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'sip upon .<ip upon bottles well ni^-h made dry, and none have 

 told them n:'y ! We finallv calmed ourselves and proceeded to 

 our work with the thoug'ht that perliaps after all the liistorv of 

 (committees upon this l)ranch of the Fair, may have shoAvn the 

 Avisdom of this order, and the folly of those, who in a similar 

 service may have taken one sip too much of some splendid 

 Avine ! 



Of Hone}', the Committee found but one sample, on which we 

 aAvarded a premium of $1,00 to G. W. Smith, of Granby. 



We were sorry to learn, after Ave had closed our service, that 

 one entry of honey Avas made that even the searchinji; Adsion of 

 your Committee did not discoA^er. 



We found in looking at the specimens of dried apple, some 

 A'ery line. We came to the conclusion that to liave dried apple 

 present a bright, beautiful appearance it Avas desirable not only 

 to have the apple dried Avitliout long exposure, but to be of 

 some Avliite fleshed A'ariety of apple. We aAvarded premiums 

 in the lolloAving order : 1st, Geo. S. Cooley, 2nd, C. B. Hulibard 

 of Sunderland, 3rd, Amelia Dickinson, 4th, Fanny CoAvles. 



Maple Sugar, 1st to C. B. Hubbard. Maple Syrup, 1st to E. 

 P. Dickinson, both of Sunderland. 



Pickle, E, P. Dickinson. Currant Jelly, Mrs. C. B. Hubbard 

 of Sunderland. 



The Committee were pleased to notice a A^ery good sIioav of 

 canned fruits. ' This branch of housewifery, although someAvhat 

 recent in its introduction, Ave regard as a A'ery great acquisition 

 to household economy, and deserves to be A'ery nuich more gen- 

 erally practiced. It has so many advantages over the old meth- 

 ods of preserving fruits by the use of large quantities of sugar, 

 that it should come into universal use. Among the advantages 

 of coming first, are first a much better article is obtained in 

 consequence of the flaA^or of the fruit remaining. Second, 

 when once canned it Avill keep for years, with no need of the 

 labor of overhauling, scalding, &c. Third, it is nuich more 

 wholesome and economical. 



