Object number
60/113
Description
This skimmer, also known as a ‘skimming cap’ was used for skimming the cream from the surface of the set milk. It would also have been used for stirring and slicing the curd, and for skimming the curd off the whey. The skimmer is made of sycamore, and is a plain, round, dish with no handle. The donor found it in a ‘Gornall Patent Cheese Maker’ (60/32) at Plankton Farm in Hambleton, Lancashire.
Physical description
1 skimmer: wood (sycamore); good condition
Archival history
MERL ‘History Artefacts’ card – ‘Description: A plain round wooden dish or skimmer. It has a crack which has been repaired. // Use: For skimming cream from the surface of set milk. Also used for stirring and slicking the curd and for skimming the “flote” or curd off whey.’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_3291.tif - High resolution image
