260 WISCONSIN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Currant. — Take ripe currants, free from stems ; weigh 
them, and take the same weight of sugar, with sufficient water 
to dissolve the sugar; make a syrup and boil until clear ; then 
turn it over the fruit ; let it remain one night ; then set it over 
the fire and boil gently until they are cooked and clear ; then 
with a skimmer, put the fruit in the jars ; boil the syrup until 
rich and thick, then pour over the fruit in the jars. 
Peach .—Pear the peaches, weigh them, and take the same 
weight of sugar ; boil the syrup until it is clear, then turn it 
over the fruit; let it remain one night, when take out the fruit 
flpon flat dishes ; boil the syrup again and pour it over the 
fruit in the jars ; again pour off the syrup and boil it—this to 
be repeated for four successive days—the jars not to be closed 
until the whole is thoroughly cold. 
Jellies .—The directions are nearly similar for all kinds of 
fruit. Express the juice from the fruit, weigh it, and add the 
same weight of sugar ; boil to the consistency of jelly, (the 
time varies for the different kinds of fruit;) then put it in 
glasses, let it remain until perfectly cold, when seal up. 
Plum. —Directions the same, except that the fruit should be 
cooked up with the sugar ; then skim out the fruit; strain and 
boil the remainder until it is a jelly. 
Apple .—Stew up the fruit, then strain the juice, add the 
same weight of sugar and boil until jelly ; flavor with slices of 
fresh lemon. 
Raspberry Jam. —Weigh the fruit and add three quarters of 
the weight of sugar ; put the fruit into a preserving pan, boil 
and break it; stir constantly and let it simmer half an hour. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Mrs. H. W. Hay ES. 
Palmyra, Wis., September, 1859. 
SUGAR AND SYRUP MANUFACTURE. 
^ J. G. Knapp, - Madison , 
Judges,.. < F. C. Curtis, and Wife, - - Rocky Run , 
( T. C. Dousman and Wife, - - Vvaterville. 
Spears & Plumb, Madison, 1st premium for Manufacturing Apparatus 
complete upon the fair grounds, for Sugar and Syrup making,.$100 00 
L. L. Lee & Son, 2d premium.do.do.do.... 50 00 
The Committee upon the Manufacture of u Sugar and Syrup 
upon the Fair Grounds,” found upon their book two entries for 
competition, for the “ best Manufacturing Apparatus, complete, 
upon the Fair Grounds, for Sugar and Syrup making, compris¬ 
ing Grinding and Boiling Fixtures”—the one by Messrs. 
