156 EVAPORATED MILK MOJONNIER CONTROLLER 



export purposes the viscosity should be higher, around 200 

 degrees. 



A 150 degrees viscosity of evaporated milk immediately 

 after sterilization is equivalent to a viscosity of from about 

 80 degrees to 100 degrees by the time the milk is ready to leave 

 the shipping department, and this represents about the correct 

 viscosity for the summer months. For the winter months the 

 viscosity should not exceed about 80 degrees retardation. Ex- 

 cessive viscosity invites the "feathering" or curdling of the evap- 

 orated milk when used in hot coffee or when diluted with hot 

 water. 



Adding Sodium Bicarbonate to Batch of Evaporated Milk. 

 As soon as the controller and viscosimeter tests are, completed, 

 the batch of evaporated milk is ready to be filled into the tin 

 cans. In case it is necessary to add sodium bicarbonate, the 

 following procedure is recommended : 



For convenience sake we will assume that can No. 2 in 

 the test showed the correct viscosity, as represented by a retar- 

 dation of 150 degrees. To this can had been added sodium 

 bicarbonate on the basis of two ounces per 1,000 pounds of milk. 

 The entire batch of milk containing 24,000 pounds evaporated 



24,000 X 2 



milk, hence nnn ^ 48 ounces of solid sodium bicarbonate 



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are carefully weighed out. This amount of bicarbonate is con- 

 veniently placed into a 10-gallon milk can, a small amount of 

 water is added and preferably also a small amount of evapo- 

 rated milk. This mixture is then heated to a vigorous boil, 

 which can easily be done by means of the steam hose. The 

 boiling should be continued until the greater part of the gas 

 generated has been expelled. 



The hot mixture is now added to the entire batch of evapo- 

 rated milk in the holding tank. It should be added slowly and 

 the evaporated milk should be kept thoroughly agitated, not 

 only while the bicarbonate is added but for from 10 to 20 min- 

 utes after its addition. 



Adjusting Sterilizing Process to Different Sizes of Cans. 

 As stated elsewhere in this chapter, different sizes of cans 

 require different sterilizing formulas to insure complete steriliza- 

 tion, and a similar effect has been found also with reference to 



