The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-05
Addition Showing Holiday We Have Full Stock Regular Staple Goods Always Stock

Miss Gritfiths carried off first prize for
her butter: also special prizes for the
best butter in the show. The milk Is
taken direct to the working dairy. and
run through an Alexandra or Victoria
cream-separatOr after each milking,
only sufficient fresh milk being kept
to supply the daily customers. some
of whom have received their dairy pro-
duce from this dairy for over thirty
eight years. The quantity of cream for
sale during the day is cooled and put
aside. while another portion is taken
for making cream cheese, which is sent
daily to Tenby, and Is considered
great delicacy. With these are sent
some dozens of little brown jars of
beautiful thick cream, which are daily
prepared, neatly labelled with the name
OF the dairy, and tied down with silver
paper. These jars are of various sizes,
and are eagerly sought after by sum
mer visitors. The remaining portion of
cream Is ripened for churning. either
naturally or artifcially, according as
the temperature and time of year de-
mands AS rule, the butter Is always
ordered beforehand, and the supply is
never equal to the demand. The but
ter Is never touched with the human
hand, and Is well known, not only in
Wales. for weekly quantities are for
Warded to customers in London and to
other English centres. Almost all the
modern dairy appliances find their way
to the Penalty court dairy on approval.
where they are given a fair trial. The
! butter Is done entirely by the Misses
Grlfiiths, who spare no effort in trying
to satisfy the palates of their custom
ers. Mrs. Griffths wisely allowed her
two youngest daughters to complete
| their school life at dairy institutes. rot
with the intention of taking uD dairy
teaching, but to get at the best and
| most perfect ways of managing their
home dairy. They spent their time
chiefly at Berkeley, England. ani at
| Aberystwyth, gaining knowledge of
both butter and cheese making. In
| 1891 Miss May GrifIiths went out into
the world to impart some of the knOwl-
edge she had gained in the science and
art of dairying, making her first ap-
rearance as teacher of dairying un-
der the Worcestershire county council,
whence she carried several valuable
| testimonials. In 1892 Berwickshire sent
in request for her services, to which
she complied, and during her sojourn
there she published a very neat little
book on the Science and Art of Dairy
ing and the Construction and Manage
ment of the Butter Dairy" This little
volume found a ready sale. and the
| Northerners were quite satisfied with
the lectures and demonstrations given
them by Miss Griffiths. Miss Cecily
Griffiths followed her sisters footsteps
at an early date, when they Travelled
together, carrying on their dairy class
es throughout Selkirk. Peeblcs. Rox-
Lurgh. and part of Lanarkshire, so that
Scotland has been fortunate in getting
the services Of the Misses Griillths un.
til quite recently. when they were
spending quiet time at their Welsh
| home reigning supreme over their own
dairy. The gOlden-tinted pats of but
ter bear the monogram of u. NJ. c."
and the neat appearance of these is
sufficient to entice the most fastidious
palate. The ornamental butter which
is frequently ordered for festive occa-
siOns in the county, ana also for Lon
don tables is, indeed, a sight worth
seeing. This was proved only last week.
when Miss May Grif1iths (now of the
Royal Dairy at Balmora) had the hon
our of making some of this "work of
| art for her majesty's luncheon table,
which was greatly admired by all the
| royal guests. so much so that her mai
esty, ACCOMPANIED by her Royal High
ness Princess Henry,of Battenberg. call
ed at the model dairy and thanked Miss
GritIiths personally for the marvellous
piece of work they so much admired.
Both royal visitors complmented Miss
Grifflths on making beautiful butter
since her arrival at Balmoral. q fort
night ago. At the special request Uf
her majesty, Miss Gritiiths sent to Pen
ally court for her valuable and nu,ner-
GUS certificates which she has obtained
from the various colleges for knowletlg ge
of butter and cheese making. These,
too greatly pleased the queen. and they