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188. Butter, ranch. This product is made on ranches. 

 " Ranch " butter of the western states is the .same as 

 " dairy " butter of the central and eastern states. 



189. Butter, renovated, or process. 1 "Regulation 1. 

 The Act of May 9, 1902, gives to the manufacturer of 

 renovated or process butter the option to call the product 

 renovated butter, or to call it process butter. Regulation 

 2. The following explanation of the definition of reno- 

 vated butter, as it occurs in the law, is adopted for guid- 

 ance in connection with these regulations : 



" (a) This grade or kind of butter may be made from 

 one or more lots or parcels of butter which has been or 

 have been subjected to any process by which it is melted, 

 clarified, or refined, and made to resemble genuine butter 

 always excepting ' adulterated ' butter as defined by 

 this act. It may or may not have common salt and 

 harmless artificial coloring added. 



" (6) The law defines three processes of refining butter, 

 which, if used, make the resultant article adulterated 

 butter, in contradistinction to renovated butter, as fol- 

 lows: 



" First, if in any way, any acid, alkali, chemical, or 

 any substance whatever is introduced or used for the pur- 

 pose or with the effect of deodorizing or removing there- 

 from rancidity ; second, if there is mixed any substance 

 foreign to butter with intent or effect of cheapening in 

 cost the product ; and third, if, in any way, the product 

 is made to contain abnormal quantities of water, milk, 

 or cream." 



190. Butter, sweet. Sweet butter is the unsalted 

 product. This term is a misnomer. Originally, sweet 

 butter was made from sweet cream to which no arti- 



1 Regulations No. 9, U. S. Internal Revenue, p. 99, July, 1907. 



