| Show Home Rome Of Milk By D. D H. H Nelson Judging from questions frequently asked about pasteurization there seems to be a misconception among arnon many people about its purpose p purpose To illustrate recently the statement was tins made that pasteurization was simply the mixing of milk from several several several sev sev- eral cows and distributing the mixed mixed mixed mix mix- ed milk Pasteurization means the heating of milk to degrees fahrenheit 60 degrees degreeS' Centigrade for thirty minutes th then n cooling it rapi rapidly ly below below be be- low 50 degrees F. F 10 degrees C. C Ifs If higher temperatures are used the tho time required Is shorter In tion The tem temperature used in this practice is degrees F. F 85 degrees C. C All that is needed for effective pasteurization is a double cooker or simply a kettle in which milk bottles can stand and a a. thermometer Place i the milk bottles or bucket in the tho j kettle of ot water Heat It to 60 degrees de de- det dej I t j jrees grees rees C. C degrees F. F and move i 3 t It it to the edge of the stove where the I 3 temperature re can be maintained be between tween degrees degree F F. F and for s thirty minutes Then cool the milk by hy means of or running tap water or ire he Pasteurization destroys all disease disease dis dis- 3 ease producing organisms as well as i about 96 per cent of all bacteria inthe in inthe t the milk It makes the milk safe and an and d does not destroy any of th tho I v nutritive value alue Unless one ona knows beyond a doubt that the milk is 3 clean it is simply a matter of good t C judgement j and precaution to pasteurize pasteur I ize milk before using It lt Pasteurization cannot take tale the t place of cleanliness In production J While paste pasteurized pasteurized milk Is a i safe milk fIt f- f it is not necessarily a clean milk mUk |
