The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-03
THE PEANUT YIELDS
"A $I2, OOO, 600 CROP

The possibilities OF the peanut az
a wealth producer seem not to have
been realized until recently. And even
now. notwithstanding an immense in
crease in the aceage devoted to the crop
they are being incompletely utilized.
SO that the Department of Agriculture
10 about to issue special bulletin CALI
ing attention to the chances for making
money by raising the "goober."
A very striking feature Of the docu-
ment In question Is the showing 1t
makes Of the many new uses to which
peanuts are being put nowadays. They
form an important ingredient I'M the
vegetarian meats which are much
more widely consumed than most peo-
pie imagine. Some of these meats"
by the way. are made to initiate bread
ed lamb chops, with sticks or maca-
ronf for bones. Peanuts are employed
largely in the confectionery trade. ana
enter into the composition Of many
fancy cakes. such as macaroons. as q
substitute for almonds. Peanut but
ter, likewise much apected by the We
getarians) IL manufactured by the ton.
esteemed for automobile lunches.
Now that the pestiferous boil wee-
vii Is running the cotton over such wide
areas in the South, many planters are
turning their. attention to peanuts az
q money CROP Although $12.o00.000
worth OF COOLERS" were raised In this
country last year. the supply Is still
not nearly equal to the demands con-
dition sufficiently proved by the fact
that we are importing great quantities
Of peanut oil from Europe. This. too.
although there are tens of thousands
OF acres OF waste lands in the South
ern States which are only waiting to
be tickled with hoe in q proper man.
ner in order to yield enough peanuts
to furnish all the oil we want. plus
a liberal supply for export.
America gave to mankind the tobacco
plant. the potato. and Indian corn. II
seems also, according to botanists to
have contributed the peanut. which ap-
pears to have come originally from the
tropics Of the New World. 1t was In
troduced into our own country In early
Colonial days. but did not become of
commercial Importance until about 1870
From that time on utilization of the
nut gradually increased. but during the
last ten years II has risen by leaps and
bounds.
Most persons think Of peanuts as they
appear on fruit stands or In the lit
tie wagons of peripatetic vendors. but
as a matter of fact. they are disposed
of in a great variety Of ways and for
many other purposes.
The bianching process is applied only
to the finest grades of peanuts. which
after being shelled. are roasted. 1t is
next requisite to deprive the kernels
of their thin brown skins. after which
the halves are broken by machine
specially constructed for the purpose
and the peas are put up in attractive
packages for market. Peanut meal.
made from such blanched peas. finely
ground, is particularly esteemed for
the manufacture of almond macaroons
and other small cakes
With a little experience ana the aid
of small meat grinder anybody car
make good peanut butter for home use
AS for peanut candy. very desirable
kind can be made by simply boiling
shelled peanuts with a thick strip con-
sisting Of tive pounds OF graduated
sugar and one large cupful OF water.
together with a teaspoonfui of lemon