and more milk could be produced. When milk was put through the sepa- rator, the cream and skim milk came out of separate spouts. The skim milk was fed to young calves and/or pigs. Cream not needed for the fam- ily was shipped in five—gallon cans by express to a dairy in Summerside.

Before the arrival of electricity brought conveniences including refriger- ators, iceboxes were used to keep food cool. An icebox had an upper com- partment to hold the ice, with a drainpipe leading to a space underneath where a pan was placed to catch the water from the melting ice. The main part of the icebox was like a refrigerator with shelves, where food was kept. Ice was obtained in winter when ponds and rivers had frozen to a suitable depth. Saws were used to cut large blocks of ice. The ice blocks were then packed in sawdust for insulation to prevent melting. Ice tongs were used to handle the blocks. These ice blocks were cut to fit the icebox as needed.

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Tyne Valley Cheese Factory showing 15-gallon milkcans. ——FROM PAULINE MILLAR COLLECTION

A cheese factory was built in Tyne Valley prior to 1910, part way up the hill overlooking the millpond. This was sold and a larger one was built before 1921, across the McLean Road from the two—room Tyne Valley School. Jabez Williams served as secretary of the Tyne Valley Cheese

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