In from fifteen to twenty minutes after hooping curd turn your
attention to them again. If the old style hoops are used you will
be obliged to bandage them by hand; if not, to pull up the bandage
cloth. As the former way is nearly obsolete, we will simply discuss
the _modus operandi_ of the latter.
Set a pailful of clean warm water near you, and as you remove the cap
cloths rinse them vigorously in this, to wash out all sour whey. Pull
the margin of the bandage up and turn it neatly over the edge of the
cheese; then, wringing the cap slightly, to remove only the surplus
water, spread it over the surface, smoothing out all wrinkles. Apply,
now, all the power that you have, that is, reasonable power. You do
not want to press so hard that the butter will be crushed out of the
cheese structure, but you want to press so as to expel all whey and
permanently solidify the cheese. I examined 1888 made cheese this
spring that were of fine quality but insufficiently pressed. The
seams and cracks were mouldy and damp with whey, which damaged an
otherwise fancy product 50 per cent.
CLEANING UP.
Cleaning up is the last duty of the cheese maker for the day. I use
hot water freely on any portion of the floor with which whey has
come in contact, and especially should it be used about the spouts
and drains, for it is here that filth lurks and easily conceals
itself. Boiling water will search it out and eradicate it; dash it on
copiously all around. Sal-soda and potash are helpful aids to keep
the make-room sweet, and a liberal supply should be counted among the
necessities of every factory.
THE CURING ROOM.
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