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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1940
Page
1
In Pella a fine creamery boasts a modern well equipped plant though only a small local audience has inspected it. Photographs show streamlined operations and efficient setup. The article notes no visible clutter and emphasizes orderly processing from input to butter output.
The Pella Creamery announces a new 50 Union street facility built of steel and concrete with a metal duct ventilation system to remove steam and moisture. The plant emphasizes cleanliness and up to date production methods. Cream is unloaded on a concrete platform and tested for quality as it moves through the assembly with a steam coil vat.
A fragment describes refrigerating butter in small sections and ninety pound chunks for shipment. Mention references to workers Miss Hattie Disleman and Mrs J H Hoogenakker, with notes about absence and preparation for sale to Chicago.
A 19th or early 20th century note explains cream must be artificially soured for butter, with an ideal acidity level for flavor Americans expect. If too sour, mild alkali neutralizes. if too sweet, acidification is applied. Cream is heated by steam in large vats to pasteurize before churning.
The article details pasteurization cooling and storage of cream in large wooden vats before churning in a wooden vane churn. It notes temperatures near fridge levels, rapid separation of butter from buttermilk, and packaging into ninety pound boxes. It highlights strict fat and salt balance, extended refrigeration, and high standards. Butter labeled Iowa Blue Grade is shipped to Chicago, reflecting quality control.
The facility highlights high cleanliness, light colored walls, and glare from sunlit windows. It argues against the belief that country butter is superior to creamery butter, noting country butter is not pasteurized and may carry germs while creamery butter remains sterile.
The piece notes that butter produced in Pale compares to any butter from Lown, praising its quality. It reflects on road conditions that make travel difficult and emphasizes resilience in staying the course when necessary.
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