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109. from flicking to them. In fummcr, when the 

 BUTTER. butter is very foft, it is fometimes necefTary to 



rub them after fcalding with fait, which greatly 

 aflifts the wood in retaining the moiflure. 



She alfo puts her own hands into the hottefl 

 water Ihe can bear them in ; rubs them with 

 fait ; and immediately plunges them into cold 

 water : this flie repeats as often as Ihe finds 

 the butter flick to them. 



There is a Jini/hing operation, which is fome- 

 times given in the neighbourhood of the me- 

 tropolis, and perhaps in fome few provincial 

 diflridts : in general however this excellent 

 finifh is omitted ; either through want of 

 knowledge, or want of induftry, or through 

 polity : for its ufe being to give not only firm- 

 nefs and a wax-like evennefs of texture to the 

 butter, but to extract from it entirely the but- 

 ter-milk and the water in which it has been 

 warned, the quantity is thereby leflened; for 

 fo many ounces of milk and water extracted, 

 fo many ounces fewer of butter go to market : 

 this however is the beft proof of its utility; 

 and butter cannot flrictly be faid to be market- 

 able, until it has undergone this operation: 

 whiph is thus performed. 



The bowl or tray being wetted to prevent 

 the butter from flicking to it j and a cheefe- 



cloth 



