Making Butter Our Way

[pitw]

Got some cream from the lady who is breeding a couple cow's for me to try and get a Gurnsey milk cow and thought I'd show you how we make butter. 

Start by putting 3.4 litre's cream in churn.



Kick the automated churn into gear.



Keep kicking



Closer up of the mechanism



Voila 12 minute's of turning and it makes this



1 litre buttermilk that will make pancake's in the morning and choclate cake in the afternoon for a snack after pork butchering.



Wash out the last of the milk and add salt



You get 2lbs and 3 oz. of butter that you will never be able to buy in any store.

[FinsnFur]

 
Thats what I call team work

[coyote101]

I don't believe I've ever had any freshly churned butter. That sure looks like it'd be good on a hot biscuit.

Pat

[Hawks Feather]

I have done that a couple of times and it takes some work.  I am sure that the kids will appreciate it more now that they have had the chance to make their own.

Jerry

[vvarmitr]

You guys can have the butter. I 'll take the buttermilk.   
Just a dash of salt & drink it down!      Mm mm good! 


Guernsey is a good choice for, as we called 'em, a table cow.  Sold that Holstien milk to the city folk.   

[alscalls]

I have a churn a lot like that one but mine has a red housing around the gears..........We love making butter.MMMMMMMMMMMMMM!

[pitw]

You mean like this one



This is the type I grew up with and if I had a penny for every time I turned that handle I'd buy a tank of gas.  We had three milk cow's most of the time so would make butter 3 time's a week when we were saving up for later.

[alscalls]

Nope...........Like this..........

Close though......... My jar is different
Mine is a Daisy Churn #4..........Says it on the lid and again on the Jar.........Small world aint it
We make butter with it and it is truly wonderful stuff...

[WhiteHare]

Boy does that bring back some good memories.  Mom had one like pitw's when I was growing up.  (Wish I knew what ever happened to it) I loved to make butter out on the back porch.  I still remember the taste of that buttermilk.  Dad and I would drink down a glass with a little salt and pepper. Those were the good ole days.   Nothing like the store bought kind today.  I don't think I've had any as good as that in a looooong time.

Thanks for allowing me to reminisce.