CHAPTER XXVIII. 
THE CARE OF MILK IN THE HOME. 
No matter how good the condition of the milk when 
delivered, if carelessly handled in the home it will keep 
sweet but a very short time and the daityman will get 
the blame. It is of vital interest to dairymen, therefore, 
to instruct their customers in the proper care of the milk 
in the home. 
There is no doubt that a great deal of good milk 
is spoiled in the home of the consumer. This, as a 
rule, is the result of ignorance. Few consumers have a 
good knowledge of milk and, therefore, do not know how 
to care for it. If milk producers will bring the following 
suggestions to the attention of their customers, it may 
relieve them of much of the complaint they have hitherto 
been obliged to suffer: 
Instructions to Consumers. To keep milk and 
cream sweet and pure, they must be kept cold and clean. 
As soon as the milk is delivered, it should be put in 
a cool place—a clean refrigerator if possible. The vessels 
in which the milk and cream are kept must be sterile 
and covered. Vessels are not sterile unless they have 
been kept in boiling water for five minutes and then 
inverted upon a clean shelf without wiping. 
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