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labeled as such. This process makes the problem of gelting 

 sweet cream less (liflicult. 



Sanitary Pipes and Fittings. — The only kind of pipes 

 that sht)uld be used for transmitting cream and milk are 

 the so-called sanitar)- pipes. The piping is perfectly smooth 

 and heavil}' tinned. It is in short lengths and i)ut together 

 in a manner similar to that vi connecting hre hose, so that 

 the pipes may all l)e taken ajiart and cleaned xcry readih'. 



Ice-cream Can Washer. — This machine fmds a place in 

 large factories where a great m;in}- packing cans are used. 



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Fori Alkinscm ii.c-crc;"ni can washer. 



It is a contrivance in which brushes and jets of water and 

 steam are used to cleanse and sterilize the cans in nnich the 

 same way that bottles and cans are cleaned and sterilized 

 in a cit_\" milk plant. 



Packing Cans. -- These are of great importance from a 

 sanitary standpoint, because the ice cream remains in 

 them often for several days. There should be no cre\-ices 

 or rough spots in the can and no exposed iron. Heavily 

 tinned cans are extensively used, but enameled iron i_)nes 

 are better, being smoother, more easily and perfecth' 

 cleaned and hence more sanitarv. 



