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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 9, Issue 11 (February 1, 1935)

An Improvised Butter Cooler

page 44

An Improvised Butter Cooler.

As refrigeration in New Zealand is still in its infancy, and the price of a refrigerator is far and away beyond the means of the average household, we cast our eyes around to see by what method we can keep our butter from becoming just an oily substance. We discover a homely remedy, which consists of a well scrubbed and cleaned brick, cold water, salt and some muslin. The brick is placed in a dish of cold water, to which the salt has been added, and the butter in its wrappers placed on the brick. The muslin is damped and placed over the butter, with the ends in the water, thus ensuring that the muslin is kept wet. The water must be renewed every day, the brick and dish thoroughly cleansed and the muslin changed. This is a simple method, but the butter is kept cool and hard if it has not been purchased from a shop where it has been allowed to remain in an over-heated condition for some time.

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