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when color has been used they will show as light 

 spots though not white as the curd will. Strain- 

 ing the cream will remedy this trouble. You 

 can readily tell the difference, as one is fat and 

 will readily dissolve between the thumb and 

 finger and the other is curd and will not dissolve 

 either in the mouth or by heat. 



Kind of Paxikaiges. — ^Use a package to suit 

 your trade, but whatever you use be sure that 

 it is clean and sweet. Stone and earthen jars 

 must be looked after very carefully, especially 

 if they have been previously used, as they 

 quickly get out of condition if not properly 

 cared for. Wooden packages should not be used 

 a second time for packed butter. Most of them 

 are cheaply made and are intended to be used 

 but once, and it is a very difficult matter to have 

 them kept so that it is safe to use them a second 

 time. 



The dairyman will have more of this to con- 

 tend with than the creamery man will, and he 

 must look sharply after it. I have had bad 

 smelling packages come from the best families. 

 The mistress cannot attend to everything, but 

 must trust to some one and she is often deceived 

 on this point. 



Butter Prints.— The practice of printing but- 

 ter has grown remarkably during the past fif- 

 teen years and now (1908) most of the butter 

 that is retailed is put up in one pound prints 



