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fourteen years, the committee recommend a gratuity 



of fifty cents, for a beautiful specimen of bread, . $0 50 



Asa Howlaxd, Chairman. 

 Greenfield, Sept. 28, 1852. 



The statements below accompanied the specimens to which 

 premiums were awarded: — 



First premium. — Take one pint of milk, and one pint of 

 boiling water, thicken with flour, and let it stand still until it 

 rises, which will take four or five hours, then add one quart of 

 warm milk, and flour enough to make it bread. 



Second premium. — Made of home raised flour, risen with 

 potato and hop yeast, mixed with new milk, and baked in a 

 brick oven. 



Third premium. — Take two cups of water, five spoonfuls of 

 milk, one teaspoonful of salt, stir in flour until it is of the con- 

 sistency of griddle cakes, then set it in a warm place until it 

 begins to rise, then put it in a cool place until you are ready 

 to bake, if it be one or two days. When ready to bake, add 

 another cup of warm water, (and if sour, dissolve one teaspoon- 

 ful of salaeratus in the water,) and stir in a little more flour, 

 set it in a warm place, and it will rise in about thirty minutes; 

 then mix your bread with warm milk, and bake as soon as it 

 rises, which will be very soon. 



Fourth premium. — Take two cups of warm water, half a 

 cup of milk and one teaspoonful of salt, thicken with wheat 

 flour, set it in a kettle of warm water to rise it, which will be 

 in five or six hours, add one quart of warm milk, mix to a 

 thick batter, put it in pans and set in a warm place to rise; 

 bake half or three quarters of an hour. 



Fruit. 



The committee have been gratified with the exhibition of 

 fruits and vegetables. The apples are better than on any former 

 occasion. There are more varieties and better specimens. 



Other fruits seem to the committee inferior to those of former 



