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14 THE CRANBERRY. or the cranberry sauce, without which a thanksgiving turkey is now considered shorn of half its glory. These cranberries, however, were wild, and of an austere flavor, just as the potatoes which Sir Walter Raleigh first discovered and carried with him to-England were but the puny progenitors of the large and mealy affairs which now, as Chenangoes, Irish, or under other specific names, appear daily on every table. It is not positively known from what' particular country the cranberry originally came. Most probably, like many other fruits and plants, it is indigenous to many soils. One thing is certain, that in various parts of America, both North and South, it exists in a wild state, in various parts, in great profusion, and it is not unreasonable to suppose, that there are at this moment uncountable acres in this country where it abounds unheeded, and only allowed to run waste because the value of the berries is not known. On many of the vast steppes of Russia wild cranberries abound, and even amid the wastes of Siberia it is occasionally to be met with. Indeed, the Russian cranberries proved for a long time to be no inconsiderable portion of the exports of that country, and even until the breaking out of the Eastern War, there were to be seen among bales of hides, hogsheads of tallow, bundles of bristles, and bales of hemp, certain quaint-looking earthen jars, which. contained 'cranberries for the use
Title | A complete manual for the cultivation of the cranberry |
Creator | Eastwood, B. |
Publisher | Orange Judd |
Place of Publication | New York |
Date | 1856 |
Language | eng |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Title | 00000020 |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Transcript | 14 THE CRANBERRY. or the cranberry sauce, without which a thanksgiving turkey is now considered shorn of half its glory. These cranberries, however, were wild, and of an austere flavor, just as the potatoes which Sir Walter Raleigh first discovered and carried with him to-England were but the puny progenitors of the large and mealy affairs which now, as Chenangoes, Irish, or under other specific names, appear daily on every table. It is not positively known from what' particular country the cranberry originally came. Most probably, like many other fruits and plants, it is indigenous to many soils. One thing is certain, that in various parts of America, both North and South, it exists in a wild state, in various parts, in great profusion, and it is not unreasonable to suppose, that there are at this moment uncountable acres in this country where it abounds unheeded, and only allowed to run waste because the value of the berries is not known. On many of the vast steppes of Russia wild cranberries abound, and even amid the wastes of Siberia it is occasionally to be met with. Indeed, the Russian cranberries proved for a long time to be no inconsiderable portion of the exports of that country, and even until the breaking out of the Eastern War, there were to be seen among bales of hides, hogsheads of tallow, bundles of bristles, and bales of hemp, certain quaint-looking earthen jars, which. contained 'cranberries for the use |
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