. Circular. Agriculture; Agriculture -- United States. PEANUT BUTTER, 11 Before j^rinding the peanut meats, from 1^ to 3 per cent in weight of tlie best grade of dairy salt is added. Frequently this salt is weighed and mixed with the peanuts before they are placed in the hopper of the grinder. Most of the larger grinders are fitted with a small auxiliary hopper, from which the salt is fed into the grinder Avith the peanuts by means of a worm or gear. The greatest difli- culty lies in securing a uniform distribution of the salt particles through the butter. Many persons prefer peanut butter wit
. Circular. Agriculture; Agriculture -- United States. PEANUT BUTTER, 11 Before j^rinding the peanut meats, from 1^ to 3 per cent in weight of tlie best grade of dairy salt is added. Frequently this salt is weighed and mixed with the peanuts before they are placed in the hopper of the grinder. Most of the larger grinders are fitted with a small auxiliary hopper, from which the salt is fed into the grinder Avith the peanuts by means of a worm or gear. The greatest difli- culty lies in securing a uniform distribution of the salt particles through the butter. Many persons prefer peanut butter without the addition of salt. For this reason some of the manufacturers are putting their product upon the market either without the addition of salt or only slightly. Fig. 5.—A grinding and bottling outtit. salted. The matter of salting is one to be determined entirely by market requirenients, although the addition of a small quantity of salt increases the keeping qualities. In order to complete the mix- ing process the product is sometimes run through a set of rolls or through a mixing machine after grinding. BOTTLING AND PACKING. The bottles or other containers are filled either directly from a spout on the grinding machine or from a separate filling machine. The transfer from the grinder to the filling machine should be by means of a closed conveyer, rather than by open pails or tubs. [Cir. 98]. 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 United States. Bureau of Plant Industry. Washington, D. C. : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry
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