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Yeast is made by grating four good sized potatoes, with half 

 cup of salt, one cup of sugar, and small handful of hops steeped 

 in three pints of boiling water ; raised by cup of yeast from 

 previous brewing. 



STATEMENT OF MAGGIE MCNEICE. 



Two cups boiled milk, two table spoons shortening, two 

 table spoons sugar, one and one-half cups water, two-thirds 

 cake compressed yeast, one table spoon of salt. 



Mix while luke warm to a thick sponge, rise until light, 

 mould and rise again until light ; then mould for the pans ; 

 rise and bake. About nine hours is required for the whole 

 process. This quantity is sufficient for two loaves this size. 

 Baked Monday, 4 o'clock, P. M. 



PEARS. 



The Committee report : — 



For the best twelve specimens recommended for cultivation 

 in Essex County : 



Bartlett Pear, Z. C. Wardwell, Groveland, $3.00 



Bell Lucrative, John Lee, Haverhill, 3.00 



Beurre Rose, Joseph A. Brickett, Haverhill, 3.00 



" " John Lee, Haverhill, gratuity, 1.50 



Beurre de Anjou, J. J. Marsh, Haverhill, 3.00 



Duchesse, John O'Brien, Bradford, 3.00 



Dana's Hovey, J. H. Hill, Amesbury, 3.00 



Lawrence, J. O'Brien, Bradford, 3.00 



Bon de Jersey, B. Brickett, Haverhill, 3.00 



Maria Louise, Richard Webster, Haverhill, 3.00 



Onondaga, Z. C. Wardwell, Groveland, 3.00 



Paradise de Autumn, H. Alley, Wenham, 3.00 



Seckel, Albert Kimball, Haverhill, 3.00 



Seckel, B. F. Huntington, Amesbury, gratuity, 1.50 



Sheldon, John O'Brien, Bradford, 3.00 



