CONDENSED AND EVAPORATED MILK 251 



sugar has been added to prevent fermentation. This is a 

 very thick syrupy product containing about forty per cent 

 cane sugar and twenty-eight to thirty-six per cent milk 

 soHds. 



Quality of Raw Product. — The quahty requirements 

 of milk for condensing purposes, especially for evaporated 

 milk, are higher than for any other purpose. The conden- 

 sary usually keeps an inspector on the road all the time, 

 and the patrons are required to follow his suggestions. 

 Some condenseries require all patrons to use a certain style 

 of milk cooler, and require the milk to be below a certain 

 temperature — 55° to 60° F. — when delivered at the fac- 

 tory. Bad odors or dirt in the milk is not tolerated. 



The condensery operator claims that milk from cows fed 

 on silage, brewers' grain and similar feeds, curdles much 

 more readily than that from cows not fed on these feeds; 

 hence where evaporated milk is made, such feeds are usually 

 forbidden. In some instances these feeds are permitted, 

 but the time of feeding and the amount fed are restricted. 



The following rules and regulations are enforced by the 

 Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Company: 



" I. All cows must be healthy and in good flesh at all 

 times, be milked at regular hours, morning and evening, 

 and in a cleanly manner. They must be kindly treated 

 and no milk will be accepted from cows that are overheated 

 or excited from any cause. 



2. The milk must be cooled and aerated immediately 

 after milking, and put into tin cans which have been rinsed 

 in clean, cold water. Both milk and cans must be kept' 

 where they will be free from filth or bad odors. 



3. The cans of milk must be left with the hds oS, in 

 cold water to prevent rise in temperature, until ready for 

 delivery. They should be covered with wire screen or clean 

 cloth to prevent foreign substances from getting into the 

 milk. 



