PEANUT BUTTER, 



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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. 



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