THE BUTTER WORKER. 



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takes a compound motion, and the concussion against 

 the sides and right angled corners is very great. 



948. After 

 the butter has 

 come, it must 

 be thoroughly 

 worked till the 

 buttermilk is 

 removed. The 

 best way of 

 doing this is 

 011 the butter 

 worker, (Fig. 

 89.) After roll 

 ing, it may be Fi s- 89 - 



slightly salted. A large sponge covered with a clean cloth is 

 a most useful article for removing the milk from the surface 

 of the butter, where it will be found to stand in little round 

 globules after it has been pressed or worked. With the 

 sponge nearly every particle of milk may be taken off. In 

 warm weather have a pan of ice water at hand, and after 

 using the sponge soak it in the water, and rinse and press 

 it out dry to use again. Butter made in this careful way 

 will keep better than any other, as the buttermilk, often 

 imperfectly worked out, does more to destroy its sweet 

 ness and solidity than any thing else. 



949. Another simple 

 form of the butter work 

 er is shown in figure 90. 

 A plain apple tree slab 

 is better than marble for 

 the butter to lie on. It 



would not be either Fi s- 90 - 



