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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULT 
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DEPARTMENT BULLETIN No. 576 
. Issued September 27, 1917 
Washington, D. C. Vv. Revised June, 1925 
THE MANUFACTURE OF COTTAGE CHEESE IN CREAMERIES 
AND MILK PLANTS 
By Arnotp O. DAHLBERG, Dairy Division, Bureau of Animal Industry 
Revised by K. J. MATHESON, Bureau of Dairying 
CONTENTS 
Page. Fage. 
Good raw material essential________ 1 | Method of manufacture—Continued. 
Pasteurization of skim milk important 2 Draining and washing the curd_ 5 
Honipment. required. —— +2 2 2 Salting and creaming__-______ 6 
JESSICA =e ee ee ee 2 Packing and marketing_______ Ti 
Cheese vat.______ Ls eel OY |= Yi eldvorscheesei= = £2 Sens Sas ieee 8 
(Cibiaal aon 2s eae ee ee ee 3 | Buttermilk as material for cheese___ 8 
OI ayaa sae ees Si 3 Making buttermilk cheese______ 9 
Watewhevestrainer = = 2-205. 3) |) COOSIE Ole Ine inpar Ye nENKe) So 9 
Method of manufacture____—~___~____ 3; |> Markets, and. prices 342.75 serene ey alal 
Rrpeniies Ci e@emilK: = 3 | Summary_ ieee ae Sore ee 11 
Cutting and heating the curd___ 3 
Cottage cheese, properly made, offers a most palatable and nutri- 
tious article of food at a price relatively low compared with the cost 
and nutritive value of many other foods, and the demand for it is 
inereasing with the greater knowledge of its true value as a food. 
This variety of cheese is made from skim milk. The simplicity of 
the method of manufacture recommends its adoption by creameries 
and milk plants having skim milk which it is desired to dispose of to 
good advantage. Very little additional equipment is required, and 
the cost of manufacture is low, which enables the creamery to pay 
the patrons a good price for the skim milk. 
GOOD RAW MATERIAL ESSENTIAL 
As the quality of cottage cheese is entirely dependent upon flavor 
and texture, it is very important to have milk of a good clean flavor, 
free from any foreign odors. The maker can control the texture of 
cheese by the process of making; but if the flavor is to be controlled, 
good raw material is necessary. 
iMr. Dahlberg resigned Jan. 15, 1920. 
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