THE COMPLEAT CYDERMAN, or, the Present Practice of Raising Plantations of the Best Cyder Apple and Perry-Trees, with the improvemnet of their Excellent Juices.
by [ELLIS, William].:
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London, printed for R. Baldwin at the Rose in Pater-noster-Row, 1754.. TITLE CONTINUED: Shewing, I. The Benefit of making Plantations with the right Sort of Cyder Apple and Perry Pear-Trees. II. Of the various Soils, and proper Situations for Plantations of the Hereford and Southams right Cyder Apple and Perry Pear-Trees. III. Of raising and planting the right Sort of these Trees. IV. Various Methods of dressing and pruning these Trees. V. Of gathering, hoarding, and sweating, Cyder and Perry Fruit. VI. Of fermenting and racking Cyder and Perry. VII. Several Ways of preparing Casks to preserve these Liquors sound and pleasant. VIII. To make a sweet Cyder out of a rough Cyder. IX. Several Ways to make Cyder stronger than ordinary. X. Of making a good Cyder from Crab Apples. XI. Of improving Cyder made from greenish Fruit. XII. Of making bad Cyder Apple-Trees become good ones. XIII. Two Cases, shewing how to recover damaged Cyders. XIV. Various Methods of making Cyders in different Countries. XV. Of Cyder making, and improving it in Casks, by an eminent Doctor of Physick. With Many other Improvements relating to these excellent Liquors. By Experienc'd Hands, living in the Cyder Countries of Devonshire, Cornwall, Herefordshire, &c. FIRST EDITION 1754. 8vo, 205 x 130 mm, 8 x 5 inches, pages: xvi, 1-123 plus 5 pages of adverts, bound in modern full crushed blue morocco, gilt title to spine, new endpapers. Spine slightly faded, some uneven darkening to covers, occasional pale age-browning, otherwise a very good clean tight copy. See: H. Frederic Janson, Pomona's Harvest, page 354; A Catalogue of Printed Books in the Wellcome Medical Library, Volume 2, page 380; ESTC T16296. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- Roger Middleton (GB)
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- 47397
- Title
- THE COMPLEAT CYDERMAN, or, the Present Practice of Raising Plantations of the Best Cyder Apple and Perry-Trees, with the improvemnet of their Excellent Juices.
- Author
- [ELLIS, William].:
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Place of Publication
- London, printed for R. Baldwin at the Rose in Pater-noster-Row, 1754.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- CIder Perry Apples Brewing Distilling Hereford Devonshire Cornwall Drink Perry-Trees fruit culture orchards pomona
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