The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-02

mond. La I1I., uarton. Largest and hes.
roses. Ion' &c anwering shrubs, %. b ses.
coiiection " Overwhelming. S2-Leehss
coiIec'soh, laird. Richmond. L aTgew W. W
enDy Gs,,antinn. of geraniuns. SO-M, -
ness Heat collection OF iolias9h a pss noI,
az nIohn Morton. Largessss anu Iecrenbv &
/ lection of cut flowers, aaSJnbn Nor
Laird. Handsomest a e Iah ~ Morton.
ton. Best bouquet, Sz-oohA
'oA' SECTION v1.-EATIyB WINES. :, n
Rest still Catawba Wlne eE,s. Concord
pnck. Warren county, , I; eeedlino
wine, Zone exhibited worthy OF Iae ~
WINE, I1ost from any other grape; 9zM M.
mo9; Rest blackberry wine. Sl-pl,s.
b. buch, Stacy Richmond. Best cuTfanC
George Miss p. Hill. Best from any
Wiue, rr,,it Sf-Mrs. NJ. G. Jeter, refers
b b,n Rest cordial OF any fruit' Fi MI %
George P. Stacy ,,,,- ,,orops
SECTIONS VII, VIII, AND VIZ
D., yineo1r made in Virginia, W. >.
,, DIS Best specimen OF native bran
a aios M r. Buck. Best and purest dlstlna-
tii, on Of whiskey, r. W. Burke, Augusta.
SECTION x.-DoMEsT1c PRODUCTS.
Rost snecimen fresh butter, not less than
IN nounds. s5-Mrs. G. Hanes, Henrico.
Rset tub of frkin butter not less than SIX
months old, 40 pounds or more, with writ
| ten statement of process of packing, 30 and
medal--Dr. J. A. Reid, Madison. [See state
ment bclow.1 Best cheese. not less than 20
nounds. Virginia make, $3 and medal-
Spotts g. Gibson, Richmond. Better than
any Americ IN cheese ever seen Ivy the COM
mittee.l Best collection OF canned trult, fir-
ginia make, with process and cost OF cam
| ming, S. and medal-W. A. Ruff, LcHlng-
ton. lVery nice, but no written account oil
| the process with the fruit.] Best bacon ham
cured by exhibitor, With written s 81 en-
| of process Of curing and cooking, SS-S- W.
| Ficklin, Albemare. [See statement beloW'J
| For second best, j. r. Jones, Brunswick.
| Rest peaches, preserved in cans or Jars,
s5-Miss E. r. Allen, Manchester. Best
tomatoes, preserved in cans, S3-S. L. MAI,
| lin. Goochlaud. Best ounces, preserved
in cans, s3-MiSs E. r. Allen. Best cltrons,
| preserved in cans, $3-Mrs. j. I. Rogers,
| Richmond. Best peach butter, S3-blrS:.
M. X. Davis, Richmond. Best currant
jelly, S3-Mrs. NJ. h. Davis. Best crane
iely, s3-Miss f. r. Allen. best apple
icly, S3-Mrs. NJ. Il. Davis. Best Siberia
crab jelly, s3-Mrs: III. X. Davis; ;s
| GBsst E;rkin of Butter.-Dr. j. a. REID.
who received tho premium, as above stated,
submitted the following statement: -
Eve cool the milk as soon as possible
after it is MIXED; 4 small portion OF ice
around the pans cools it very soon. T. nc
milk is allowed to stand about tWentv'four
hours before it is skinned, and. II properly
conIcd when first MIXED, 1t VIII not tn!ck-
on or SOUR in that time IN scarcely any
weather in weII-ycntilnted dairy. we use
care in skmming to take only INC cieuiu-
the less milk with toc cream we pc'.c';
The cream is kept in good stone Jars, anu
ob,,rned os soon as it begins to sour. we
use the barrel churn and pan. fifty to slXty
royolutious per minute, with STEADY,
avon stroke: it takes from thirty.1lYe 10
sortr-fva minutes to make the butter come.
AZ soon as the granules begin to form, II
thov are soft or of whitish, creamy aD-
nearance, as they will be if the cream Is 100
warm, we cool down with ice Until Ihcg
acquire proper consistency. as soon a.
the churuing is finished we draw OH tne
| buttermilk and press the Wncy an ou. " W
the butter with the paddle; it IS then salt
ed az the rate of one ounce OF salt to
one pound of butter, which Is wen
worked in the butter. 1t is then set aside
for siy or eight hours, for the salt to dis
solve and the butter to cool, when 1t Is tho-
roughly worked and pressed to get the
whey all out of it, and packed down at
once in stone jars, usiOg the paddlc anu
hacker all the time, and never touching IL
with the hand. An ounce OF salt Is none
| too much, as Il large portlono IL Is cirrleu
off with the whey 10 the las! Work ., o.
the hutter. AS soon as the jar is TILED 4
thick coat of salt is put over the top OF 1t,
then q niece of paper creased by dipping
| il in melted suet, a cup OF butter Is placed
over the top Of that, then another tod OF
nancr. and all secured by tying thick cot
fon.clolh over the mouth Of the jar. But
| ter managed in this way will keep from
Nav until the next spring perfectly sweet.
rBest Ham Recipe for Curt"g.-Mr. ;.
W. Ficklin, ofAlbemlrlc, who received the
premium, as above slateu, supluittcu 'le
following statement
fFor each hundred pounds Of hams, ten
mounds salt, two ounces saltpetrc, TWO
hounds brown sugar, and one ounce req
nenDer. and from four to four and halt
Gallons of water, or just enough to cover
the hams after being packed i'll water
tight vessel Tor enough salt to make brine
to float a fresh egg high enough, or out OF
the water) From five to SIX weeks IN brine,
hang up, smoke, and then put III papers
and bagged, with the hook turned town u;
and hung till wanted. Boil till well done.'J
SECTION XI.-BREAD, CAKES, AND CoNFEC-
TIoNERY.
Best wheat bread a pounds), home. made,
S3-Mrs. Martha Blair, Richmond. Best
pound cake, homemade, s2-Mrs. u. L.
Stacy, Richmond. Best sponge-cake, home
made. S2-Mrs. J. G. Johnson, Richmond.
Best fruit-cahc, homemade, S2-Mrs. l..
2. Ellyson exceedingly good). Best piece
of confectionery, plain or ornamental. me-
dial and $5-A. IizZini, Richmond very
good; no competition). Best assortment
of candy, $J-A. PiZzini. Best soda crack
ers no pounds), s.; best pic nic crackers
no pounds), 81; best Boston crackers 10
pounds), 81; best assortment OF crackers,
S2-R. Adam, Richmond very attractive
assortment; no competltlon).
Department HI.
CLASS I-sECTIoN 1.
Best bed.uuilt, S5-Mrs. G. /. Parker,
Richmond second best, certifcate-Mrs.
A. Lawson, Wytheville. Best specimen of
patchwork, $3-Mrs. &. 4. Scay, Fluyanna
| this lady is eighty.seven years old) second
| best, $2-Mrs. ii. Hundlcy, Hanover coun-
ty; third best, S2-Miss Anna Broaddus
| pane, S5-Mrs. Nj. T.. Handy, Richmond !;
second best, $3-Mrs. Dr.. b. Ii. Walker,
King and Queen county third best, 81
Mrs. A. j. Courtney, Richmond. Best knit
| counterpane, SS-Mrs. a. Kerr, Henrico
| county second best, $5-Mrs.. Eliza
Stewart, Henrico county j; third best,
$4-Mrs. Emily Brown, Henrico county.
Best embroidered counterpane, S2-Mrs.
Alexandria Kerr, Henrico. Best woven,
spun, and designed, s5-Mrs. Laura Leatb,
| DinWiddte. Best pair homemade blankets,
medal-Mrs. V. Il. Kensolving. Best home
made carpet, S5-Mrs. Eliza Hill, Han
over; second best homemade carpet, 81
Mrs. j. w. Beyeridge. Heprico. Best
homemade rug, certiticate-George +.
Merrill, Richmond. Best kuit hose, So
| Mrs. Rhoda Cox, Richmond; second
best knit hose, $2-Mrs. K. o. Gary, Rich
mond. Best specimen silk embroidery,