The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-06-01
Philosophy of Making Butter
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IN my fret preparations to muko butter. !
take care tp hn,c my cellar thoroughly clrnu
und Wutowushcd oafly every y ring, keen
mllk IN one cellar anil huticr IN another 49,
Too much care cannot hc taken by dairyuuu
iu observe thc time Of ChuruiuV, uhilally
chufn ilom one hour Ia ono and u halo 1
put nom one Ia tWu pals ui cold water IN
rhch rtruTu, hrlufc commencing 10 churn
mud one pnil more when nearly done, Ia or
der to hin ll" milk nnd mukr'it produce all
'ho buuor % contains When done, luke the
butter out, wash It through one water, then
tct II IA tie cellar Hud -ult IT,, then work IL
lt0W lhfto 20 I've llnts bCrhrrrur'yttr-.-I,ti
Nh"uld uo1 hc made quite suh enough until
'ho lost working lhcn add liulo salt
which makes a brine TINT keeps the butter
sweet One ounce ofsnlt Ia pound of but.
ter N about Tho quantity i u.s.. puck lhc
fret day, lt the weather In cool; ir warm. the
second day. II the milk is 100 warm when
chuIncd, the quantity OF butter viii be- less,
aud tie quality nnd flavor not 40 good ns
Mlltu II ~ cooled to u proper temperature
! have always worked NY butter hy hnud-
Last Tall bought hdtirr worker; but | dis.
approve oiils use entirely, aud recommend
the hnnd l"dlc iu It's stead. ln pucklnr. 6ll
ny hihins iu within two inches of ihc ton.
ihtn lay clean cloth on the top of the but.
''I' ANA pui salt On the cloth aud kcrp It
covered with salt Dnd brine all the scnson.-
'''"l bare should bc taken not tu rt the
MIX stand too Tong hciore churuiug, us m
uhnt case "a hot weather II becomes too sour
nud the butter will be sour also. and in.ronI-
weather u becomes bitter Al of which con
be prevented IN rnul weather hy putting a.
houl one quart ui bullermk IN each pan or
lub before stralning tic milk, aud IN hot
weather by chirnlng 0A-slai-tr-
comes thick md lholsi on the top of the
cream. uso Turks lsl44t,l talt ef tAa Ash.
I"H sacks, have never used any of the so.
lar eNarotiitcd salt or sham,rciiucd sDI from
Ihe Onondngo salt works.
ENrERiMrNrs.-l lricd several experiments
Ia mnking butter the past season, among
Which A1g the iulloMInF:- CoHtne need max !
ns butter about lAo - April aud up tu iAr
lIh OF May made 5ll pounds Of butter. May
llu, lsls, commenced packing for lal! mark
~, hud cIns"d "bout lie oh December. JUNO +
10, drew the mix lrom 81 cows; mornings I.
ness, 90 lbs; evenings mess, G32 pounds T.
u mllki ~ all ll51 pounds OF milk, making I
hrcc pounds II l.2 ounces of butter to 100 I
pounds OF milk June 30, had three more .
'ows comc in, which made my dairy full
NY cows commence coming IN, or Cuiving,
II March, and do not all come n until the .
middle oil juno, Hs was Tho case this year.
u dairy Was Gnt full I'll lie 2ulh of Juuc.-
ito ifet-fett-tIi the ea4res,i.at- gett.-fa4ly
ave u lew OF The finest; this year ! reared g..
Keep swine To consume the huttermlk.
drew ttIu uIrk from FIVE ru,~s for 80 DAYS
! succession, commencing with the 2Sth OF
lay, WIN the following results, wiz made
40 lbs oi buiter from five COWS ia 30 days.
IN The ll'h day of Juno drew from i've
o"s lo9 pound, of tiiiik, which made whrt,
hulned, 8 l-2 pounds of'but,er churn
AIhe milk, aud churn by horse power, aud
sually churn -four one and a hnlf barrel
huTnS AT once. II
TN tho eth OF August iasI, drew tho mIiiI
ON ~ cows ~ The morning | got 5OS lbs,
M IN lhe evening 80 pounds; In ALL 1927
ounds OF mix, which, when churned made ,
, pounds OF butter. The mornings ti4s,ss ,
ludc three pounds nad ii ounces of butter I
ON 100 pounds Of milk; aud the evenings ,
Tess made three pounds I'D ounces OF but I
r l'om 100 pounds of milk. ] find ihat the /
orhilis's mess OF milk, made four onuces =
orc bVter than the evenings did from 100 q
lnhd5 OF Hilk. also find that tho differ Il
zee between the mornings and evenings n
Iik Is hot az great as ii was Tor The last year :
E tho' reason that the messes are neurly a
lunl. r
The talAe omitted shows the difference of Y
ilk of different cows. | find by churning u
c milk separate, that one ofmy best COWS =
III make as much butter as Uircc Of my "
IUrrst, giving tfTu sUrru Qrrurrtry ut q =
Hc is II much better month for making .
liter than July or August, as made one
ndrcd and seven pounds more butter from :,
lriy- cows in June, than did from -
rty IN 1tiy. | GhH also that one hundred ',
unds of milk drawn from my best COWS ,,
lat Is, those that give the richest milk, will v
axe one pound mnEe huiter than QUO hun y
cd pounds drawn from the whole 'henrH :"
acre is nors difference in quality than in ~
antity, For making butter, ii VIII pay all :
ifynen welt 10 look TO the quality of1ullk ''