MR BARWELL'S CIDER PRESS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2683, 21 September 1889, Page 2

MR BARWELL'S CIDER PRESS.

Thb combined cider and wine press and npple grater or pnlpur, imported from America by Mr C. Barwell "f Tamahere, hivve been fitted up in Mr W. Dey's store, Hamilton East where they imiy be inspected by th»se interested. The press is a massive piece of machinery; it stands ab'jut ten feet high, and is capable of presing fifty bushels of apples at each operation. The pressure, which is enormous, is applied by means of a knucldejointed screw, and can be worked hy hand or other power. The apples, or pomace, when taken from the grater, are laid in a platform and ouilt up in a frame, on racks of basswood and elm strips, and when the frame is full it is removed, and the pomace covered with the cider cloth. Another rack is then

placed on the cloth, and the frame again Hlled with pomace, and the process repeated until the capacity of the press is reached, which, as stated above, is fifty Imehel3. The platform 13 then rolled under (he press, and the pressure applied, the product running through the cloths in a clear, pure stream, and leaving the pomace in a dry, hard mass. Mr Harwell has tasted one or two samples of locally-made "cider," and, he infonr.s

us, he had most unpleasant experiences thereafter ; and he states that one can drink and enjoy the sweet and palatable cider manufactured in America, but if he is rash enough to partake of the Waikato article, which more resembles vinegar than eught else, it is at great risk to his internal economy. He attributes tin's result us solely due to the want of proper plant and the belief that appears to be generally hold that any description of apples can be employed in the manufacture of cider, the main idea being to squash the juice out somehow or another. Mr Barwell dues not intend to pmchase apples for his mill this coming season, but will ex-press the juice for those who wish at so much per gallon.