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Show POINTS IN CARING FOR MILK Liquid Placed In a Clean Bottle Is Practically Free From Outside Contamination. The nine rules given below will prove of considerable value to any dairyman: 1. Bottle milk is practically free from outside contamination and is the preferable form for purchasing it. 2. Can milk Is liable to contamination contamina-tion from dust, from heat, and from strong-smelling substances in the refrigerator. re-frigerator. 3. The top and outside of the bottle should be rinsed off with warm water MY - :i Simple Method of Cooling. before being opened, as the. milkman usually carries the bottles by the top or neck, and more or less dirt' and bacteria are certain to be transferred to the outside of the bottles. 4. Place the milk at once in a refrigerator, re-frigerator, in cold water or in a cellar. cel-lar. Keep the covers on the bottles as it prevents material falling in, and also prevents absorption of odors. 5. Wash and scald the bottle as soon as empty. 6. Clean vessels only should be uiied for holding milk sold by measure. meas-ure. These should have tight-fitting covers. 7. Never mix fresh and stale milk, as all becomes tainted or sour in a short time. 8. Milk slightly sour can be sweetened sweet-ened by the addition of a small amount of lime water. Pasteurization will add to its keeping quality. Thi3 latter is not good policy, but is a remedy rem-edy for a common evil. 9. Do not buy milk because It Is cheap, for usually it is the dearest in the end. |