Little did I know that I would spend most of the afternoon at it - I uncovered over a gallon of cream in the freezer! Thank goodness for Churnie (and, if you look closely, you'll find Churnie's helper - Mixie - in the background...)
I found this gem on eBay a few years ago. It's an old Sears churn in pristine condition - perfect to crank away while watching a DVD. However, given the sheer amount of cream, I did also press Churnie's friend and helper, the Mixie into service as well. I ended up with almost two pounds of butter! (Of which there is no picture, as the ones I took resembled over-exposed yellow blobs, which are now in the freezer.) If I keep this up, I will have to start searching for a churn with an electric motor. I'm not getting any younger....
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Celebrating POST Valentine's Day, the official winner of the mystery Valentine's Day giveaway is....
LindaCO!
Randomly selected (evidence of which would be posted if I could figure out how to put it on here...) this morning - Linda, please send your mailing address (again)! Such talent out there!
12 comments:
Next time invite your spastic neighbor who has plenty of energy to wind that kind of thing.....and we can split the work!
I'm green with churn envy. I run across those at antique stores but man, they are not cheap. Ebay, hmmm.
I have butter making on my to-do list, but know I am wondering if I will need an electric one. Ha ha ha! I have years to think about it, so I will be following your path.
Yay for Valentine's Day winner Linda! A fun contest I'd say.
Mmmm, your own butter from your own cow . . . da best of da best!!
We are fortunate to live within 15 miles of a local dairy so we make most of the butter that we eat at the table. For baking, I just use store bought. Wonderful stuff though! I've never used a little churn like that. :)
~Jenny
Black Fox Homestead.com
nice butter churn but there is something to be said for electricity. I heard you can make small batches just putting it in a jar and rolling and shaking the jar.
Fun! With a cow there is always cream! I love the stuff and I make butter too, but I have an electric 2 gallon butter churn. So I cheat!! Fresh Jersey milk is the best!!
Yum to have homemade butter!
Yea to winning something! Something that doesn't require trips to the vet, OK?
Congrats to LindaCo! :)
Fresh, homemade butter, I'm soooo jealous! That's one thing that is difficult to make with the goat milk.
Mmmmm fresh made butter. :)
You can also make it in smaller batches by putting the cream in a canning jar with a marble and then shaking it. It really doesn't take that long either.
I have to use a 3 gallon jar on an electric churn because MissMoo gives me 1/2 gallon of heavy cream every day. I am just about butter and ghee'd out! :)
What a neat churn, I've never seen one like that!
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