Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-06-19
AGRICULTURAL Il DOMESTIC,
From the Gcnesee Farmer.
Butter Making.

There are various methods of making
butter, and as many IDEAS as to which is
right. For my part, think that the ut
most cleanliness is absolutely necessary,
or all the modes will prove unavailin. TO
obtain good butter Many spoil their
butter by too much working and making
i. smooth like lard. or in other words,
Losing via: is called ;hc grain. and many
by carciossncss a'rn; their milk vessels.
Nv method is as follows: The COWS
in the summer are Salted two or three
lines Il week. The milk is strained in
pans holding ten quarts and placed in
cual. dry place, with plenty of fresh air,
a,l nothing with the leastunpleasant odor
is allowed to be near the apartment. In
cold weather have the paus o. milk
n..;,cyd over kettle of hot water, or up
on !. stove with Il moderate heat, and re-
main until it waverS upon the top OF the
milk. Then stand III II warm place until
the cream rises. Warming the milk
causes more cream TO rise and churnS
easier.
In warm weather always let the milk
s;a:I nn.! it turns the. so as to obtain
al! the cream. have ckurning done three
,inlesa week III summer and once lii
w:u,rr. Al.tr each sklmning of the
cream add ab'ut Il tablespoonful OF salt
a:l mix wei together )" keep The cream
ric. unit! churning da! arrives. use
s!n:i. churn wiih !, ,i;,si, in preference to
a:,y ,,!i!.r. h,.:n@ easier charmed. In warm
weaker. w;eH reads 20 commence chnm-
i,:::. i,.yc The cli'i;n placed ina tub OF
coi,i s. ring water. and W en- tic cream
b:.;,,;s az c,lr,ieS. add ro!,i water 10 Sttfen
it am! make it collect wriI-mixnig until
ali is i, Il mass. Having scaided the bowl
AMI !aGl.: and cooled with water, rub with
sail 10 prevent sticking. 'lhen with the
I:,I!r take ,,p the hutter"nd drain nlI the
#na;r.r;s,ii;:S put on coid water and with
~. ;;,dle cut the butter through a:id
i:i:na:!. in small pieces I" wash ou; lil'
I,l;tcrnli!h. but by no means work j; over
and ,v.,,. rs ;ha! VII; rli;ikc il tcugh. Re-
pea: 81, fro;ii three 70 six times. or until
liz. water rms 81 clear press ont the
wa;,.r :,,,.; >i;i ~ ,astc--n>ing fine table
sll ll-.:.!,o,i. ar ouiic,, Ia Il pound ot but,
t.r. :ari mix il, veil; lts it stand Gn'i!
n:>s unllii.,.. lIy! work carefully III
.!; :,..,...>-- ,'.>::i.?.;; ri'nre than w":S'
;,,.. IL. max. IL rails.
II i.,,.k;:,. il. A,:Si,;:i | work twice
u. !.:.,f tai" aiding tablespoonful h
7..,..ar!1.. 1::! sugar 70 :.mut tonr or
ill., .opr..;7 IL butter. Having made
read jar an:l ..,:s>ic.t ii, ,hrn tax"
ss,..l., 81. ard !Tour ho;iing water upon II
9. max. :.:,,,..: ',:'i':a aad set away un.
4. cu!si ;!l.$a sts:.:: M The butter. he.
!!,oys tie |,rii;." hen more butter is It"
10 added. and then replace it; and SO on
,;n.:i IL" Jar ial,aar!y iil!ed. Lastly: leave
l,-ine %, tn. b,,,.cr an Inch in depth rs a
:..r,. ci!:,c;ua! preservation than salt.
-a,r- the jar with cloth, then PIT on ltr
=; and store III a cooi cellar.
,,e:a. have any tr"uIe ii Acefine
c;l,:-:, sa.s "a y: years experience never
,ns. pound. Tie great secret IN preserv-
mo butter consists in extracting every
,rop Of bu..er-lnik. Put contend We
..:,a have nothing good without tron"ir
end wila, is wrrth doing at all is worth
doing WE'LL; in regard to housekeeping
as il every thing else. The greater part
of i, he comfort et' a whole family depend
.,o:,u lie house keepers management and
oversight. We have often heard it re,
marked lnat "the eye o! the master woaid
do more work than both his hands, and
So in the house.
IL is not 50 much in the performance
Of msnual'labor of farmers wife if She
keeps servant. as in the care she excr'
else ), and in using To advantage that very
important little member, the eye; that
,n,l:cs profitable wife and good house
Eeeper.