The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-04-17
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Butter Making.

! Butter intended for winter use, should be
made either in September or October. Dur.
! in, these months the weather 10 sufficiently
cool, and the quality Of the food in the fields
aud pastures more sNiab'e than when the
season 10 further advanced. Very good but
ter may be made 10 November, but though
for family use it may be as good as Ina, made
during the two preceding mouths, i, is mol so
desirable for marketing. Oae of the pIincl
pal reasons Why there i. so much bad butter
Ia the country. is thus lucid', explained b.
writer on the SUI c.:
/ "The pripcipa! cause Of failure TO make
good butter, tina. may be KEEP, for a long time,
is the neglect TO separate the bu,;srlni en-
. ,itely from the butter. Some dairy women
are afraid TO let any cold water touch the
butter for fear oil washing cut the goodness
as If water aud butter could cnmm;Cgle. We
Of jset 10 touchin. the butter with the hands
some PARTICLES will thus be uelttd aud in
jdre the whole. 4 !I,,le woodtp paddle is
best.
When The butter is gathered ID the churr,
Iha; is, @hen It spaia tes itotn The butter M X
and forms Jumps, tho bu.tcr.mlk should all
be drawn of, ard cold water should b, add d |;
then the whole nus, be sai,acd or churned,
and this water mus; iLen be dawn oil, aud
80 en- till the water ceases 10 lock shlie.
This serves 20 harden ,he tu,,ey, and to
so,k 90, The mla. If any I,qpid is faal.
Jeff in the butter, this Loud vii be nearly
all wafer; end you have salt mater OF brine ="
in your butter, rather than butter mix, which
becomes tainted il three or four days Of hot
weather. Pure brine will not tain. the but.
ter; butter milk will"
b. proper care 10 milking, ord working
butter, our farmers nigh, render this part d
the dairy business exceedingly pfpti'aJ!e.-
Extra butter Oluoys commands price,
Dairy woman irtqleni'y complain that the
mix Of coss fed on iurnips aud cabbage,
produces butter OF a bad flaw t-so bad Indeed,
/ that the article is unsaleab.e, End utterly un.
TT for use. The disnsreenbe consequences
emaoa,ing f ON the practice OF feeding these
vegetables 10 cows, may be wholly obvaitd
by leedng them to the animals after m.k.ns
a, n. h., aud allowing them liberal supply
o. salt.
Van + berg, who is good authority in such
matters, says tina, the milk should be KEEP, I'll
an iucipent acili'y is produced or until Il Is
changed" lie also recommends mi,lns
The subsequent morning. During the SUN
mer season, according 10 this author, tins
change generally takes place about ten o'tl5eki
IN cold wea her, i requires to be kept longer;
FOR this purpose, say IN spring aud autumn,
the mix Of the first mess may be KEEP, I'll the
iulIosing morning aud then 1t will require
the addition Of warm water to bring II 10 tie
proper temperature fur choruins. 10 the
"Geooglca Essays" BY Hunter, il is asserted
tia, good butter msy be produced from the
mix Of COWS I'D % IL nlps in he following
way:
LET the vessels Elich receive the mix
be k1p, constantly clean aud scslded with hot
water. When the mi k is brought from The
dairy, siih every eigh, quarts ioix one Of bal.
10y water, anl then pu. II up to staud Cor
cream"
This, il Is known, will annihi'ale The taste
Of ,ufnips, aud no eouLt facilitates The process
Of chutnin..
have seen much butter 30 called) IN The
matke, for shich should bs extremely 10th
10 pay five cents per pound grey, wa,ery aud
as salt as Turks Island l'seIf, II would be
hard blrgin 10 accept and eat II as a gift
Aad yet those Who impose upon purchasers,
By Offering such stuff, e, badly neiilcd If any
objection be made 10 rs quality or p'lco. A
& kin Of such "buter" Is about as valuable
for culinary purposes as the same q1anii,y Of
soap grease. Oar DAIRY women, many Of
hem, have much 10 learn in ,h. department,
and the sooner they commence, The better,
both for themselves and customers. German.
Torn Telegraph.
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