CHAPTER XIX 



PREPARING BUTTER FOR MARKET AND PREVENTION 



OF MOLD 



IN the preparation of butter for market, care should be 

 exercised to see that only those woods which will not affect the 

 flavor of the butter are used in the package. From practical 



FIG. 112. Elgin style butter- 

 tub. 



FIG. 113. Bradley 

 butter-boxes. 



experience and from various experiments it has been found 

 that ash and spruce are the most suitable woods in which to pack 

 butter to be delivered to the market. In the eastern markets a 

 decided preference is given to the 6o-pound ash tub. Prior to 

 the use of this tub the old-style firkin was used. Possibly the 



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