Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-05-02

FLOUR AND BREAD "A correspondent of the Scien-
tifc American G.. Royal, Bridgeton, N. J.,) commu-
nicates the following information that paper. If
reliable, his statements of importance to all who
have occasion to purchase or make of -four.
Wheat sown in the fall will produce grain much
heavier than the same seed sown in the spring; and
one hundred pounds of winter wheat -four will make
more and better bread than one hundred pounds of
| flour made from spring wheat.
Mllers find II economical to use large stones in
grinding but large stones injure the quality of the
flour. No milestone should be over three feet in
diameter; flour from such stone will make more
and better bread than -four made from fve-foot
stone 80 that 100 pounds of winter wheat ground
with three.toot stones and baked by regular baker
with the drugs and chemicals at present used, will
make ITO pounds OF good bread. 100 pounds of the
same description of flour baked women bake for
their families, will made 14O pounds of good bread
| 100 pounds of bad -four baked women bake for
their families, will make 100 pounds of pretty good
bread. By bad flour do not mean flour which has
received any damage from heat damp, or from
any other cause but | mean sound spring wheat
nicely and finely ground with large stones five feet
or more in diameter-four that almost any one ex-
cep master bakers would pronounce to be "super-
fine A No. j."
One pound of dough, if baked in an oven in pans,
will make one pound of bread, nice large sweet
bread. and almost entirely devoid Of nutritious quail
hcalions, useful principally kind of vehicle to
transport butter into the human stomach. One
of the oven will lose Two or three ounces in weight
IN baking, and will look so nice, but it will he
sixty per cent more nutritious than The same amount
OF dough baked in The pan.
When The flour is dry and not musty, and baker
wishes to Judge of s quality in his own shop, he
squeezrs h. ndfnl Of il ught and if, opening it,
the -four retains the shape of the hand and fingers it
is sign that it possesses the good qualities have
mentioned above if it crumbe down on opening the
hand, it will not make much nor good bread
When a hakpr is insnectino honr mt in his
shop, Or in the presence of outsiders, he takes hand
full careessly, squeezes it tight, and then throws it
back into the barrel if the lump keeps its shape OF
breaks ONLY INTO two or three pieces, he will buy il;
#, on the contrary 1t goes into fine powder, he will
not have IT, because it will not make much good
bread.
A BUSINESS RENDEzvoUs.-Th French have a
strange way of transacting business and then again
the very gaeties themselves may conceal matters of
deep mon'ent. Witness the following anecdole:
f A beautiful lady received note from her lawyer
r soliciting an hours interview matters of the ut
4 most Importance.
= An hour!" exclaimed she "Why the mar
speaks as il ones hour at ones own disposal
! cannot give up my siesta, or shall look pale and
faded this evening, neither give up the ball, O
n course not. have it!
p In short time the solicitor received an invitation
to the Countess de--'s ball. Never having seer
the lady, the gentleman perplexed, but not
s. from his fair client set all right by explaining tha
NoHSOu
0 thele consult with her on her affairs. The lawye
went and contrved the business by fragments between
\ the wazes. and frequently interrupted by the lady
- ~ admirers. While he noted legal facts In his me
&c e moranda book she dotted down the of he
. partners for the next dance, and thus between bus
:. ness and pleasure she passed delightful evening.
II I" But must see you again." said he concluding.
II II "How soon 2" asked the lady
Is Say next Thursday! Mad. de--'s soiree
y Very we'll, you shall have card ?,
IT "Anolher ball !" exclaimed he
"What murmuring that in addition 10 giving 20
IL interview. give you the opportunity Of enjoyin
:. delightful music, and an excellen, suppe, On 70
y, unreasonable man !" laughed the merry beauty
OF If you have business with me, YOU will have
s submit, and fear. have balls TO last till t
o. middle of April |" and she glided of, but kept b.
" word. and those grave affairs were settled IN IL
- midst Of the merry whir of Parsian society
be Pulpernickel says that woman's heart is IL
"most sweetest thing in the world, in fact perfe
honey .comb-tull of sells. Be ware2