November, 1910 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



XV 



The 



Hardware 



and the 



Lock 



You Can 



Depend Upon 



— if they bear the name SARGENT you are 

 safe. SARGENT Locks are famous for their 

 security, greater than any other locks made. 

 The Easy Spring Principle makes them 

 smooth-working, yet long-wearing. Leading 

 architects specify 



SARGENT 



Locks and Hardware 



and if vours includes them in his specifications you get 

 the bes'tTock in the -K-orld— and with SARGENT Artistic 

 Hardware are sure of harmony between the desig"n of the 

 hardware itself and the style of the house. The 



SARGENT Book of Designs— sent fRILE,— 



offers you a choice of a greatnumberof different patterns 



of hardware furnishings, thus permitting a choice that 



will express your own taste. 



TheColonialBookis for those 



who prefer the Colonial. Both 



mailed postpaid on request. 



Address 



SARGENT & COMPANY, 

 156 Leonard St., New York. 



^ When conveni- 

 ence is our first 

 thought, the imita- 

 tion candle makes 

 the use of many an 

 old lighting instru- 

 ment possible, re- 

 taining the beautiful 

 clear-cut shades 

 and globes as used 

 on the old lamps 

 for the protection 

 of the flame. 



THE ENOS COMPANY 



Makers of Lighting Fixtures 



0^<« and Factor, : SEVF.NTH AVE. and SIXTEENTH STREET 

 SaUiroomt: 36 WEST THIRTY-SEVENTH STREET. Ntvi York 



Baltimore: 519 North Charles St. 



San Francisco : 3 54 Sutler Street 



Toronto; 94 Kingr Street. West 



Pjrrsbur^h; The Norton Company. Century Building 



Chicagro: The A. Netlson Company. 139 Michiran Avenue ••*". 



Boston: H. F. FjKabrrjok, Tnc. 9 Park Street 



Portland; /. C. En2lish Co.. 128 Park Street 



Los Ansreles: Biooks Decoratinu Co.. 696 S. Alvarado St. 



C. J. Nettine Co., 256 Wrxxlward Ave., Detroit, Mich. 



MAKING MILK ARTIFICIALLY 



By a. J. Jarman. 



WE have heard so much about the 

 synthetic production of perfumes, 

 syrups, dyes, and what not, from 

 coal-tar products, that we are not easily sur- 

 prised by the information that milk may be 

 artificially made. The method described 

 below, however, is not a chemical one, but 

 consists merely in the mechanical admixture 

 of distilled water with crushed and finely 

 ground sweet almonds. Practically the only 

 difference between cow's milk and that 

 made of almonds is that cow's milk con- 

 tains animal casein, while the artificial milk 

 contains vegetable casein. The latter will 

 produce a good supply of cream, and if al- 

 lowed to stand some time will become sour. 

 It may also be coagulated by the addition of 

 vinegar or acetic acid. When combined 

 with grape sugar it is capable of generating 

 some extraordinary organic substances. 

 The artificial milk may be used with tea and 

 coffee in the same way that cow's milk is 

 used. 



To make the milk, procure half a pound 

 of sweet almonds — the Valencia, which is 

 cheaper than the Jordan almond, will give 

 just as good results. The skin of the al- 

 monds may be removed by scalding the nuts 

 in boiling water, and peeling them with a 

 sharp knife. The almonds should then be 

 placed in a wooden chopping bowl and 

 chopped as finely as possible. Take about 

 two ounces of the chopped almonds, and 

 place them in a mortar with a small quan- 

 tity of distilled water. Then grind or levi- 

 gate the chopped almonds, adding water 

 occasionally, until about twelve ounces of 

 water have been used. The longer the 

 grinding is continued, the thicker and richer 

 will the milk be. Now take a piece of 

 cheese cloth about 12 inches wide by 24 

 inches long and rinse it in clean water, and 

 after wringing it as dry as possible, fold it 

 double over the top of a pitcher, and pour 

 the contents of the mortar through the 

 cloth into the pitcher. The milk may be 

 squeezed through the cloth by wringing it 

 gently, but it is necessary that care should 

 be taken to prevent any of the larger 

 almond particles from being forced through 

 the meshes of the cloth. 



If some of the milk thus produced is set 

 acide for three or four hours, a thick layer 

 of cream will be found on the surface. If 

 too much water has been used in forming 

 the milk, it may be necessary to add a little 

 sugar of milk to sweeten it. The artificial 

 milk has a slight almond flavor when taken 

 clear, but this is practically lost when it is 

 used with tea, coffee or cocoa. The color 

 of the cream produced is quite pale, but it 

 may be improved by using some of the 

 almonds without the skins removed in the 

 proportion of two ounces of whole almonds 

 to six ounces of the blanched almonds. Care 

 must be taken to prevent any bitter almonds 

 from finding their way into the mixture, but 

 one or two bitter almonds to half a pound 

 would not affect the flavor of the milk. 



Half a pound of almonds will make three 

 pints of milk. 



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