The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-08-12
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Though Deauisur has 4 l;vered by farthe ber
account e%tart Of the " commerce Of Greece
vet Eton's 90 furvey Of the Tnrki:h Empire''
muf be regarded as the nlot luminous view OF
the Po'iicai and eeneraireiations Of thar ~ 5ole
Enoire. To fuch of orr readers therefore.
who detire to underfand the condition of its
government, its religion, its 6nances, It's mill
tary and nava force, with the hGory, arts.
icIences, manners, commerce and numbers Of
the Peobie the CONDITION of its provinces.
with the efforts which have been already made
Tor the emancipation of Grcece the caufes
of the decline Of Turkey, and thoft which
tend TO the proloueition of its exifence We
RESPECTFULLY recommend ti,is iiufiruEEiivr vo-
lume. Rton was IN Enclifh Conful in T'ur-
key, and has brought down his 90 flrvey' to as
late a period as Feb. 1898.
Amidft the many examples, which he details,
OF the profound ignorance Of the Turks, in all
the branches Of fcience or OF art, il is curious
to fee here and there Iittle fample of ingenuity
and ikil unknown TO more civilized countries.
The two following receipts, for example, one
for preicrving butter, and the OTHER for prepar-
ing reaf, have not yet found their way int the
diaries aud kitchens of the Virginia Farmers.
The bntie,, which is molly ufed in Confantinople.
comes from the Grim and the Kuban. They do not
fat it, but melt it in large copper pans over very
flow FIRE, and fcum or what ffes il will then prs
ierve iweet long true, If the butter was f-eih when
it was melted. We preferye butter molly By fall
ing have had butter, which when frefh was mel,
ed and found in the Tartar Mariner, and then Gat-
ed in our manner, Which kept two years good, aud
fine tatted Waning does not 20 effefually free
butser from the cTd and butfer-nilk which it is ne
ceilry DO, in order preie-ve il, as BOILING or
melting when then fai; is added to prevent the rare
butyrous part from growing rancid, certainly nave
TIE beG Procefs for preierving butter rhe melting
or boiling ifdone with care docs not dilcolour or
injure the tate.
The Prerervstion ofYegf having been fubea of
much reearch 'his country, the following particu
lars may perhaps deierve attention On the coaa Of
PerGa my bread was made, in the Eugh manner.
Of good wheat -four, and with the yeaH generally u
fed there. IL thus prepared take fnall tea cup
or wine glais fn of iplt or bruifed peafe, pour on
them Pint Of bling and fet the whole in
vsilel al! night the hearth, or any other warm
place the water will be good yeaR, and have a
fro.h on s top next msrnng. In this cold climate,
Especially a cold fealon it f1oud Rand longer TO
fermen,, perhaps t"entyfour or fortyeight hours &
the quantity OF Peale Mould be larger experience
muf determine this. The above quantity made me >
much bread as half quartern loaf the quality of
which was very good aud light.
The whole OF the water in which the peas were
Some psfiouslayiug taken ouly the froth have not
fucceeac :. IL IS alto neceHary in Eugand to let the
peas aeeP much longer in water than in warmer
climate. A les trials viii determine the exa6l time
in winter and IN fummer, either by the quantity Of
froth produced, by the ae and nell Of the water
Profeaor Prone has aGcsrtained that grape fngar.
when drained OF It's molafes may he made perfc civ
white, and to pofefs a full, pure favour, without
The lear remnant Of a vegetable fale or fsie From
his experiments on this fuhe9, he is Of opinion that
all the efforts Of the fugar baker fhould be direqed
towards the Capitalization Of this fugar in the moi
gr1nulated Gate polible, as grape Gugar cryHazes
eonfderablY quicker than that made from caae.
The produce Of Altar, or E,fentfal Oil Of Rofes
Obtained at the New Plantation and Mandatory.
at Wandlworth, is Rated by the Rev MIR. Butcher.
az MI drms from 100 buihes, or 500 ID. Of ro-
fes--Fhis produce il genuine, greatly exceeds any
obtained from the MOT careful and fueeefsul opera
tions in India. Col Polier, Who foue years finse,