I'm not sure this photo actually captures the thrill
of seeing the 1st snow through the eyes of two little
ones but it's probably pretty close! (please note
that this sweet moment was followed by many more
moments of continuous begging to go outside and play...
that meant that mom "got" to go outside too!)
Davey was eager to pull out that new shovel and get to work!
Happily posing with our faceless snowman...
(before he was knocked over by a certain 3 year old)
Lauren loved the snow!!!
Not faceless for long (but nonexistant shortly after this photo was snapped!)
A lesson learned down on the farm...
A lesson learned down on the farm...
or just as easily in your kitchen!
How to make butter :101
1st you carefully pour the cream into a clean jar
(or all over the counter...depending on whose turn it is and their interpretation of the word "carefully")
Then you shake, shake, shake!!!
...and shake, shake, shake some more!
if your arms are getting tired you can roll it back and forth
(but do avoid playing soccer or getting out the hockey sticks in an effort to
make butter faster)
If you have a hard time waiting, you can always get out
the handy mixer or a blender!
Start whipping the cream on high. (We stopped for a minute at this point
to take out some whipped cream for our pumpkin pie baking in oven. Yummy!)
Keep whipping...keep fingers away...keep foreign objects out of bowl...
Keep whipping...keep fingers away...keep foreign objects out of bowl...
Keep your hands out of your nose...need I go on?
Soon it will separate and you will have what looks like
curdled milk and buttermilk, that's when you know it's done!
Pour out the buttermilk and do your best to squeeze out as
much liquid as you can. You can save the buttermilk for baking
if you'd like.
If you are hoping to keep the butter in the fridge longer than
a few days you need to wash the butter with ice cold water.
You can do this by putting the strained butter back into the
mixer/blender and adding cold water. Give it a whirl (slowly) then
strain the water off. You can add salt to your butter if you'd like.
We started with a pint of cream...lost several tablespoons from the carton
into the jar and used a bit for whipped cream. We ended up with
about 1 cup of butter. I've read that it takes about 2 quarts of
cream to get a pound of butter.
This was a really fun project for the kids they loved it...
it was quick and easy...
I think you "butter" try it too!
(sorry, HAD to get that in there somewhere!)
