Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-07-18
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Cotton seed OH aud Its onsprinE. ootto
~ lens.

Cotton Seed OIL aud Its Offspring. Cotto-
lens.
Ex.Gov. w. J. Northen In Southern cultiyntor
oil Atlanta, Ga.
In previous issue of Tho 0uitiuator
called attention 10 some agricultural IN.
terests the South should, encourage, and
in the course of the article remarked
chat cotton is almost the only resource
the South relies upon for money" This
statement comprehends cotton in all its
wealth-producing power. There are
many industries growing out of this
standard Southern product.
II is especially my purpose In this
article TO call attention to hefoed prop
critics of the cotton seed. From ton
Of cotton seed there are 40 gallons Of
cotton seed oil procured. From cotton
seed oil cottolene, now recognized as a
staple article of food, is made. The iu-
gradients of which cottolene iscomposed
are cotton seed oil and pressed beef suet.
The proportion, am told, is abeutfour.
| fifths cotton seed oil and one-ffth beef
suet IL is the one Southern.prodnct
which is destined TO be used generally
throughout the civilized world as a
shortening and frying medium.
Ii is to our interest to promote the use
Of cottolene, us every dollar spent on
that product leaves so much more money
in the South. IL is not only substitute
for lard, but is to be preferred. We all
know that vegetable oil must be
healthier and purer than animal fat;
there Is no fear of humor or disease Ia a
vegetable product The vast amount Of
ignorant prejudice against the use of
cOttonseed oil as food is sometimes
very amusing; for instance, | was re-
Gently told OF man who said "he
would not put himself on the level of a
COW by eating anything made from
cotton seed, as COWS were fed from
cotton seed meal, !" forgetting that when
, he ate corn, he was putting himself ON
the level Of hog, as hogs eat corn.
My attention was first called to cotto
lene some two years ago at the Augusta
Exposition. Cakes, pie-crust, biscuit
, &c; shortened with cottolene instead Of
lard or butter, were made and given TO
visitors to test. partook Of some of the
! cakes, and found them very delicious.
+ Since that time co:tolcne has been used
: in my family with perfect satisfaction
!. We not only find 1t good substitut,
for lard, butfor butter as well in cook
!. so-called "c9pking butter"
/ During the slavery days, 1t was {
Q common option among some people IL
o the North that the Southern planter
i fed their negroes on cotton seed. Thest
) friends in the North raised their hand
: in holy horror ut such an 'inhumar
outrage" nevet dreaming that in tn
course of few years, the despised cot
ton seed, in the lurm OF cottolene, woul,
n be used and endorsed by all the highes
i medical aud cooking authorities through
out the country, Tor shortening and fry
d ing purposes, insead Of hog fat. 1t i
l. not negroes now, but "white folks,
who are eating cotton seed. Thousand
oil gallons of cotton seed oil are shippe
II annually to Spain, France and ltal,
there bottled and returned tous q
Ie "pure olive oil, foy which fancy prlc
ie is paid.
0. The moral for is to learn from d
IN this is that this great industry has bee
~ formed from what was, for years, col
10 sidered worthless. Ihave seen thousand
Of bushels of cotton seed left to rot c
the farm, because it was not known TIL
~ IL could be made ofany value. Their
x fore we should not cast aside any pr
" duct of our fertile fields as of no valu
until we have tested its richness al
re adaptation to our nehds.
as The motto which the manufacture
n, of cottolene have adopted is certain
NJ very appropriate, VIZ, Health, Puri
and Economy.