GOOD CHEESE BY THE SWEET CURD PROCESS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2413, 27 December 1887, Page 2

GOOD CHEESE BY THE SWEET CURD PROCESS.

The President in his opening address at the thirteenth annual Convention of the National Butter and Cheese Association in Chicago, denounced skimmed and adulterated cheese as one of the worst evils of the dairy business. It has greatly lessened the home consumption of cheese, as the stuff is not only indigestible, but unpalatable. Mr Seymour, of New York, was convinced that if the dairymen would give our home consumers none but the best whole milk cheese, the consumption would be doubled in five years. A State brand for full cream cheese, like that provided by the State of New-York, was recommended by the convention. The superiority of Canada chtese was referred to, when the writer explained that it is duo to the fact that the Canadians use the sweet-curd process introduced by Prof. L. B. Arnold which consists in drawing the whey sweet, keeping up the temperature of the curd, and developing the acid out of the whey. 1b this way, there is no danger of sour cheese, nor of cutting out the phosphates and fats with acid, since only a very small per cent, of the sugar remains in the curd and will not develop acid enough to do any injury. Failure on tho part of those who condemn the sweet-curd process comes from too great a hurry to put the curd to press after the whey is drawn, and not holding it a sufficient length of time for the development of acid and the rennet action to take place. When this is done, a rich, mellow and firm, but never a hard and dry or sour cheese is the result. Colouring of Butter and Cheese.— The president expressed the opinion in his address, that people are generally becoming aware that colouring butter and cheese adds nothing to improve their quality, and that it might be proper to discuss the question of abandoning colouring, especially as this is one of the chief means of successful counterfeiting. Upon this view a wellknown writer on dairy questions remarks. It is a fact worth observing that the only foreign ingredient, of modern origin, used by dairymen, should afford the most efficient aid to the counterfeiters of dairy products. Colouring aside from appearance, can do no possible good, and theoretially is objectionable. It enables the maker of inferior goods to give them the hue of the finest. He may half starve his cows and make naturally a blitter as pale as it is poor, but by the use of colour he is enabled to deceive his customers as to appearance. Abolish colouring, and leave all butter to be sold for just what it is, and what it appears to he, and the dairyman would be compelled to keep up the colour, if it is kept up, by keeping his cows in good thriving condition and giving them the best food for butter production. He could not conceal the condition of his herd behind the bottle of prepared colouring fluid. Although tho convention took no action, and favoured the toleration of colouring by the dairyman, while opposing it In the manufacture of imitation butter, it nevertheless might be in tiie interest of honesty and progress to abolish the practice of colouring altogether. Butter and cheese may as well wear their natural garb as any other article of food, and honesty in food products and manufactures is a desideratum of the times.

The red-headed girl ami the white horse phenomena is again before the public. This is one of the most inex plicable things in life. Whenever you meet a red-headed girl look around for a white horse, It never fails. In only one case did this remarkable coincidence fail to verify. The rod-headed girl appeared, but there was no white horse. The astounded disciple of this dogma followed the lady up the street for blocks. Still no white horse. Then she turned into a drug store, and still he kept at her heels At last lie turned away with a sigh of relief. It was wig A Russian adventuress known by the nickname of “Golden Hand,” has been condemned by the tribunal of Moscow to transportation for life. This remarkable woman has been married no loss than 16 times, and is described as being remarkably handsome. Her husbands belonged to all nationalities and creeds. She ran away from two in France q,nd three in Germany, carrying off as much of their property as she could lay hands on. She robbed her different husbands altogether of more than 800,000 roubles. When travelling she invariably made dupes and disappeared with their money, jewels, and even with their watches. She is not unfamiliar with her future abode—Siberia—as she was condemned to transportation once before fiy the Moscow tribunal. She had not been there long before the chief overseer of the place married her and took her to Constantinople. She left him in course of time and returned to Russia, where she Was only identified by the police after two year’ residence. The lawyer entrusted with her defence had an opportunity of experiencing her skill as a pickpocket. When ho went to see her in prison after tho trial she assured him of her gratitude, and asked him to accept as a souvenir a gold watch and chain, which she placed on the table before him. Ho at once repogfijscd it as his own. She had picked his pocket and presented h;m wjth his own watch ! Mr W. Osborne, of Ohantira, advertises a chestnut horse running on his place. Wo hog to draw attention to Messrs J. Cilmonr and Go’s advertisement in this issue, of drapery, ty/eqds, clothing, &c. Mr (iCo. Floyd, of Oxforq, acjverjjse? a stray mare with foal at foot running’oh his farm. Mr .1. Murphy cautions persons from entering the Clandolands racecourse without a ticket on race day. M yi )7 (i'l-feitmj and other games will be provided in a Jiaffijock pear fljo race eoijrse, Mr Jehu Knox will' hold an unreserved sale of groceries, drapery, kc., on Saturday nosl. Air .1. I!. Whyte invites tenders for 14 acres of standing grass. The desires to acknowledge wll.li ),)m'n),n receipt of sj-pawberries from Ip rail. i\(e(,union, fruit from Miss Harwell, yegntiil'ltio J.limi Mr D. Elliott, and (lowers iT'l'lf Ills of the 'Jlamahero school lor I ln> i(ui,|,he I ji'nJriet |'/ospi/a), also the following voluntary lamlrihhiiOii toll,,) J|gs ; l el.sl lends viz,, 4410, per Mr D. Robertson, from the workmen on the Waited contract, £3 Ids (nun Mr Green, Merrinsvillc school, being the mil proceeds of a concert given ilh the )7lh mat., and 5s from Mr Buruand. |