Comparison of Woods for Butter Boxes

"Comparison of Woods for Butter Boxes" by Grover Dean Turnbow is a study from the 1920s that looks at different types of wood to see which ones work best for making butter boxes. Because spruce wood was hard to get during wartime, the study explores if white fir and cottonwood could be used instead. The book shares experiments on how these woods might change the taste of butter when it's stored inside them. The results show that white fir and cottonwood can be good options if they are prepared in a certain way, like being seasoned and lined with parchment. Butter kept in cottonwood boxes even tasted a little better than butter in spruce boxes after a few months. This research gives important information to butter makers who want to find affordable and good-quality materials for packaging.