CHAPTER X. 

 CONDENSED MILK* 



THE condensing of milk is a growing industry in 

 Canada. Those factories which have been well man- 

 aged are profitable industries. The farmers receive 

 a larger price for the milk, usually ten to twenty-five 

 cents more per hundred pounds than is paid for milk 

 at creameries or cheeseries, and the business is remu- 

 nerative to all concerned. 



So early as 1837 a method of separating milk by 

 warm air in a vacuum was patented. The milk was 

 then pulverized and mixed with sugar. From time 

 to time improvements were made in the methods of 

 condensing. Copper vacuum pans are now used. 



Very recently a cheap method of separating the 

 milk solids, by drying milk in shallow pans, has been 

 invented by an Ontario man. It promises good 

 results, whereby all the solids of milk may be pre- 

 served for food in a concentrated and palatable form. 



According to an American authority, the requisites 

 for a condensed milk factory are : An abundant 

 supply- of good fresh milk, a large supply of water, 

 and good shipping facilities. A large water supply 

 is very necessary, as it is estimated that twelve times 

 as much water is required as there is milk to be 

 condensed. 



Regarding the amount of condensed milk which 

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