The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-04-11
Agriculture.
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The esaesisa beassttspsf t1ews very
sell that coed hfesa csntci be made
siiheni tbs rss 81 ysssi 10 essss Tie
sroege 10 gel ltshl-~le Iiss. - ~e ssy
s2ys wrissr TO the rrsrticai famsf ..
This che aoss by sdeips vtast 10 tie
sponse, snd shs ffsct 81 title 'esst is eas
10 ,be slistsnes 10 IL oi wet ranhef ei
niSa,s osssrmms which iaoenlsts the
speurs. aud itsse, growing 10 the sTonse.
prod acs go 10 l.. BY shieb The sponge
10 Oiled With vssl nnmbef OF little essi
ties or celia, 10 witch the ycs.. hss pro
dneed The go BY which Tbs sponge 10
ssolien Ems, - she aye, 10 raised, Then
the breed goes toto the oven, sud The beet
kills those germs Of yeas, aud stops The
rro3 uolion Of more eS, snd the brad.
when baked, u Allied With open cells by
whieh |, 10 msde light snd spcray,
Nov we can By similar iroculsiion Of
TIE cream ripen II for the cburp By means
Of the erosth 10 II Of . countless nun
bsr Of minute germs. which. - Il we're,
All The cream With exceedingly smsll
spaces, 90 inst when /. lie stirred 1t bss =
shiny appearance. ~ We say. like satin;
and when 10 this condition the churn,ns
10 done, the email PARTICLES Of batter sep
srsss and BY cohesion gather together
snd form little pellets Of butter, and these.
sdhtring together by / % dsshing toseth
or II them 10 the churping, increase IN
crease 10 siIs until Jumps Of butter form.
Bot ID ID most COZ vepient TO s,op the
cburning when these pellets are OF The
sizs Of buckshot or sweet peas. aud this
for the reason that when thu butter 10 10
this form the buitermik 10 more essily
washed from IL and the butter may be
gathered in pure state. This We call
the philosophy OF bu,tev mskinR, i is
the wisdom. in fact for this is the mean
ing Of the word philosophy -oi cbnrnlng.
II saves labor and II leaves the butter 10
The best condition for gathering and Yah
Ing it free from the bnttermilk. which
otherwise would quickly csuse decomposi
lion Of II, and this would produce the
strong, dissgreeabls odor and flavor OF rsn
cidity 10 it. All this is included in this
term fipening or periecting The cream for
the churniog And this condition Is moot
easily produc 10 this wy: We take the
cream when II 10 shll sweet and mix Ia II
by stirring gently for each gallon OF ~
tesspoonful OF the buttsrmilk OF the prev
ious churnipg. lust as the baker mixes
some OF the lsst made dough 10 the bresd
sponge az q starter 90 We may say -of
fermentation 10 the cream BY which the
needed ripeness or fitness is produced
!.nd inst ~ the baker sets the sponge 10
warm place TO ripen for space OF ~
tours. The right time is easily known BY
the shining. sstiny appearance OF the
cream when it 10 stirred IN the jar. Of
course oil this 10 to be done with the same
csre with which the good houseKeopef
manages her bread sponge, and when stir
rig the Dream il 10 seen TO be thick and
shiaes and glistsns in the light and has
pleasant. mild onrness. then the cream 10
ready to be uhurned. Then II msy be
churned 10 the shortest time jest as the
ripened bread sponge ie, and IS this IL.
100, so the butter is produced 10 the same
time always. every day 10 The yesr In
TACT, both these operations are sutltct TO
tae ssne tnles, and il the same care is tax
en- With the cream 90 is taken with the
bread, there will slwsys be the seine Ger
tsipty in the mskiug OF butter. There Is
40 witchery about this, it Is plain, siu
ole feet OF Ger sio csusee.