Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-12-24
OBTAINING CREAM FROM MILK

a process OF divcstng milk of its cnmpo.
ncnt portion of cream, in an extent hitherto
nnatalnablr, has been effected bv Mr.. G
Carter, of Nottingham Lodge, and is thus
detailed by that gentleman, in paper pre-
scented to the Society Of .1rts:
"a peculiar process Of extracting cream
from milk, by which peculiar richness is
produced IN the cream, has long been known
and practccd in Dcvonshire ; this produce
OF the dalnes of that country beng well
known TO every one by the name of ciottcd
or ctoHted cream. As there is no peculiarly
N the milk from winch this lluid is extracted
. 1t has been frequently a matter of surprise
that the process sas not been adopted in olhcl
parts OF the country. A tour-Sidcd vessel is
formed of zinc plates, twelve inches long,
cieill inches wide, and six inches deep, with
false bottom at one half the depth. The
only communication with the lower compar-
mcnt is by the lip. .i-~"-L "Ii,n II nidV be
filled or cmpticd. Having first placed al the
bottom OF the upper compartment a plate of
perforated zinc. the area OF which is equal to
that Of the false bottom, gallon Tor any
given quantity of milk is poured Immediate
~ when drawn from the COW, into it, and
must remain there, at rest, for twelve hours
an equal quantity of boiling water must then
be poured into the lower compartment,
through the lip; It is then permitted to stand
II hours more, q. G. n hours altogether, J
when the cream will be found perfect and
OF such conslstcucc that the whole NAV be
lifted OFF by the finger and tumb. 1t is, how
ever, more chrctually removed bv gently
raising the plate of perforated zinc trcm the
bottom, by the ringed handles, by which
means the whole of the cream is lifted of in
il sheet, without rcmiNing any Of in with the
milk below. With this apparatus | have
instituted a series of experiments; and as a
mean OF twelve successive ones, | obtained
the following results: Four gallons of milk
treated as above, produced in twenty -four
hours, four and half pinls Of cottcd cream,
which, after churning only fifteen minutes,
gave forty ounces of butter; four gallons of
'h'iA treated the common mode, in carthen-
ware pans, and standing forty-eght hours,
produced iour plns Of cream, which after
Charming ninety minutes, gave thirtysix oun-
ccs OF butter. The increase in the quantity
oi cream, therefore, is twelve and half
per cent. The experimental farmer will
Instantly perceive the advantages accruing
from lis adoption, and probably his attention
to the subject may produce greater results.
| shall feel richly rewarded if, by exciting an
interest on the subject, can produce any,
the slightest Improvement in the quantity or
node OF producing AN article, which may
properly be deemed one of the ncccssaries
of ile,"-Fom. Goe.
On the subject of cream, the experiment
which send you above may be tried with
two Tin milk pans, by putting an old horse
shoe, or any other convenient thing, into
one Tor the other to set on, then pour in boil
'ng water next put in the pan that contains
the m'lk-lct it stand in cold weather II
honrs-ihe plan is good for making winter
butter, making more and better
A. CHURCHILL.