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.
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Kick the automated churn into gear.
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Keep kicking
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Closer up of the mechanism
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Voila 12 minute's of turning and it makes this
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1 litre buttermilk that will make pancake's in the morning and choclate cake in the afternoon for a snack after pork butchering.
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Wash out the last of the milk and add salt
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You get 2lbs and 3 oz. of butter that you will never be able to buy in any store.
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Thats what I call team work :congrats:
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
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
You guys can have the butter. I 'll take the buttermilk. :eyebrow:
Just a dash of salt & drink it down! :yahoo: Mm mm good! ;yes;
Guernsey is a good choice for, as we called 'em, a table cow. Sold that Holstien milk to the city folk. :eyebrownod:
I have a churn a lot like that one but mine has a red housing around the gears..........We love making butter.MMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
You mean like this one
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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.
Nope...........Like this..........
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Close though......... :laf: My jar is different :laf:
Mine is a Daisy Churn #4..........Says it on the lid and again on the Jar.........Small world aint it :biggrin:
We make butter with it and it is truly wonderful stuff... :eyebrownod:
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.