180 TO PRESERVE BUTTER. 



TO PRESERVE BUTTER No. 1. 



Take saltpetre and loaf sugar of an equal 

 proportion and make a liquid. After packing 

 the butter in a jar or sweet keg, pour over 

 enough of the liquid to cover the butter an inch 

 or two. If you should wish to re-pack the but- 

 ter, pour off the liquid, which if sweet, may be 

 used again when you have done packing. 



TO PRESERVE BUTTER No. 2. 



Reduce separately to a fine powder, in a dry 

 mortar, 2 pounds of the best common salt, 1 

 pound of saltpetre and 1 pound of loaf sugar; 

 sift one of them over the other on a sheet of 

 paper, then mix them well together and they 

 are ready for use. 1 ounce of the preparation 

 is enough to a pound of butter, and if well 

 worked in will preserve it sweet for three years. 

 This is worth giving a trial. 



