Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-20
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perntended by American woman. WHO
COOKS napJacks. dodgers mush. &c. for ali
eoners. ihe emperor recently appointed n
commission TO investigate the corn ouestion
when IL anont to render a most favorable re-
port on the subject. All the government off,
Gals are earnest advocates of maze Nearl,
everybody VINO tries the new food likes n
Many mills for the grinding of corn exclp-
ervely nave been established-three at Ham,
burg alone. government mill for the sam.
purpose has b-en set M at Nadeeburp I'm
ports OF maize into Germany have taken snch
a lump that il is difficult 10 Get enonob "a en-,
ply the demand
AMBRIcAs ENORMOUS CROPS
ALI of this is very good news TO American farm.
ers. One gets a notion Of the importance of IA.
corn crop in the United States from the fact th.s
the acreage planted with maze in this country
in a single year is greater than the total area a
New England. New York and New Jersey n
exceeds the whole surface area of the uuited
kingdom of Great Britain. and il more than
equals the total cultivated land in France ar
Germany. or Austro-Hungary. Nearly one
twentieth of the land surface Of this country n
de- voted TO corn. 0ne-fourth Of the entire area
of che state OF Iowa, which heads the list o,
states in maize production. is planted with
corn. Nevertheless only per cent OF the corn
crop of the United States has been exported
during the last ten years.
VARIOUS USES.
The Indian corn plant IL utilized for q variety
of purposes apart from the preparation of so
many dishes for the table. To begin with, tie
soft parts removed by the process of degermi-
nation are most valuable as feed tor cattle, con-
tanning they 40 much nutritious fatty
matter. The grain yields somewhat more than
3per cent ofits own weight IN pa.e yellow
oil, which is well adapted for luoricating pur.
poses and for the making of liniments. Ii 10
also available for salad dressing, though it 10
not equal 10 olive oil il tina: way. Several fac
tories IN this country are now employed IN
manufacturing oil from maize. Nearly 20 Co.,
600 bushels are utilizedfor oistilllng whisky.
To the product thus obtained few foreigners
have ever objected. Glucose and corn starch
are produced on an enormo GUS scale from tie
same cereal The husks are found available by
paper makers for pulp and by Uphoisterers for
stufsing mattresses. The South Americans turn
them to account for cigarette wrappers and
In the manufacture of coarse kind of door
mats.
One important difficulty met with in trying
to introduce corn to Strangers lie that il lie very
hard 10 get the m 9el properly ground. Even
in this country modern machinery has failed
to produce such results were obtained by
the now traditional .'hominy mortar" which
was made by excavating large aud deep bowl
in the top of an oaken stump. The finishing
touches TO this primitive receptacle were added
with fire. and II was polished within TO the
utmost possible smoothness, a pestle of hard
wood being used TO crash the grain. Such was
the method of preparation adopted IN old Nir-
aboriginal processes turned out slch ''pones"
and johnny cake" as the Subsequent genera
ton has not had an opportunity to sample
Tie old-time moe cake" and lash cake" are
rarely seen even in the south. as they were in
the days when the simple rhymed recipe ran:
If you want TO bake a hoe cake,
Ole yirginny nebber tire.
Just put de dough upon your toe,
And hold il to de fire."
SOUTHERN EXPERTS.
The most important point is that the meal
shall be fresh ground People in the south
very commonly insist on having il ground
fresh every twenty-four hours before it is TO be
used. 1t is in that part Of the country that the
art OF cooking maize lie really understood In
New England. even at the best hotels. 10 is
almost impossible to get corn bread which Q
person from the land Of Dixie would consider
fit to eat In favor 1t is apt TO resemble chicken
feed. Cornmeal ordinarily is made too fne:
to retain it's favor IL should be coarse 1t has
been reckoned. 10y the way, that family OF
seven eau subsist thirty-seven cents worth
OF maize per diem, allowing out OF this sum
enough to pay for strip and pint of milk
The introduction of Yankee corn in Europe
first seriousy advocated by Abran 3
Hewitt when be was In Congress. His remarks
on the subject were received with ridcule.
Sunset Cox particularly sarcastic in
opposing the idea. suggesting that MIR. Hewitt
should have conferred upon HIM the title OF
grand high corn bread distributor and COM
missioner general OF the holnlnr department.
Nevertheless. the absurdity has come TO pass
SO widely has the maize propaganda spread
that the bishop of Uganda. Africa. wrote
the other day TO Col Murphy, asking where
machinery could BE- got for grinding corn. The
colonel is in Washington now for the purpose
of consulting Secretary of Agriculture Mortoc
as to the projected establishment of a bureas
in Europe 90 introduce various Yankee aS.icul-
tural products-such California wines and
fruit. New Orleans molasses and Boston canned
goods. RENE BAcHL.