PASTEURIZING MILK. 5 



Four pint bottles and four quart bottles were used. The averaged 

 temperatures in the pint bottles are shown in figure 1. It will be seen 

 from the curves that in a pint bottle with water at 50° F. submerged 

 in hot water at about 145° F. it took lOf minutes longer for the tem- 

 perature in the bottom of the bottle to reach 140° F. after the top had 

 reached that temperature and 4f minutes longer for the temperature 

 in the middle of the bottle. When the temperature in the top of the 

 bottle was 140° F., in the bottom it was only 118° F. 



The averaged temperatures of four quart bottles are shown in figure 

 2. When the temperature in the top of the bottle was 140° F., that 

 in the bottom was only 127° F., and it took 9£ minutes longer for the 

 temperature in the bottom to reach 140° F. 























































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Pig. 1. — Variations in temperature in different parts of pint bottles of water during the 

 process of pasteurization in the bottle. 



It is evident that when pasteurizing in the bottle care must be taken 

 to record the temperature in the bottom of a bottle and to date the 

 holding period of 30 minutes from the time the bottom temperature 

 has reached 145° F. In recording the temperature an accurate ther- 

 mometer should be used, and it should reach to within one-half inch 

 of the bottom of the bottle. 



COOLING THE MILK AFTER PASTEURIZING. 



After the milk is heated in bottles on a commercial scale it is 

 cooled by replacing the hot water with cold and gradually changing 

 the temperatures so as not to break the bottles. Upon cooling, the 

 hot milk contracts and a partial vacuum is formed in the bottle when 

 the caps are tight. It is recommended by the manufacturers of 

 some of the patent caps that after heating the bottles be allowed to 



