Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management by Beeton Isabella; Humble Nicola;

Author:Beeton, Isabella; Humble, Nicola;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Oxford University Press, UK
Published: 2000-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER XXXII

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON MILK, BUTTER, CHEESE, AND EGGS*

MILK

Milk is obtained only from the class of animals called Mammalia, and is intended by Nature for the nourishment of their young. The milk of each animal is distinguished by some peculiarities; but as that of the cow is by far the most useful to us in this part of the world, our observations will be confined to that variety.

Milk, considered as an aliment, is of such importance in domestic economy as to render all the improvements in its production extremely valuable. To enlarge upon the antiquity of its use is unnecessary; it has always been a favourite food in Britain. ‘Lacte et carne vivunt,’ says Caesar, in his Commentaries; the English of which is, ‘the inhabitants subsist upon flesh and milk.’ The breed of the cow has received great improvement in modern times, as regards the quantity and quality of the milk which she affords; the form of milch-cows, their mode of nourishment, and progress, are also manifest in the management of the dairy.

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