AWARDS OF PREMIUMS. 
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DELICACIES. 
'Mrs. C. S. Kneeland, - 
-r j Mrs. N. W. Dean, 
Judges,., j Mrs _ H . w . Williams, - 
[ Mrs. II. J. Starin, - 
Although there was no competition in this department, the 
committee have decided that the preserves and jellies entered 
by Mrs. H. W. Hayes were of superior quality and fully wor^ 
thy of the premiums offered by the Society. They have accor¬ 
dingly made the following awards: 
Mrs. II. W. Hayes, Palmyra, 1st prem., 14 varieties of preserves, $1 each,. .14 
Mrs. II. W. Hayes, Palmyra, 1st prem. 13 varieties of jellies,.13 
By request of the committee, respectfully submitted. 
Mrs. H. J. STARIN. 
MRS. HAYES’ DIRECTIONS FOR PRESERVING FRUITS, MAKING 
JELLIES, ETC. 
To Preserve Apples. —Pare and core, and cut them in halves 
or quarters, (whole if preferred;) take as many pounds of the 
best white sugar ; put a teacup of water to each pound; when 
it is desolved set it over the fire, and w T hen boiling hot put in 
the fruit, and let it boil gently until it is clear and the syrup 
thick ; take the fruit with a skimmer on to flat dishes, spread 
it to cool, then put it in pots or jars, and pour the jelly over. 
Lemons boiled tender in water and sliced thin may be boiled 
with the water. 
gir Crab-Apple. —The same as apple. 
Pear. —Take the pears and set them over the fire in a kettle 
with water to cover them ; let them simmer until they will 
yield to the pressure of the finger ; then, with a skimmer, take 
them into cold water ; pare them ; then make a syrup of a 
pound of sugar for each pound of fruit; when it is boiling hot 
pour it over the pears and let it stand until the next day; then 
drain it off, make it boiling hot and again pour it over ; after 
a day or two put the fruit in the syrup, over the fire, and boil 
it gentty until it is clear ; then take it into the jars ; boil the 
syrup thick and pour it over the fruit. 
Strawberry .—To two pounds of strawberries add two pounds 
of powdered sugar, and put them into a preserving kettle over 
a slow fire until the sugar is melted ; then boil them about 
twenty minutes, and put the fruit into jars boiling hot. 
Waupun, 
Madison , 
Whitewater. 
