THE DAIRY.
The suggestions given for the work in the dairy are for the guidance of the woman who has only the simplest appliances to work with, and only a small amount of milk or cream to handle. In the large dairies, with such modern apparatus as the separator, and other fine machinery, the process of making butter differs from that outlined in this chapter. The essentials are always the same, whether it be in the smallest and most primitive dairy, or in the largest and most modern. There must be perfect cleanliness and freedom from odors. Wood floors and racks on shelves and in refrigerators must be watched carefully; for wood absorbs the moisture from milk and water, and will taint milk, butter, and cheese very quickly. The greatest care is therefore needed, that all the woodwork shall be washed clean, and dried thoroughly. Guard against letting any of the wood about the dairy become milk- or water-soaked.