The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-06

nut contains but little fat. Tn general
 the nuts having a high percentage Of fat and protein combined well with
 fruits containing much water and some
 acids and sugar.
 The old fashion of serving nuts and raisins as a part of the desserted din- ner is giving way to the use of nuts in these other forms and to .he salted
 almonds, oceans or pine nuts, used as
 a relish throughout the meal, A nut
 plate is a new piece of table ware, de-
 signed to hold supply of nut meats.
 Sometimes for novelty nowadays the nuts are served in their origin | cover | ings. But walnuts can seldom be found
 in this form in the market.
 The black walnut is one of The most
 valuable forest trees in the central DOT | ton of our country. The nut is ex-
 trcmely oily and rather strong in fla
 yor The nuts must be gathered as
 soon as they fall, the hulls removed,
 then they must be dried in the sun and
 stored in cool place. Thus treated, l the kernel Is much winter and sWeeter
 than those commonly found i'll the markets Owing to the popularity of | tIllS NOOu LOT luIullulc-lldlAlllS lAl- IpA ests have been much depleted.
 The buternut, or white walnut, or oil nut, is found further east and north. and not so far south and west as the black walnut When carefully eatlcr ed and dried. is flavor is delicious, though the hard shell makes 1t 2 less marketable nut. Single trees of the butternut sometimes yield fifteen to twenty bushels. It is not commonl found in the market, but when 1t is the price ranges from twenty cents to two dollars bushel. The refuse is more than with most other varieties of nuts, between eighty and ninety per cent
 When half ripe, walnuts and butter nuts can be made into pickles.
 Wild nuts supply our markets so largely that it is difficult to get at deti- mite figures regarding the quantity con stunned. In 1899 we imported nuts of different varieties to the amount of nearly S3,000 900, and the use Of hone grown nuts must be many times larger. Because of their nutritive value, nuts are exceedingly useful for travellers, and it is probable that they will be suDsti tuted more and more for some of our cereal foods. Considering the age of the walnuts, it is not strange that there should be many traditions about them. These nuts are found in the debris of the lake dwellers and the sandstones of some of the northern parts of our own country. The Romans made the walnut a symbol of fruitfulness. Rom an weddings were sometimes celebrated under walnut trees. and nuts were thrown as rice is to-day. In the folk lore of some people a walnut shell takes the place of Noah's ark A great god looking down from the sky, saw the giant wind and water raising floods, and he threw down the half of walnut shell, which he had in his hand and it floated to q mountain peak, where ,he people had gathered for refuge Being a walnut shell of the gods, it was large enough to hold the people safely till the flood had subsided.
 Much valuable information about nuts can be obtained from the follow ing bulletins: Nut Culture in the | United States United States depart ment of agriculture; "California Wal. | nuts, Almonds and Chestnuts," bulletin | 113, university of California; Nuts as | Food" bulletin 54, Maine agricultural | experiment station-American Kitchen |