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The case should not be forgotten, cither, and it one with t 

 in regular use, should be thoroughly well sealded, both inside and 

 out, and kept nice and fresh-looking. Duller thai lias to be kept 

 for a length of time in boxes is often spoiled by the germs of old 

 stale butter that have been left from many previous consignments. 



PRINTING. Ti.e old-fashioned round print is now gradually 

 becoming a thing of the past, and the sooner it has disappeared 

 the better, for many ( i ing, and consequently 



reasons. It is almost ' \ take up space that 



impossible to print it I \ / could be better utilised. 



without letting the / ^N^^xA \ Not packing well in the 

 hands come in con- \ J[ t^f_ ] case they are more apt 



tact with the butter \lllB ' to et ^ noc ^ e ^ a bout 



a thing that should be NlllHll |rf/ anc ^ disfigured when 

 studiously avoided. in transit. They are 



The prints do not lie printin" no * sll itable for table 



close together in pack- use, being difficult to 



cut if the butter is firm, and when the print is cut in two it is 

 unsightly. The best form for domestic use is the half pound block, 

 either oblong or round. These pack well, lying close together ; 

 they cut well and look well, either perfectly plain or with the name 

 or initials of the owner, or any other design upon them. 



They can be quickly made without the hands touching the 

 butter at all, with the ordinary butter pats, or Scotch hands. After 

 they are made, a small block, bearing any device, can be used for 

 pressing on them, or, if that is not desired, the plain look can be 

 taken from them by making diagonal marks with the edge of the 

 pat and crossing them. Numerous devices can be arranged by any 

 one possessing a little taste. Where a large quantity of butter is 

 to be printed it will be found more economical to use a mechanical 

 weigher and printer. 



A very simple and efficient form is that of an oblong box that 

 hokls exactly half-a-pound, or pound, as the case may be. All that 

 is required is a butter board and the box print, any design can be 

 put on the top of the box that is desired to go on the print. The 

 butter board is well scalded and cooled, and the butter put in a 

 heap on one end, the other end left free for printing. A wooden 

 tray for putting the butter on is placed on one side, and if parch- 

 ment paper is used, a quantity of it is placed beside it. 



The print is now taken firmly in both hands, and, face down- 

 wards, stuck into a heap of butter and then rubbed backwards and 

 forwards on the clear part of the butter board to get rid of the 

 surplus. The print is then put on a square of butter paper and the 

 paper turned up at the sides and ends, this is then placed on the tray 

 close to the side, and each succeeding print is placed closely up 

 against its neighbor ; by this means the butter on the tray forms an 

 almost compact solid mass that will not move unless the case is 

 turned right over. 



