4i8 SCIENCE And practice of Cheese-making 



cheese consists of two parts, which are shown 

 separate in Fig. 54, while in Fig. 55 the two parts 

 are shown united, ready for pressing. These molds 

 were made of heavy pressed tin. The inside diam- 

 eter at the middle is about 10 inches. The diameter 

 of the ends is about 6^ inches. The height of the 

 mold (as seen in Fig. 55) is about 5^ inches, and 

 this represents the thickness of the cheese, but by 

 pushing the upper down into the lower portion, the 



a b 



fig. 54 — two parts of 



gouda mold, shown 



separate 



FIG. 55 TWO PARTS OF 



GOUDA MOLD, UNITED 



thickness can be decreased as desired. A simple 

 way to make a Gouda mold is to take two rounded 

 wash basins made of pressed tin, cut them down 

 so that they will be about i^ inches deep. Then 

 on one portion is soldered a rim of tin about 3 

 inches wide (see Fig. 54 A, or Fig. 55, lower por- 

 tion of mold). On the second wash basin is sol- 

 dered another rim of tin 3 inches wide, about Yi 

 inch of which projects beyond the open side of 

 the wash basin, the rest projecting on the other 

 side (see Fig. 54 B and Fig. 55, upper portion). 

 This upper part, or B, should be made of such 

 diameter that it will just fit into the inside of the 



