. Principles and practice of butter-making : a treatise on the chemical and physical properties of milk and its components, the handling of milk and cream, and the manufacture of butter therefrom . Butter; Milk. SALTING AND WORKING OF BUTTER. 267 the butter is virtually worked twice at every revolution, while in the Disbrow churn the butter is only worked once for about three-quarters of a revolution. From sixteen to twenty revolu- tions of the Disbrow churn usually mixes the salt with the butter properly. It is impossible to state exactly the number of revo- lutions butter should be worked, a
. Principles and practice of butter-making : a treatise on the chemical and physical properties of milk and its components, the handling of milk and cream, and the manufacture of butter therefrom . Butter; Milk. SALTING AND WORKING OF BUTTER. 267 the butter is virtually worked twice at every revolution, while in the Disbrow churn the butter is only worked once for about three-quarters of a revolution. From sixteen to twenty revolu- tions of the Disbrow churn usually mixes the salt with the butter properly. It is impossible to state exactly the number of revo- lutions butter should be worked, as it varies according to differ- ent conditions. (2) Working the butter is done in order to bring it into a compact form. When butter is soft it usually gathers, but. Fig. 156.—^The table butter-worker. if it is present in the firm granular condition, which condition results from churning thin cream and washing the butter in cold water, it is more or less difficult to get the little granules together. More working is necessary when the butter is in such a condition. (3) The working of butter is also done in order to express an excessive amount of buttermilk or water. By adding salt. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original McKay, George Lewis; Larsen, Christian, 1874-. New York : J. Wiley & Sons
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