Milk, cheese and butter, a practical handbook on their properties and the processes of their production . /, at the lower end. The peculiar character of the vat makes a special tap necessary,one that may be securely attached to, and easily detached from, theinner case to allow of the remo\al of that part, and yet making awater-tight joint in use. Finding none in the market which met thisneed properly, we designed, some twehe years since, a tap which hasgiven us great satisfaction. It has ne\er been patented, nor have weany monetar) interest in it, andmay therefore describe it for thebenefit of
Milk, cheese and butter, a practical handbook on their properties and the processes of their production . /, at the lower end. The peculiar character of the vat makes a special tap necessary,one that may be securely attached to, and easily detached from, theinner case to allow of the remo\al of that part, and yet making awater-tight joint in use. Finding none in the market which met thisneed properly, we designed, some twehe years since, a tap which hasgiven us great satisfaction. It has ne\er been patented, nor have weany monetar) interest in it, andmay therefore describe it for thebenefit of all concerned. It con-sists (Fig. 41) of a collar a whichis riveted to the inner case, anda tube b with a nozzle ^, of 2inches to i\ inches diameteraccording to size of vat, andwhich screws into the the outside of the tube awide flange d bears a threadupon which a collar c runs,screwing against the vat a rubber ring/ well coated with a mixture ofwhite and red leads to make a tight joint. Finally, a phig^^,-, fittinginto a seat, is held in place by a spindle //, which screws into a cover /,. Fig. 41.—Factory V.\t T.\p. 136 iMILK, CHEESE, AND BUTTER. being withdrawn in a moment, and giNing ample passage to tlie whole cover and plug may be removed for cleansing. The making-room has two windows, giving a through draughtwhen needed, and plenty of light at all times. The east window isprotected without by a projecting roof (8, Fig. 32 ; see also Fig. 31), and
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