unhooping

Updated: July 3, 2026

Salt butter being made at different times, the layers in casks will greatly vary; and it is not easy to ascertain its quality, except by unhooping the cask, and trying it between the staves. BUTTER DISH. Roll butter in different forms, like a cake or a pine, and mark it with a tea-spoon.

Mary Eaton - The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families