The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-22
A Chccsc-Nnl,lng ricnic.

On the nth instant the writer, IN conipa-
~ with the ststion dairynan. Mr. u =
Wing spent n pleasant ana prou'ab'e "'s
1t StinS0n. Msriwetllcr county peot
was the regular monthly meeting gay %
the S;!nson Agricultural Club. ana we we'.
There hy speciul invitation 10 taik anou'
T,-rrina.. and eenecially Of dairying, anu 10
illustrate cheese making. Between ~ anu
IL o'clock a. m. the church ana Schooi
ward were wen spriul5lod over with E'oo'Y
-.lrrnFs.r II th. people from the SURROUNDING
country and from as FAR rs GreehNlilr'
which was represented by Hon. henry il.
Harris. and vet farther. Atlanta, by Rev
Charles Lane. tlr james ogietree, Ire"lueht'
ana gcv. = T. Clements. Secretar! OF the
club. soon orcani1ai the arrangements Tor
making % successful day. Colonel =. x.
Harris. president az the Stinson Farmer
Institute was made presiding ci1cer for the
.Tav some. OF the athletic young men were
directed % erect tables strong enough 10
hear mn under the delicious burdens soon
u be if,noseI on them. Now for the cheese
making. FROM the nc'EhborinE village store
Two large tin dishpans. and a dftccn-sallon
,yashtl,b were procured. Ten different per
sons had eacf brought a gallon or lresh
mornings milk. y sample Of milk from each
Iot Was first submitted q the Babcock mix
test in order 10 determine its richness, or
the percentage OF butter II contained. Ihis
was no mart Of The Chcese-IEaking process.
hut the test was made simply 10 Illustrate
ono ~ the practical methods now in use. in
every well regulated dairy. creamery ana
cheese factory. in the private dairy il is
used u enable the owner 10 pick out the
COWS that give ricE milk, and weed out
these. that 10 not ply Cor their feed. In the
creamery and chess factory it is I'm daily
use to test the richness of every batch of
min- brought iu. and the producer is paid
or credited on the books according 10 the
indications 90 tl- test Ia few minutes The
testing was completed and showed that the
uuaiii- of the milk furnished on this occas-
ion varied from 8 g. Per cent. averaging
about go per cent Of butter fat. This is
quite hi[h average and indicated good
d.. ~ COWS TO ret;sru e. the cheese max
sI-- One cf TIE large. round dIshpgns was
filled about olc-fsUrth full o. water and
placed o1 the stove. The remaining dish
Tln ,ssme -iz,l was chem placed "a the first
and partly iileyl wi-h mills. naquiEs0E about
C-e-tr.rI az t.- Zen gallons. Ate heating
q. ah Tt Ia degree -E.s portion OF milk
s-aS poured in,o the tub with the other,
which brought the whole ten gull'Ds 10 the
desired temperature Of about " degrees. \
very small uU5utity OF rennetine was then
adde's lui the mass gently and continuous
iE stirred tr prevent the cream from rising
Eco :He s.srfa-e. uut!i FL commenced 20 thick
EN- when stirring ceased. Iva about fifteen
minutes the milk WIS firm, solid clabber
teug.il- The operator. usiu.g lou- bread
knife. then cut it into small pieces. II was
then Permitted to stand untl the whey was
SEPARATING freely ! liltie whey was dipped
gat ami heated up ON the stove and returned
Ia TIRE gUh IE order 10 brIu. Up the temper
allure Hl tha whole mass so about IS degrees.
Il q llttf while the pieces uf Cur4 had be-
come uIsrstiveiy l-m. The whey was
ta-n drained tf bv putting the whole into
q uiere oil cheese cloth. The curl was then
sai5esl, using about ounces OF salt and
Iat into tha cheese hoop and submitted -
pr.e,rsr i'm cider press that had been
provided FOR the purpose This completed
the lesson in cber~s making. and showed
a. Che wondering and Interested crowd that
yaee=H-Iu4kin-- iS ul no means a tedious and
elaborate Process. ana that amy housewife.
having o. ftw Saiin-s al milk on hand. may
make cheese with only sIch appliances as
T11E De- found or e-sir provided in every
household. Now. "a, don't mean 10 say that
suyH1~ty can make ATst-ciJsS. housekeeping
cheese There Us IN art in the process,
o.-rer of eNnertrcss o. taste and smell and
1a"l thst can only p. fully acquired by
long pvaet5-e- The mere details 81 the
e-ss. tl lI-l -.fnical rr manual opcra-
tious. are simpler than the operation Of
c5ru-u'r~. AMI mly De performed 10y any
"Hr after unre seeing, the process ln the
hands Uf an expert. or even after reading
10 ts described Gen detail in bulletin No rs
~ the Georgia experiment station.
After the cheese was finished the nicotine
.
Ih" ladies were there - fulI fore. which
statement stands security for egerS thiu,s
rr anythiug that might bc stii in praise OF
tao lc-i things THAI cover the snowy spread.
Si.hl
After dinner practical telb-a sort OF
'suCr-1tion-lram this writer followed bv
"Ue i0ou the president and closed hv 4
fifteen minutes ,-lb Boz Dairymau Wing
ami we jumped into tle surr- behind Broth
'r Tim i'ars'es's pair or Esgd travellers for
o. Sis mile drive % eaten the traja al Warm
SPRINGS station. du- TO pass I'm one hour
and fifteen minutes.
l- was % glorious Cay, cool AMI bracin.
- tile early morning. but calm and sunny
Flonv tAe midway. The people are intelligent
Progressive and reasonably wiIe-.v.alse ana
Nll progress Their interest in Gsiryin,r Is
somewhat aroused ana y. VIII not he ,ilr-
IF'se'l o. hear soon ~ tho organization Of 3,
creamery at ar nesr Stinsou. The director
stands ready tc encourage. i'm every prscti-
cable ami proper Way. impr yement ana
Erusrrss along All lines especially dairvinu