
audiobook
ABC BUTTER MAKING
INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS.
PREFACE.
MILKING.
THE CARE OF MILK.
THE MILK-ROOM.
BUTTER COLOR.
CHURNING.
WORKING THE BUTTER.
MARKETING BUTTER.
A solid, step‑by‑step guide walks newcomers through every stage of turning fresh milk into butter, starting with the fundamentals of clean milking and proper cow handling. The author shares practical tips on everything from brushing the udder and timing milking sessions to choosing the right containers and keeping the milk cool, helping beginners avoid the common pitfalls that spoil both product and profit.
The book then moves on to the heart of the craft—churning, working, and salting the butter—explaining how temperature, speed, and equipment affect texture and flavor. It rounds out the process with straightforward advice on packaging, shipping, and even simple marketing tricks that can boost a small dairy’s reputation. Readers will come away with a clear, hands‑on roadmap for producing consistent, high‑quality butter without needing prior experience.
Language
en
Duration
~39 minutes (38K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Giovanni Fini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2014-05-25
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
A practical voice from the early days of American dairying, this 19th-century writer turned butter making into clear, usable advice for beginners. His best-known work offers a lively window into everyday farm skill, kitchen craft, and food production in the 1880s.
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