Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-01-30
CARE OF DAIRY UTENSILS.
some vaIua bile Points ON Keeping
Them Clean and sanitary.

Some vaiun BILE Points ON Keeping
Them Clean and Sanitary.
The first requisite is to purchase
dairy utensils that can be easily clean
ed. which have smooth, hard and non
porous surfaces and corners so made
that they are easily accessible TO a
brush or cloth. Unnecessary corners
and angles should be avoided.
The principal things necessary for
keeping utensils clean are hot water
or steam, some alkali and a scrubblns
brush or coarse cloth. combined with
plenty of elbow grease to make these
agents effective. All utensils should be
cleaned Immediately after using. The
method for cleaning varies slightly, ac-
cording 10 what the utensils have con
talned. If they have been used for
milk, they should first be rinsed with
cold or lukewarm water. so as to wash
Off the viscous albuminoids, which IL
subjected to boiling water would coag.
ulate and adhere firmly to the tin.
thus becoming difficult to remove.
They should then be thoroughly wash
ed in hot water with some cleansing
material. such as washing powder or
caustlc soda, I'm order to remove the
grease. The water should be quite
Est Eli e. washing powders should
not de uGed 1paringly for we too Of
ten find vessels where the grease has
not been renewed, but simply smeared
oves the tin. Caustics and washing
powders are not only effective in clean
ing the grease from utensils. but they
also act as "A means of destroying bac-
terra. Common soaps. and especially
If perfumed. should be avoided.
Destroying Bacteria.
It has been found that a . OF per
cent solution OF good fresh washing
powder applied in hot water will make
a good material for destroying germ
life, provided the utensils are subject
ed 10 this solution for at least ten min
utes, after which they should be rinsed
in hot water and set away in the pure
air TO dry. The latter method requires
more time 10 accomplish the same pur-
pose than with steam, but is better
adapted TO farm use
There are other methods for conven-
iently destroying bacteria on dairy
utensils. They are. however. more ex-
pensive. but very effective. A practical
way is TO rinse the utensils after they
have been thoroughly washed in some
alkali. with hot solution containing
to 1Jr,er cent borax. This solution
also preserves the tin TO a slight ex-
tent. but care must be taken not To
get ii into the milk
Sunlight and pure air are the cheap
est and most effective means of keep
ing the utensils pure and sanitary after
they have been cleansed. When these
conditions do not exist It is then ad-
vlsable 10 put them In hot drying
room
Old, unclean dishcloths should never
be used for wlping dairy utensils after
they have been steamed or subjected
10 the hot washing solution. as the
germs which are lodged in the cloth
will again be distributed over the sur
face of the vessels, thus reinfecting
them If utensils must be wiped dry,
it is always best to use a coarse linen
cloth which has previously been steam
ed or boiled.
Scrub brushes are the best articles
for use in cleaning dairy utensils.
Coarse linen cloths may also be used.
but they require more care in keeping
them clean. The same methods for
cleaning utensils should be followed
for cleaning cloths.-Extract From
Bulletin of the Kansas State Agricul-
tural College