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330 FRUITS IN THEIE, SEASON.
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agreeable flavor , but so weak that it can hardly be kept , even when bottleduntil the next seasonand has therefore never become an
, , article of commerce , but is chiefly distilled to make kirschwasser , some of the stones being" previously broken in order that the kernels
may also contribute their flavor . Even in France this is always sold dearer than the best brandythoughas the fruit from which it is
made costs nothing" for cultivation , , Bosc , observes that it ought to be far cheaperand would be sosince it can be made wherever wild
cherries grow , , were it not for the , ignorance and inertness of the peasantry , yet further exemplified in the fact that in 1821 there were
still " not " known many . 7 ' The tons yet " in more France precious where cordial the cherry maraschino was absolutel is distilled y
in Italy from the leaves and kernels of a small , gean pounded , in a mortar , mixed with honey , and slightly fermented . Fresh cherries
distilled , afford also , it is said , a liquor found very beneficial in coughs , and Evelyn says of _oiir own wild black cherrythat " with
new wine and honey they make a conditum of admirable , effect to corroborate the Stomach" an assertion likely to be taken little
notice of in days when it , is statements rather than stomachs for which the world asks corroboration .
The wood of the cherry-tree is extensively used in Paris for furniturebeing reckoned only second to mahogany . The naturall
reddish color , is intensified by soaking it for some months in y pure water , or for some days in lime water , and it takes a fine
polish , but is considered unfit for carpentry purposes on account of its brittleness and proneness to decay if exposed to the damp . Yet
few cherry-trees are ever planted in France , this office being left to the birdswhohowevercarry it on with sufficient assiduity to
, , , secure an unfailing supply , whether for fruit , timber , or as stocks upon which to graft the cultivated kindsthe trees being found
both to grow better and to live longer when , the stem , at least , is of the wild kind . The exterior bark of the cherry-tree having
more circular fibres than other trees , becomes thereby so tough as sometimes to hinder the growth of the plant , and it is said that in
some places slits are made in the bark as a Ternedial measure , but this seems very doubtfulsince if that part be wounded the sap
, exudes in the form of gum , which is looked on as a disease , since the same effect takes place from age or deficiency of nourishment .
This gum , which exists in plum-trees also , but is most abundant in the cherry , resembles gum arabic , but only swells when placed
in cold water , and requires boiling fully to dissolve it . It is , howeversometimes used in France for manufacturing purposes when
, there is a scarcity of gum arabic , but as its extravasation is thought to enfeeble the treesand the branches must be cut in order to
, procure any considerable quantity , it is forbidden for any but the proprietor of the land to gather it . This tender trait of weeping
over unkind cuts may have some influence in leading to this tree being specially selected as a sort of lover's letter-box , for Evelyn , ¦ ¦ >»
330 Fruits In Theie, Season.
330 FRUITS IN THEIE , SEASON .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), July 1, 1861, page 330, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01071861/page/42/
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