1782. NORFOLK. : 



The figure or fhape of a butter jar fhould be 1 09. 



that of the lower fruflum of a cone ; namely, BUTTER, 

 wider at the bottom than the top : refembling 

 the (landing or upright churn : the top of it 

 being made fufficiently wide to admit of its be- 

 ing filled conveniently j but not wider. 



This form prevents the butter from rifing in 

 thejar, and effectually prevents the air from in- 

 fmuating itfelf between the jar and the butter ; 

 whofe natural elafticity preffes it, in this cafe, 

 {lill clofer to the fides of the containing veflel : 

 fcut, were the form of this reverfed, the fame 

 propenfity of expanfion in the butter would 

 feparate it from the fides of the jar, fo that to- 

 wards the top a knife might (as it frequently 

 may) be drawn round between them, and the 

 air of courfe have free admifilon. 



The method of putting it down is this : 

 The butter having lain in pound-lumps twenty- 

 four hours, the dairy-woman takes two or three 

 of the lumps, joins them together, and kneads 

 them in the manner in which pafle is kneaded. 

 This brings out a confiderable quantity of wa- 

 tery brine ; which being poured out of the 

 bowl, the butter is beaten with a cloth as be- 

 fore 5 and the jar having been previously 

 foiled, or otherwife thoroughly fcalded, and 



having 



