CHAPTER XXIII. 



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 dairyman 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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