creamline

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A form of cream line — The layer of cream that floats to the top of a bottle of milk that has not been homogenized.

Scrabble 13

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nouncreamline (plural creamlines)

plural creamlines

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cream line.

    The fat in untreated milk floats freely and rises to the surface to form a creamline on the top.

    2012, Christopher G J Baker, M.D. Ranken, R.C. Kill, Food Industries Manual, →ISBN, page 89
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    However illogical it may seem to us in the industry that a good creamline should be regarded as a standard of quality, the fact remains that for the housewife it very frequently is.

    1948, J. R. Cuttell, The H.T.S.T. plant, page 80

    The thicker the creamline, the richer the milk, which was clearly visible in the glass bottles milk was delivered in.

    2011, Diane A. Welland, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Eating Local, →ISBN

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