Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-08-25
KOUMIss."

Tuesd.y's dispatches from Washing.
ton said that the "msnufaoiurer and
inventor" Of "koumiss" bad sent .
cas-. of n 10 the White House for the
u,s OF tho President. There are many
manufacturers Of touuiss. many hum
dr.d, of thousands Of them. probably.
hat this manufacturer certainly Wa not
the inventor. Il has been In common
,,s among the Kalmuck Tsrtsrs for hun
drsds Of years, and there 10 NO record q
10 Who wa the actual inventor. Some
authorities speak Of It - an alcoholic
liquer. produced from the distillstion Of
mares milk, after fermentation; but the
article In most common use among the
Tsrtars, Russians. and contiguous peo-
pie, 10 merely the milk prepared in q
peculiar manner aud drank In . fsrment-
Cd state, being designated - "milk
beer" "milk champagne" ste.
Mares milk 10 and always has been In
commoa use among the Tsrtsrs. there
for. IL was natural enough that they
should have made II from mares milk
sxelusivsly. yet Il can Be made from
cows milk or goats milk - we'll.
Mares milk. however. contains more Of
s~seehsrins matter, therefore gives more
spirited fermentation.
In this country. cows milk comes
Asndisst, and . very good and palstabls
article Of koumiss 10 made from the fol.
lowing plain and easy directions:
Al, soou % the COW 10 MIXED, take o
champaign. bottle Of milk. aud Into this
Dot one tablespoonful OF white powdered
suasr, previously dissolved; add q t.
blsspoouiul OF brewers or bakers yeast.
and shake oil thoroughly, but not enough
to produce butter. Set the bottle In .
warn place. where the temperature Will
be from eight to ten degrees Rsaumur.
and let Il frrmsnt. It 10 difaoult to de-
scribe hs appearance when ready for use.
but this will usually occur In two or
three days. The cork must be well tied
In to prevent It being thrown out BY the
fsrmsntiug liquor. The next making Of
koumiss may be prepared from the nrst
when IL 10 four or Ave days old. One
third OF . bottle Of the old koumiss may
be added 10 two thirds OF the new or
frssh milk. Before drinking shake The
bottle we'll.
Another recipe for making ksumiss II
aiv.n In Food and Health. a. follows:
Into one quart Of new milk put one
Rill Of iresb buttsrmilk and three or four
Jumps OF white sugar. MI veil and see
that the sugar dissolves. Put In warm
place 10 stand ten hours. when u will DO
thick. Pour from one vessel to another
until II becomes smooth and uniform In
sonsistsncy. Bottle and keep in warm
place t~wsnty.four hours. II may take
thirty six in winter. The bottles must
BE- tightly corkrd and the corks tied
down. Snake we'll Ave minutes before
opening. 49,,
II mskes Q very agreeable drink. which
10 especially recommended for persons
VINO 90 not ateimiiats tns't iooo, suo aot
young children may Be drunk % freely
a. milk. lustsad Of buttsrmilk. some
uss . i~ssspoonful Of yeast.
Il 10 the standard beverage Of the Tar
tars, whs almost live upon Il In summer,
and 10 also used largely By the Russians.
The richer your milk. which should 30
lnskimmsd. the better will be your
toumiss.
This peealisr food beverage has been
quito Q noted feature In the nourishmsnt
OF the wounded President. a. everybody
has no doubt seen BY the tslssraphie
accounts. II hss apparently been an
acceptable and beneficial element IN his
stomach. and assisted materially In
keeping him alive 20 long. A before
remarked. II 10 easily prepared. and
"whsn taken should b we'll shaken"
4 very lively tendency to dy the eorks
Or burs, the bottles will BE- observed BY
al who try It. Those who try II. how.
svsr. will like Il. II properly prepared.