Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-16
ON MAKING BuTIER.

SAL wish to make few observations paper read
by Professor Trail (who the auiho at the last monthly
meeting Of the OF the Highland Agricultural So
cioy The paper is entitled Experiments and ObscTya-
/ iions the production OF Butter"
Having myself. that is, with my hand-prcvious
being hirtyh OF when up that sbour
chuned considerably than $4,000 lbs OF butter; and
having watched the process in the dairy, first under my
mother who noted for producing good article, and
then under wife, who followed in the track, con-
slider that my experience may be of some service My sex
pcnmcnts and observations" differ respects
rally from those OF the Professor.
shall only make remarks those parts OF his paper
wherein differ.
lst. lie SAYS, 1.-THE quantity Of butter smallest Il
suppose from quantity OF milk after caying"
have found the quantity greatest that tmc from the
same quantity of milk, from the same animal The butter
also far easily separated from the milk that time
The distant after calving the tay the separa
ton under the circumstances OF temperature &c
2nd. He says, THAT the addition Of cold water
during ehurnng facilitates the the separation OF
the butter especially when the cream thick and the wealth
er hot
Cream should always be thick before the churnng com.
menccs when II requires cold make the butter
separate, proof OF the being high
peraure and this bOtn the quantity and quality will
be much de,enorated. Ii the weather be hot. and the
cream churned at its proper temperature add hide
cold water after the separation has taken place. will make
the butter collect larger Jumps. The cEurning
should continue li'te while with slower notion after
the wsier Is added.
Bird. He says. THAT cream atone il easily chum
ed than mixture OF cream and milk
The separation will take at the temperature
milk will be
4h. That butter produced from swee, cream has the
finest favour when fresh and appears keep longest with
out becoming rancid; but that the bu,temk obtsined
poor, and small IN quantity"
No butter be got while remains
Cream may be sweet when the process of churnng
commences, but will become acid before the separation
takes place. To commence churning sweet Is Ia
bour lost. 1t is because has taken long churn
1t makes the buttemilk bad. The quantity will be the
same. Common will tell any this, Whatever
weight into the churn the weight will come
in the shape OF butter but,emik. There will be
butter. OF the quantity OF butermk be less
II the butter becomes rancid 1t from bad management
in the dairy Ii the wife and daughters rde in their phea.
tons every day, the butter is almost TO be spoiled
There dairy who proud doing their du
ywhou being looked after Rancid butter caused by
cream being kept in too high temperature and has become
acid too long before churnng 1t has heayed" in the
sell There also what we call hinged" butter, which II
bad than the rancid This caused by the
being kept in too low temperature, and OF course, has
been too long in turning acid long before the churn
| ing has commenced.
9Th. THAT churnng the milk and together, after
they have become slightly acid be the
micnl process the whole because Yields large guam
uy OF excellent butter, and the bu'ck is OF good quail
| ~"
Quite right if the temperature OF the mixture be night
when the churnng commences, and the chuer does his
duty but deal depends upon these thpgs. Ii the
temperature be too high, low, il the churner be
lazy fellow, Otis woman's work he dine out
ceve company three days week, the butter be
less IN quantity and both and the butiernilk
quality than II otherwise would be.
9TH. THAT the keeping Of the butter sound state
appears depend being obtained free from un-
combined albumen caseine, aud water be by
means OF washing and working when take from the churn
To speak IN language which every farmer and dairy.
woman can understand the butter, TO make it excellent
and To Keep iup So requires TO be made free OF butte
OF water. Now how washing 1t IN water make il free
OF waieri Nothing can make butter firm, sound, and
sweet, but well working, and let
1t after II Is taken OF the churn To wash butter
wrong notion altogether.
Eth The author hc interesting fact in the cours,
j. nj
were churned together and though cold adde
alter an hour and hail. and then after three hours chunng
not particle OF butter obtained"
There nothing curious this Interesting fact" Tn
mixture either had too little cream in it, cold
temperature and made colder by the addition of cold
Ter, or that the churner exceedingly lazy.
According TO my experience and observations by the TO
lowing rules, strictly followed prime butter and buiierm
will be produced; the former keep and solid 70
twelve months.
ls Let the dairy and everything about IT be kept pei
tecy clean, and be well ventilated and shaded from
II the floor be feet below the surface of groun
the better but do like cellar, except keep the bu
ter IN after being made up for use or keeping.
2nd. Let the be taken from. say three ourths
the milk hat which first taken from each of the
after this milk has stood the oai7y
-iour hours Mix this with the remaining fourt
OF the milk, offerings" proper earthen vessels,
let them stand IN temperature of about 500 that
turn acid IN about three days 1t should not exceed or
days.
3rd. As soon as it has turned acid or before wontyor
hours after, 1t should be churned
performed IN, be below co. let the and milk be
bout co." when the churnng but IT the tempe
aure OF the be above $50 let the mixture be
bout 600.
Stu Whether the churning be performed by steam pow
er, horse power, by manual abour the motion
i quick at hrsL Ii by man there must be Tegull
supply OF what we III Lancashire coll "ebow grease. =
The separation should take place within the hour, ther
something wrong IN the temperature IN the churncr-
lirequently dabbhng IN the churn Il
nan DAY, or more, when there Is nothing more require
but "ebow grease" 10 make the separation take place
proper time.
9th A. soon as the separation takes place. churn so,
till the butter collects into Jumps II weather be no
adding little cold water wall effect this
9TH Immediately after the churnng u finished, let Oh
butter be taken out Of the buitemk and worked little,
ct great portion Of the mix from 1t. Then add ltd
fine salt ana work itagain, still taking the milk from
It springs. Then add what salt intended be put
or less according the IL intended Ia be KEEP
but make butter without salt IT II he only intended
b be kept week. Make the salt fine The dairy.w
men then "elbow greese" in working Il
salt in, and, IN doing this oil the milk will III
butter will then b. and solid, and will remain Il
twelve months fit be put into proper vessels, and has had
proper quantity Of salt put in 1t. Butter wished IN wat
will never keep well that managed in the above
= shall conclude with two remarks. lst The very be
dairywomen who makes their fingers into thermometer
will sometimes spoil chumng Of butter. 2nd. Crea
which has been frozen, will be difficult make butt
Of afterwards, fraised proper temperature.
: ! remain, Sir, yours, &c, w. ROTHwELL.
e WNwIcE, MAEcH 3OrH.
GTeeH Peas were cxhimtcd In our market Saturda
the 9th lust Tor the hst Tine TINS season. though only
few handuls IN quantity, produced by Geo Wilson, Eco
and yesterday they ia considerable quantity from d
farms Ut Capt Johnston and Mr.. William Cooper on Tai
ners Creek, and Mr. Abel dwellings market garden Adolf
= ing the Borough. They sold readily $3.50 per peel
and part Of them, respected, will be served up in Ne
York tomorrow, for which place they their
In the steamer Boston.-N0r(Ok Hsraid.
We learn that John Jones elected Congress in u
Richmond fVa) district This IL Mr.. Tyer's JOB
Jones, but Mr.. Van Bucns Each Of those distinguish,
candidates keeps John Jones. Cannot Mr. Calhoun ca
about ana find one l-'PrEyuoEl
ft may be- doubted whether Mr. Calhoun would not
spond 10 this query the language Of Oliver Cromwell
exclaning, 80, John Jones, John Jones the Id deiY
| me from John JOnes."-i Norfolk Heyaid.
FsSns's saHssrsRtt,-ft aid by Acmmcdrs gre
mathematician. Give place stand upon aui Will
Universe Ferguson ccebrsci md physician
culted result request granted but Ibis
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