MILK:
See also Foods.
Determining Cream.
Formaldehyde In Milk, Detection Of.
Malted Milk.
| Powdered malt | 1 ounce |
| Powdered oat meal | 2 ounces |
| Sugar of milk | 4 ounces |
| Roasted flour | 1 pound |
Milk Extracts.
Modification Of Milk For Infants.
After allowing the milk to stand 8 hours, remove the top 8 ounces from a quart jar of 4 per cent fat milk by means of a dipper, and count this as 12 per cent fat cream. Count the lowest 8 ounces of the quart fat-free milk. From these the following formula may be obtained, covering fairly well the different percentages required for the different periods of life.
| First Week. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 per cent cream. Fat-free milk. | |||
| Fat | 2.00 | Cream | 3 1/4 oz. |
| Sugar | 5.00 | Milk | 1 1/2 oz. |
| Proteids | 0.75 | Milk sugar | 2 meas. |
| Second Week. | |||
| Fat | 2.50 | Cream | 4 1/4 oz. |
| Sugar | 6.00 | Milk | 1 1/4 oz. |
| Proteids | 1.00 | Milk sugar | 2 1/2 meas. |
| Third Week. | |||
| Fat | 3.00 | Cream | 5 oz. |
| Sugar | 6.00 | Milk | 1 oz. |
| Proteids | 1.00 | Milk sugar | 2 1/2 meas. |
| Four to Six Weeks. | |||
| Fat | 3.50 | Cream | 5 3/4 oz. |
| Sugar | 6.50 | Milk | 1 3/4 oz. |
| Proteids | 1.00 | Milk sugar | 2 1/2 meas. |
| Six to Eight Weeks. | |||
| Fat | 3.50 | Cream | 5 3/4 oz. |
| Sugar | 6.50 | Milk | 3 1/4 oz. |
| Proteids | 1.50 | Milk sugar | 2 1/4 meas. |
| Two to Four Months. | |||
| Fat | 4.00 | Cream | 6 3/4 oz. |
| Sugar | 7.00 | Milk | 2 1/4 oz. |
| Proteids | 1.50 | Milk sugar | 2 1/2 meas. |
| Four to Eight Months. | |||
| Fat | 4.00 | Cream | 6 3/4 oz. |
| Sugar | 7.00 | Milk | 4 3/4 oz. |
| Proteids | 2.00 | Milk sugar | 2 1/4 meas. |
| Eight to Nine Months. | |||
| Fat | 4.00 | Cream | 6 3/4 oz. |
| Sugar | 7.00 | Milk | 7 1/2 oz. |
| Proteids | 2.50 | Milk sugar | 2 meas. |
| Nine to Ten Months. | |||
| Fat | 4.00 | Cream | 6 3/4 oz. |
| Sugar | 7.00 | Milk | 10 1/2 oz. |
| Proteids | 3.00 | Milk sugar | 1 1/2 meas. |
| Ten to Twelve Months. | |||
| Fat | 4.00 | Cream | 6 3/4 oz. |
| Sugar | 5.00 | Milk | 11 3/4 oz. |
| Proteids | 3.50 | Milk sugar | 1/2 meas. |
| After Twelve Months. | |||
| Unmodified cow’s milk. | |||
Preservation Of Milk
II.—Fresh milk in bottles has been treated with oxygen and carbonic acid under pressure of some atmospheres. By this method it is said to be possible to preserve milk fresh 50 to 60 days. The construction of the bottle is siphon-like.
Milk Substitute.
MILK AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR CELLULOID, BONE, AND IVORY: See Casein.
MILK, CUCUMBER: See Cosmetics.
MILK OF SOAP: See Cleaning Preparations and Methods, under Miscellaneous Methods.
MINARGENT: See Alloys. {476}
MINERAL WATERS: See Waters.
MINOFOR METAL: See Alloys.
MINT CORDIAL: See Wines and Liquors.