The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-11-27

Among the recent discoveries in sci
ence and chemistry, hone is more i'm
portant than the uses to which COM
mon ammonia Can be- properly put as IL
leavenlng agent, and which Indicate
that this familiar salt is hereafter to
perform an active part in the prepara-
ton Of our daily food.
The carbonate OF ammonia is All ex-
ceedIngly volatile substance. Place Il
small portion of it upon a knife aud
hold over a flame, and it will almest
Immediately be entirely developed into
gas and pass off into the air. The gas
thus formed is u simple composition Of
nitrogen and hydrogen. No residue is
left from the ammonia. This gives it
its superiority as a leavening power
over soda and cream Of tartar used
alone, and has induced it's use as a sup
plement to these articles. A small
quantity Of ammonia in the dough is
effective in producing bread that will
be lighter, sweeter, and more whole
some than that risen by any other leav-
ening agent. When it is acted upon
by the heat of baking the leavening gas
that raised the dough is liberated. In
this act it uses itself up. as it were; the
ammonia. is entirely diffused, leaving
no trace or residuum whatever. The
light, fluffy, flaky appearance, so desira-
ble IN biscuits. etc, and so sought after
by professional cooks, is SAID to be i'm.
parted to them only by the use Of this
agent.
The bakers and baking powder man
ufacturers producing::the finest. goods
have been quick to avail themselves of
this useful discovery, and the hand.
soonest ana best bread and cake are
now largely risen by the aid of ammo
MA, combined, of course, with other
leavening material.
Ammonia is one of the best known
products of the laboratory. If, AS
seems to he justly claimed for it, the
application of its properties to the pur-
poses OF cooking results in giving us
lighter and more wholesome bread, bis
cult, and cake, it viii prove Il boon to
dys?eptic humanity, and will speedily
force itself into general use i'll the new
field to which science has assigned it.
''Scrap Iron Bill.' of Minneapolis,
who lectured OIL temperance in Wor-
thington last summer, is also disgusted
with the st. Johnites. He says:
Il am an earnest advocate Of legisla.
tive enactments looking to the suppress.
sion Of the liquor traffic, but l regard
the part they played in the late cam
palgn as simply abominable. They
seem to have been actuated solely by
malice, and my ardor has cooled. They
have alienated a large number of vot-
ers, and fear have seriously injured
the cause.
Hon. PETER PETERSON. Shake
Bro. Haislet. Do. Bro Miller. Where
is Nc. and Terry?-Fulda Republican.
We should say, Ben. speaking after
the manner of men. they were, like the
rest of the prohibition fanatics, in Il
hellofa6x. and ought to go off in some
quiet nook and get up mutual kicking
society. "Mac," with his physical
wreck, and ''Albert," with thati won
derfnlly intelligent look, and that be.
witching ''impediment of Speech"
made good team to send around the
country to make votes for Hon. PETER
PETERSON. Give them all the credit
and notoriety they are entitled to, boys.
Adrian Guardian.
The newspapers are calling Rev.
Burchard the ''inspired ass" Bigoted
fool he is no doubt to thrust his relig-
ious prejudices into political cam-
paign, but what should we say Of voters
who had their minds already made up
for Blaine, Hopping over to the other
side because an inspired clerical ass
talked foolishly?