The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-27

ment OF Agriculture, says: Renovated
or process butter. having been before
the public for a few years, is little
known as to the methods employed in
making II. The better grades OF II
are made from miscellaneous assort-
ments OF country butter. mainly rolls,
produced by farmers wives remote
from creameries and sold or exchanged
at the eo1ntry stores, this material be-
ing treated while relatively fresh. The
poorer grades result from the treat
ment OF inferior raw material; for ex-
ample, the aforesaid country butter
by unfavorable conditions has suffered
great deterioration. Experience has
shown that only poor article OF rem
ovated butter can be produced from
rancid stock.
The process may be Drieny outlined
as follows: Melting Of the butter and
settling of the curd and brine, skim
ming on of froth and scum, drawing
on and discarting Of the curd and
brine, blowing Of afr through the mol
ten fat TO remove faulty odors. mixing
of milk very thoroughly with the
molten fat rapid cooling and "granu-
lating'' OF this mixture by running II
into ice-cold water, draining and ripen-
ing OF the granulated mas3 for num-
ber Of hours. sailing and working out
OF the excess Of milk. packing or max
ing into prints. BY this process, when
used upon comparatively fresh raw
material, buffers OF low grade are ma
terially improved. the farmers reve-
nue is increased. values are enhanced
In short, a good thing is done. Harm
begins only when the renovated Is
sold for the genuine Chat is, the
original) article. for they are not the
same thing. While the fats In the two
are practically the same chemically,
the nitrogenous portions are not. More
over, since the article known now and
for ages past as butter" is an article
the last step In whose manufacture is
the churning OF cream, It is evident
that tho product OF an elaborate sub
sequent process. a process entirely for
eign to the manufacture Of butter, "
should be designated by distinctive
name.
To Tell Butter. Process Butter and
Oleomargarine. Several Of the states
have already enacted laws requiring
the distinctive branding or labelling Of
the new product when offered for sale,
and as a consequence chemists have,
during the last year or two, devoted
considerable study to methods for dis
tinguishing between the genuine and
the renovated article.
The Boiling Test-An important
means employed In distinguishing be-
tween genuine and renovated butter is
the boiling test. This test was frat
mentioned ia scientific literature by
DR.. Henry Lehman, who states that
II was shown 70 him by Mr.. Morris,
a detective In oleomargarine prosecu-
tions. Il has been in use about ten
years. and was originally used only
for the detection Of oleomargarine.
but after the advent OF renovated but
Ter the test was found to serve almost
equally well in distinguishing this
product from genuine butter. There
fore, this test distinguishes between
genuine butter on the one hand and
oleomargarine and renovated butter on
the other: and, fortunately. It is so
simple Of execution that 1t can be en-
ployed In any kitchen almost as well
an In the laboratory, and requires no
special skill on the part OF the opera
tor. II consists merely in boiling brisk
ly small portion OF the sample and
observing its behavior the while.
: In the kitchen the test may be con-
hucted as follows: Using as the source
1f heat an ordinary kerosene lamp,
turned low and with chimney of. melt
the sample 10 be tested "a piece the
size OF a small chestnuD in an ordi-
nary tablespoon. Fastening the process
by stirring with a splinter OF wood
afor example. a match. Then In
creasing the heat, bring TO as brisk
q boil as possible. and after the boil-
ing has begun, stir the contents OF the
spoon thoroughly, not neglecting the
oater edges, two OF three times at In
torvals during the boiling--always
shortly before the boiling ceases. In
the laboratory a test tube, spoon.
or sometimes a small tin dish. is used
in making this test From the last
named utensils the test is often called
the spoon test" and sometimes the
''pan test"
! A gas fame. II available. can be used
perhaps more conveniently than a
kerosene lamp.
j Oleomargarine and renovated butter
boil noisily. sputtering (more or less)
like a mixture OF grease and water
when boiled, and produce no foam, or
but very little. Renovated butter pro-
duces usually a very small amount
Genuine butter boils usually with
less noise. and produces an abundance
Of foam.
poulfrv Briefs.