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short time. After separating the curd from the whey, I hang 

 it in a cool place until the next day. I then slice it, and put 

 some warm t'Weet whey to it, and let it remain until I have 

 scalded my second curd. I then put them together and drain 

 it until it is quite cool before I chop and salt it. I use ground 

 rock salt. 



FRUITS AND FLOWERS. 



ESSEX. 



Report of the Committee on New Fruits. 



The report of your committee on the introduction of new 

 fruits, is necessarily meagre. Although a large sum of money 

 is annually at their disposal, for seedling grapes and other new 

 fruits of specific qualities, of the former, none have been pre- 

 sented, deemed worthy of the premiums ; and of the latter no 

 competitors have appeared. 



The citizens of Essex county are, however, aware of the socie- 

 ty's liberality, which doubtless has, ere this, operated as an 

 inducement for some to attempt the raising of new hybrids, and 

 the improvement of native fruits by cultivation and successive 

 seed-sowing. Years must necessarily elapse before the objects 

 can meet the conditions. Hence, it is presumed that subse- 

 quent committees on new fruits will have more extended duties, 

 and interesting statements to accompany their reports. 



Two gentlemen presented seventeen specimens of seedling 

 grapes, on the first day of the exhibition, which were examined 

 by the committee. 



The seedling grapes of James Blood, of Newburyport, were 

 of the number. Mr. Blood offered grapes from the same vines 

 for the consideration of the committee of 1854. That commit- 

 tee were unanimous in their opinion, and the chairman made an 

 elaborate report specially on the merits of Mr. B.'s grapes. As 

 several of your committee w^ere members also in 1854, and 

 being of the " same opinion still," they would only add that 

 these seedlings have not deteriorated in either appearance or 



