34 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 



How would you tell when cream is churned 

 enough? 



1. By the size of the butter granules. These 

 should be about the size of corn kernels. 



2. By the appearance of the buttermilk. This 

 should be bluish in color and clear. 



3. By the height at which the butter floats on 

 the buttermilk. Should be well up. 



What is the effect of churning the cream too long? 



1. The granules of butter become too large and 

 retain too much buttermilk, which is difficult to 

 remove. 



2. There is danger of incorporating too much 

 moisture in the butter. 



3. If the cream is of poor flavor, the excessive 

 .moisture and buttermilk injures the keeping quality 

 of the butter. 



4. The texture of the butter is injured. 



What is the effect of too much buttermilk in butter? 



1. The sugar in the buttermilk sours and in- 

 jures the flavor. 



2. The casein usually causes mottled color. 



3. Keeping quality is injured. 



4. The texture of the butter is injured. 



What is the effect of stopping the churning process 

 too soon? 



1. The butter granules are too small and many 

 of them are lost in the buttermilk. 



2. There is difficulty in holding moisture in the 

 butter and it may cause leaking butter. 



