Maize's global journey from Americas to world food
The article traces maize origin in southern central Mexico through Maya cultivation to wide spread across Americas and later Europe Africa Asia and Australasia. It notes the term Indian corn and explains historical naming, diffusion routes via trade and exploration, and the transformation of maize through agricultural improvement and soil practices for modern cultivation.
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America
Europe
American
New England
the James
St. Johns
Mississippi
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Pizarro
Peru
Columbus
Old World
Isabella
Cape Cod
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Guanas
Paraguay
Bolivia
Guajirog
Columbia
Bahamas
Cuba
Haiti
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Gulf of Mexico
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Germany
Tehuantepec
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Rio Grande
Great Lakes
Maine
Guatemala
Central America
Isthmus
Panama
Chile
Andes
Amazon
River Platte
Spain
Africa
West Indies
India
Turkey
Burmah
Java
China
Australasia
Maize Cultivation History and Global Range
The article discusses maize as a vital crop studied by agricultural departments and experiment stations. It covers climate and elevation needs, historical spread in the United States, Mexico, Peru, and the Andes, and the transfer of cultivation methods from indigenous to European practices. It notes diverse corn varieties, uses, and the US effort to promote corn in Europe while acknowledging regional dietary differences.
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Great Lakes
Rio Grande
Mexico
Andes
Chile
Argentina
United States
Mississippi
Peru
Asia
Africa
Europe
Use for fireless cooker improves cereal cooking
Many families fail to cook cereals long enough leading to thick lumpy results. Oatmeal is commonly undercooked and should be simmered at least four hours, ideally overnight. Fireless cookers offer a practical solution for keeping the stove off yet fully cooking cereals.
Household Tips From a French Chef on Flavor and Care
A collection of kitchen hints covers frying mush, lamp care, and keeping glass bright by polishing with dry oak. It suggests vanilla beans in sugar for flavor, odor reduction when burning, feeding canaries sunflower seeds, lemon juice in chopping dates and figs, and a decorative cherry pecan salad with French dressing.
Invalids Cookery From a Historic House Remedy
For Invalids the guide suggests Beef Juice from lean round steak heated briefly then lemon juice added and salt. served in a colored claret glass to avoid dislike of the color. Haked Milk is baked milk thickened to cream in a jar. suitable for delicate stomachs. Glycerine and Lemon Juice moistens the fever parched tongue with half and half on cotton. Onion Gruel uses wilted onions simmered in fresh milk with oatmeal and salt until tender.
Peach Short Cake
Bake a cake batter from four level teaspoons baking powder two cups flour one half cup butter one tablespoon sugar one beaten egg one cup milk fold in four add to a large cake Lin and bake. Split the cake open spread with peeled sliced peaches sweetened to taste serve with whipped cream portions.
Grape Preserve Making Steps From Fruit to Jars
The recipe describes weighing the first stem fruit, pulping, cooking to separate seeds, straining through cheesecloth, boiling the strained juice with skins, adding about one half pound sugar per pound of fruit, and cooking a bit longer before filling hot jars. The sugar is heated beforehand like jelly.
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Japan
Almond and Rose Water Icing Recipe Note
Whitespace of four eggs one pound sweet almonds one pound sugar a little rose water. Blanch the almonds pour boiling water peel skins. Dry then pound to paste a few at a time in a Wedgewood mortar moistening with rose water as you go. Beat into icing gradually. Spread thick when pearly dry cover with plain icing.
Shortcake Filling Cranberry Raisin Mix
Cranberries chopped fine with raisins and boiling water. Corn starch dissolved in cold water added as mixture returns to boil. Sweetened with one cup sugar and one tablespoon vanilla. Flavoring and thickness adjust in cooking to create a glossy filling.
Incomplete Chicken Salad Description Fragment
Fragmentary OCR text describes chicken salad with chopped chicken pieces mixed with pickles and lettuce, but is garbled with stray words and no clear event or context.
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Ian Corn
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