of two casks placed one atop the other]
[begin text in the sketch of upper cask lid]
Hair Sieve
[end text in the sketch of upper cask lid]
[begin text in sketch of upper cask]
Upper Cask into
which the unstrained
Liquor is poured
[end text in sketch of upper cask]
[begin text next to upper spigot of lower cask]
For draining
off the [illegible] Liquor
[end text next to upper spigot of lower cask]
[begin text in sketch of lower cask]
Sand
Fine Gravel
Coarse Gravel
[illegible] Bottom with
Holes
[end text  in sketch of lower cask]
[begin text next to lower spigot of lower cask]
To drain the water
off when [cleaning]
the cask
[end text next to lower spigot of lower cask] 
        