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butter is taken in a wooden bowl and all the water worked out 

 with spatters ; it is then weighed and salted, allowing 1-4 oz. of 

 salt to each pound of butter, then made immediately into lumps, 

 or prints, with wooden spatters or stamps, being careful to work 

 as little as possible. 



BREAD, HONEY AND CANNED FRUITS. 



The Committee on Bread, Honey and Canned Fruits have 

 attended to their duty, and respectfully report to the Secretary 

 that they have made the following awards : 



$3. First premium, to Mrs. A. P. Reed, Peabody, for white 



bread. 

 $2. Second premium, to Winnefred C. Manning, Topsfield, 



for white bread. 

 $1. Third premium, to Mrs. Allen Smith, Rockport, for 



white bread. 

 $2. First premium, to Mrs. Lyman S. "Wilkins, Middleton, 



for graham bread. 

 $1. Second premium, to Mrs. L. H. Berry, Danvers, for 



graham bread. 

 50c. Gratuity, to Hattie F. Pushee, Beverly, for fruit~cake. 

 $3. First premium, to Mrs. A. C. Wilson, North Beverly, 



for jellies and preserves. 

 $2. Second premium, to Mrs. A. B. Evans, Salem, for 



catsup and fruit juice. 



50c. Gratuity, to Mrs. A. B. Goss, Salem, for six tumblers 



of jelly. 

 #5. First premium, to E. L. Blake & Co., Peabody, for 



bees, hives and apiarian implements. 

 $3. First premium, to E. L. Blake & Co., Peabody, for 



honey. 

 Clara A. Hale, Amanda F. Low, Mrs. Benj. H. Farnum, 

 Mrs. David "Warren, Mrs. Charles W. Gowen — Committee. 



