Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-01-28
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Many neat ho sses-ires are NOS G-st-
class butter makers. n.5t uere.Sa I'D g
becau4e - neg .ec- on their part. but
because e poor s. fee. Hlr-bred cows.
unx-nt stable. amt "a -c.essu-ss IN he
part of the nar- 10 .he farmer
wishes his vife 20 EASEL Ia butter max
~ he must 90 his share sa the -. -
t.eu and breeding ~ 4oof cows. give
butter Pr5duelnE feesf. provide com-
Portable and -i1.ta.Sne stables and
axe care iu tir@ u.i king. a. milk &.
verV ,I,eept bic % o,a1r-. and may hs-
COME sudt for uss simply a. tae re-
SUI - a fituy npor or a dirty cosz
with an uuciean Idalsr Theu. 4 the
wife is supplied witl tslc Convenience
e.sential. - thorough in the care %
utensils seepa rhc surroundinzs - the
-iie clean $40 sweet. and i punctual
and discreet in her dHt -. We see M
reason ~hy every farmers wife spouid
noi be zue,.SstuI butter maker.
MILK should be strained and Sc a.
soon as possible after it come, from
the COW II Is well - place a cloth in
the common s'rainer. throuGsa which
the milk NAV Hitter. thus renewing ali
possible dirt. This cloth nay Re. a
square OF ch.-se cloth doubled. which
= handy and easily cleansed. The milk.
whether set "a pans or deep caz1s. must
be quickly c'-,iec. and Kept between -
and 80 degrees Tor twelve hours befcr-
siSimning when the cream will a. be.
mp. Il these conditions are met After
the cream = SKINNED ~ into a dish
large enough - hold cream Tor sufti-
eieut ehuruing 10 should each time Dc
well stirred, and then kept a. Or below
~ degrees, while the daily szclmminEs
are being added. until there = enough
for churnisg. when Il must be
warmel gp 90 ~ degrees in summer,
and from = ID i8.iegree. higher in win
ter. and stand fo-IZ hours tosripen. l.
should thea have smooth. glossy ap-
pearaue- when ,tirred
If the cream = not property ripeued
in that time, a bUtt-rInilx starter may
be used, TINS may be buttermilIs from
the last churning. - the favor has
been all right and the butter has come
readily II 10 = desired. Just previous
To ehuruing. butter eolor may be
added some object - .k.S and
Ne know OF good butter max
ers who CRATE the outside.
the yellow. Of carrots. put
ting il la sig htl = warmed SKINNED
milk FOR few rnoments before strain
ing il through n cloth into the cream
They claim this also adds 20 the favor.
The cream = th-n placed in the churn.
which has h-cu thoroughly scaldsd
and rinsesi With cold water to pzs.eat
sticking and trHpzr il 70 the cream.
Il J. thea ehurued at about 81 degrees.
This temperature must often be va
risc, and depends upon the kinds %
feed breed Il cows. etc The churn-
ing should cease when the grauules
are about the siz- - small wheat ke--
nels
-After the buttermiik : removed
the butter must he promptly washed.
a. a temperature Of about IS degrees,
and the salt added. Al ounce 10 the
pound being the rule. but this varies
slightly according IN the taste Of the
consumer. Il may tnen De worked
enough 10 somewhat thoroughly mix
the butter and salt. After this has
been SET aside al n temperature offrom
81 To IS degrees for a time long enough
fer the salt 10 have dissoI v-d-abo
three hours j. sutticient-it should
again be worked The function of this
second working IS two fold-So insure
the perfect distribution of the brine
through the butter. so i. vii not be
left streaked, aud TO work out the wa
ter which has been attracted by tn.
dissolving salt. IL must not be worked
until salvy. but must be elastic. and
yet. II doubled over will still break
apart little At this working it may
be made into attractive balls or pack
ed In the latter case il i well to
place circle Of cloth over the top.
and if the butter is 10 be xept some
time, weak brine NAV be poured
over il.
'Good butter can readily find sale
in private families in the farmer.
neigh boring village or city. if little
pains is taken "a secure and keep the
customers. thus bringing a good deal
of handy cash into the family purse. =
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