62 THE STORY OF MILK 



served fruits and berries and combined with different 

 creams. 



IX. Lacto is a product manufactured from skimmed 

 or whole sour milk, eggs and sugar, with or without 

 natural flavoring. 



Formulas for lactos may be found in Bulletin No. 140 

 published by the Ames Station. 



As an example, the following mixture will make 5 

 gallons of 



Cherry Lacto: 



3 gallons lacto milk 



9 pounds sugar 



12 eggs 



1 quart of cherry juice or concentrated cherry syrup 



13^2 pints lemon juice 



"Lacto Milk" is the same as described under ''Commercial 

 Buttermilk" and ''Thick Milk," pages 81 and 82. 



The sugar is first dissolved in the lacto milk. The eggs are then 

 prepared. The whites and yolks are kept in separate containers 

 and each lot is beaten with an egg beater. Both the yolks and 

 whites are then added to the milk. The mixture is thoroughly 

 stirred and strained through a fine wire gauze. The fruit juices 

 are added last. The freezer is now run until it turns with difficulty 

 when the paddle is removed. The brine is removed and the freezer 

 repacked with ice and salt and left for an hour before the contents 

 are served. 



Orange, Mint, Pineapple, Maraschino, Raspberry or Grape Lacto 

 may be prepared by substituting any of these flavors for the Cherry. 



X. Ices are frozen products made from water or 

 sweet skimmed or whole milk, and sugar, with or with- 

 out eggs, fruit juices or other natural flavoring. 



Ices may be for convenience divided into sherhetSy 

 milk sherbets, frappes, punches and souffles. 



Milk Sherbet is an ice made from sweet skimmed or 



