Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-20

take advantage OF the coming nish Piisee wi
wheat and rye. The German army. winch
consumes SEQ, 900 loaves of bread per diem
will adopt it. That could not happen.so long
as rye was SO cheap as it has been recehtls'
From $3.50 for 100 kilos, equas to 20 POUNDS
il has quickly fallen to 81 so. on account OF the
immense harvests Of last year all over the
! world. But gaunt hunger will soon stalk over
| the land where plenty has been reigning.
Then will arrive the chance for corn.
1t is not likely that German soldiers VIII Cd
!, ject to the introduction OF corn in their bread
! rations. The loaves will contain two-thirds
rye and one-third maize. They taste exactly
| as If made of rye alone, when thus composed.
and even the emperor was not able to detect
| any difference in favor. Baked samples pre-
pared in this way were sent to all the members
OF the reichstag, being distributed also among
the charitable institutions of Berlin, and the
verdict passed on them YVES unanimously
favorable. The only opposition to the new
grain comes from the millers. Ii was the
| same way in Ireland when corn was shipped
thither from America to relieve the great
famine of lS4s. reports being circulated to the
effect that its consumption as human food
turned people into niggers." This. il was
said. was the reason why there we're so many
negroes in the United States.
THE PREJUDIcEs AGAINST CORN.
At present more Indian corn is used in Ire
land than in all the rest of Europe. The orig
inal prejudice against il was at the beginning
greatly intensified by lack of knowledge among
the people as to how it should be cooked. They
tried to prepare II for the table as they did
oatmeal, by pouring boiling water upon it
simply. But all sorts of other objections are
urged against the Yankee cereal wherever an
attempt is made to introduce il. Prejrdiced
persons declare that il is hard TO digest and
that bread made from it gets stale quickly. Ii
is even alleged that ''polenta." the national
dish OF Italy-a sort of corn porridge with
milk-causes a horrid disease called ''pella-
gra." The ground maize sold in England is
usually rancid, not being fresh. 1t is not cal
culated to popularize the grain as food.
CORN IN SWEDEN.
Col Murphy, acting as agent Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture under special appropria-
ton by Congress, has been engaged during the
last few weeks in teaching the people of Scan
dinavla to appreciate corn The people gave
a cordial welcome 10 him and his golden grain.
In fact. respecting the latter they showed more
enthusiasm than has been met with in any
other European country. No duty is charged
on imports OF the cereal except a merely nomi-
nal ariff in Sweden What grains they grow
in that part of the world are fed to cattle.
Denmark is the greatest butter producing
nation on the face of the earth. Its butter
and cheeses are shipped to all parts of Europe
The Danes buy their vegetables abroad: Corn
is just what they want and is sure to become
popular with them.
On March 20 a corn banquet was given at
Copenhagen. United States Minister Clark E.
Carr presiding. The first course was nush and
milk. This was followed by griled oysters
maple sirup. Hominy croouettes we're one OF
the most highly appreciated articles on the bill
of fare, though rivaled perhaps by sweet corn
on the ear. For dessert there was corn-four
pudding. Two kinds Of bread we're offered to
the guests-mixed rye and maize. and mixed
ma nd nh In, IN Ital
Murphy's culinary fertility is Unlimited He
has 100 recipes for different preparations of the
grain. These he has placed in the hands of the
travelling cooking schools which 90 about in
Europe teaching the people how to render
various foods palatable. They are doing their
best to engender a popular interest in maize.
Tobacco, tine potato and the tomato all came
from America originally. They have been
widely accepted In the old world, and IL 10
probable that corn will obtain equal recogni-
ton eventually. Being cheap its genera
adoption as an article of diet would make al
Europe richer. In that part Of the world, save
in the far south maize cannot be grown, be-
cause the summers are not warm enough to
ripen it Accordingly, this vast market once
gained would be perpetual This would be a
great benefit to the farmers Of the United
States, into whose pockets a rise OF only cents
bushel in the price of tie golden cereal would
put one thousand millions of dollars IN the
space OF ten Years. The Argentine Republic
is of in. erior quality, commonly sweating" on
the long voyage through the tropics.
EXPORTING coRNMEAL
good deal of trouble has been met with in
the shipping of cornmeal to Europe from this
country. because of its liability to become sour.
This difficulty has been got over by putting the
grain prellminarily through a process known
as Reorganization" That is TO say, the ker-
nels placed in a machine which breaks
them up, the soft Sermlnal parts being re-
duced to flour aud shaken out through sleeves
These portions contain per cent OF OIL which
quickly decomposes. so that meal that has not
been treated in the manner described viii keep
fresh for only hve or six weeks. When deger-
minated, on the other hand, il will continue
good for year or more In fact, it lasts as
well as wheat or rye -four, which has a better
enduring quality because it has a much less
percentage of fatty matter. Before being ex-
ported the meal is kiln dried, SO that no moist
ture is left in il. The kind OF maize SEN
abroad from the United States is of the hard
dent variety. because il deteriorates least
rapidly. 1t is called in the trade steamer
corn"
Different SPECIES OF CORN.
There are five distinct species Of corn-dent,
flint. sweet, pop and soft Varieties are almost
innumerable. In Nebraska alone seyentv-tiv
different kinds are grown. All these are said
to have been obtained by cultivation from one
primitive source-the Yea tunica or clothed
corn" each kernel Of which is separate and
inclosed in a husk by itself. like grains of
wheat in head The indians are said to have
produced regular markings and patterns in
their ears OF maize each tribe having its own
arrangement and colors of kernels. in order
that members OF one band may not steal from
the fields Of another without detection. Pop
corn excites a great deal of establishment
abroad whenever its curious metamorphoss
by heat is exhibited to the people. The phe-
| nomenon is explained by the fact that the ex-
pansion OF the water contained in each grain
bursts the latter and turns ii inside out. IL is
nothing more nor less than a wonderful little
starch box filled with a multitude OF smaller
starch boxes arranged in a formation which
under the microscope is seen to resemble that
of some CRYSTALS. The moisture within trans.
| formed into steam, breaks open the woody
! outer husk and out come the starchy conte nts
| IN ENGLAND.
! Col Murphy proposes to strike England
next, about three months hence. Following
his usual plan he will begin operations with &
banquet. at which Ambassador Bayard will b,
requested to preside. Several wholesale
| grocers in London who take an interest," in tbi,
matter will do what they can to further tn,
| cause. One OF the most effective methods 10,
introducing the new food is to select in each
( important town one grocery shop. wherein ;
few square feet are set apart for small stove
and baker trained in the art of PREPARING
corn IN various ways. Circulars are scattered
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