Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-10-06


worthily remembered in the list of premiums,
we fOrbear to mention them in particular
Mr.. j. W. Celley exhibited some fine apples
for this latitude this year Some OF them we
can attest to from our own taste Some speci-
mems of last years Roxbury Russets were OF
fine flavor and sound condition. Mr.. JOSIAH
BENJAMIN of Berlin, Mr.. Stman Wood of
Barre, and Mr.. 0. F. Lewis of East Montpelier
exhibited fine specimens of Vegetables Mr.. |.
L. Scribner and Mr.. S. L. Town some nice box
Honey Messrs S. H. & A. NJ. Foster some very
nice Maple Honey. or Butter and Cheese
there was some of the best we have ever tasted
Mrs. Jacob Bennett gives her mode of manu-
facture as follows
"This butter was made from dairy Of 81
cows-cream taken off when the milk had
stood till it was nearly sour--churned in cyl
nder churn-worked over with a common
worker, and sailed with three fourths of an
ounce of rock salt to pound of butter"
Another gives the following
"Thls butter was made from dairy of 6
COWS and s hefers-the cream taken off NIB soon
as the milk soured, and churned the next day
in dash churn-washed, and sailed at the ratio
of three-fourths of an ounce OF salt to q pound
of butter--worked the next day in butter
worker, and packed.
The following, we think, was given by Mrs
Ormsbee
." This butter was made from dairy Of 9
cows-cream taken off while sweet-churned in
Davis Patent Churn,--washed clean-salted
with pure rock salt-three- fourths of an ounce
to pound of butter--worked in break and
Jumped
Mrs. j. W. Celley gives the following as her
manner of making the Cheese on exhibition
" Made the first of August, from the milk OF
fourteen cows. A curd made at,night and an
other in the morning-scald lightly-salt at the
rate of one tea spoonful to pail of milk
pressed two days in sefpressing Press-turn-
ed each day and oiled with with butter.
Sage cheese made from the same cows-sage
put in the night curd-greened with pigweed
Aside from the green and sage, made just the
anne as the others and cured in the same way :"
The Maple Sugar was the incest we have
ever seen, especially lot of 25 lbs. of very
white sugar exhibited by Mr. Ormsbee of East
Montpelier. Gas Mr.. O.'s statement of the
manner in which it was procured has been with
held by the Committee, we ask of him to for.
ward it to US. Next time we shall copy any
such statements as we especially wish to obtain J
Mr.. Wheaton of Barre gives his method as fol-
lows:
"This sugar was made from an orchard Of
600 trees. We boil in sheet-iron pans-strain
the sap-boil enough for about so or loo lbs
at q time-boil until it flakes off the dipper-
strain it into tub and let it stand over night til
settle. Then draw off the top into "a sheet.iron
pan, and add about one quart of milk-sknl
just before it boils; then boil it until it will lay
on snow without coloring it-put it into pans
to cool, and then into draining tub-keep a
wet cloth over the top Of the tub until it is
drained enough for USE"
Mr. Toby.of Calais gives the following
method
"This sugar was made in March, 1862
The sap was caught in tin tubs, strained through
thick flannel, and boiled in sheet-ron pans--the
syrup cooled and strained-then was warmed
and four eggs broken into the quantity sufficient
for 80 lbs. of sugar then SKINNED, and strain.
ed the third time then boiled to q granting
point, and stirred till COOL
The secret of making white sugar is this
There is nothing cleaner than sap when i,
comes from the tree, and if kept SO, of course
thessugar will be clean
Mr.. Ormsbec gives the following as his meth.
cd of manufacturing an article of brown sugar
on exhibition:
&C This sugar was made IN March, 1859. SAP
was caught partly in tin and partly in wood
tubs Strained, and boiled in sheet-iron boilers
syrup strained and settled, and etraine again
through Aannel--sugared off and drained
melted and sugared off, and drained again
The Green Mountain Bass Band are deserv
ing of q very complimentary notice for thel
volunteer services while returning from the La
noble County Fair, and the Montpelier Corne
Band also enlivened the proceedings by a varet,
of good music.
1t was highly gratifying to observe the gen
eral interest manifested by all connected or In
terested in the Society Especial credit shou
be awarded to the officers of the Society, Mr.
those who contributed largely to the success @
the Fair, we may mention Col E. P. Jewett o
Montpelier, Mr.. A. X. Warren of Berlin Mr.
Bailey of Middlesex, Mr.. Arms of East Mont
pelier Mr. Jewett exhibited nine of tn
horse kind, among which was his noted broo
mare and three year old Morgan stallion q
fine proportions and beauty. The pair of beau
tiful matched horses exhibited by Mr.. Y j
Hubbard, and which took the first premium
were also grown by Mr.. Jewett from his eel,
brated Morgan mare. Mr. Warren exhbte
two fine stations and valuable brood mar,
and the stallion Gen. Washington, driven b
o. q. House, winning the first premium, an
which was probably the fastest stallion on IL
ground, was also raised by Mr.. Warren
We acknowledge our obligations to the Seer
tary, Mr.. P. P. Pitkin, for his aid and the faci
tiles given us for reporting the proceedings.
Mr.. Pitkin is very efficient officer, and wi
contribute largely to the success of the Societ