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   Maize enters largely into the dietary of Americans, & is used

in a hundred forms. Well prepared hominy is a good substitute for rice, as a vegetable adjunct to roast meat, or stews. It ought to be as white as paper, but to prepare it in this way requires a tedious process, for it must be soaked for a long time in a strong lye, to get rid of its yellow skin. Maize bread is good only for a few minutes after it is taken out of the oven. As soon as it ceases to be warm, moist, & soft it ceases to be eatable. The sweet potatoes of America are as superior to those of Algeria, & the South of Europe as