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Subject: Cider Digest #1207, 13 March 2005
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Cider Digest #1207 13 March 2005
Forum for Discussion of Cider Issues
Dick Dunn, Digest Janitor
Contents:
Delurking briefly ("Peter R. Hoover")
narrow-range pH paper (Dick Dunn)
Mt. Vernon Cider School.... (Tracy Camp)
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Subject: Delurking briefly
From: "Peter R. Hoover" <prh4@cornell.edu>
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 08:47:20 -0500
In re cider mills,
I have a nineteenth-century W. O. Hickok Keystone Cider Mill, which I
recently restored using white oak timbers. In trying to get more
information on this beast, I contacted the W, O, Hickok Company in
Harrisburg, PA, which I understand is now out of business. They were
mainly manufacturers of machines that produced ruled paper and
book-binding presses, but which made cider mills for many years,
ending just after World War II. I have a xerox copy of a book they
published, titled "Between the Lines," giving the history of the
company.
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Peter R. Hoover, Office of Publications and Marketing, Cornell
University, East Hill Plaza, 353 Pine Tree Road, Ithaca, NY
14850-2819; 607 255-9454; fax, 255-5684; e-mail, prh4@cornell.edu.
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Subject: narrow-range pH paper
From: rcd@talisman.com (Dick Dunn)
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:34:03 -0700 (MST)
Does anybody know of a US source for narrow-range pH paper? I know that
Andrew had found some in the UK, but I've been unable to Google up a
source for anything in the US. The best I can find is accurate to 0.5,
which is just not enough. The ideal would be something like a range of
3-4, able to be read to 0.2. (OK, 0.1 would be "more ideal" but I'm
trying to be realistic!)
Yes, I could get a pH meter. But no, that doesn't seem like a good idea--
they need a bit of pampering, and especially when I'd only be using it
for a little while in the fall it would be easy to neglect it and ruin
the electrode. IF the narrow-range papers could be had, they'd be a much
better method.
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Dick Dunn rcd@talisman.com Hygiene, Colorado USA
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Subject: Mt. Vernon Cider School....
From: Tracy Camp <campt@polyserve.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 09:02:11 -0800 (PST)
I called today to inquire if there was still space for the 'Cider School'
session they are planning on holding April 25-29th and was told they had
only had two folks sign up so far. Since they feel they need to
pretty-much fill up the course to make it pay for itself they are
considering cancelling it. So since I didn't remember seeing a mention of
the upcoming April session on the digest I thought I'd mention it
(again?). Since I'd like to participate - go sign up! ;)
http://mtvernon.wsu.edu/frt_hort/fruit_horticulture.htm
The coordinator at Mt. Vernon did say that if your interested to be sure
and call by no later than the 15th of this month since that is when they
need to make their cancellation decision.
Tracy Camp
OpenMars
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