South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-07-14
Sailing, Packing and Selling Butter.

TIE proper sailing of butter requires
great care. The salt should be thoroughly
Incorporated into the mass so as to reach
any remaining particles OF either casein or
moisture. All this is perfectly done in the
churn, if the practical directions given by
the manufacturers are followed. Most
people in this country require for flavor
ing about one ounce of good pure salt to a
pound of butter; but the better paying
class of customers, who are a little more
fastidious about the quality, prefer about
one-half as much, and that is found quite
sufficient for its preservation, If the casein
hsS been properly removed.
independent of its effect as a condiment,
salt has two distinct offices ~ serve In
Dutter-makins, VIZ: Isl To remove the
butter milk as thoroughly as possible
IRON the pores of the butter; and, Cd, to
render harmless what cannot thus be re-
moved. The salt attracts water from the
butteTmilk that it comes in contact with,
and also takes up the milk sugar. It thus
effects 4partisl sersration of the constit-
nenls o. n buttermilk. At the same
time 1t penetrates the latter and converts
it into a strong brine, which renders de-
composition and rancidity difficult if not
impossible. Sugar has the same effect as
salt, Ddt Is more costly, and nB bettat n
any respect,
/. need hardly be stated hat the salt
must be as pure as possible. 1t must be
perfectly white, must dissolve completely
N water to a clear LIQUID, rntroubled by
any turbidity, without froth or sediment,
must Se absolutely odorless, of a pure salt
taste, without bitterness, and in g moder
ately dry room must remain free from per
ceptible moisture. No other ingredient
than salt is required for the preservation
or fiavOring of butter, and no other should
be employed Under any circumstances.
Butter-makeTs in the vicinity of large
towns should seek out regular customers
for their product, in which case it may be
put up in balls, or any other form adapted
to the demand. philadelphia prints
which have acquired a worldwide reputa-
ton, are pound balls, with a figure pressed
upon the top. They are usually Enclosed
in a white linen napkin, and packed in a
cedar, zinc lined chest, with apartments at
each end for ice, TO keep it hard while be.
ing transported to market and retailed.
Other peculiar forms are adopted in other
parts OF the country to suit the demands
or whims Of purchnsers.
JO1 TIE great lndSS VI DUbGCI-nlohOIS luC
wooden tub, holding from 80 to 100 pounds,
must ever be the most economical form OF
package. In the vicinity of New York
city, heavy return pals, of the beet white
oak, with thick covers having the owners
name branded upor them, are used and
reused, year after year. In some parts OF
the West miserably poor oaken tubs are
employed, which affect the butter very in
juTiously; in other localities ashen tube
are the favorites; while in Northern Yer
mont the most approved tubs are the
spruce. Spruce is, unquestionably, the
least liable of all timber to affect the
flavor of the butter iniuriously, while it is
generally believed that for long keeping
aud much exposure good white Oak is pre-
ferable. Stone and earthen Jars and
crooks are sometimes used, hut we do not
recommend Observation-Disclosures Butte
Manual