Last week I attended Pioneer Day at my kids school. One project the kids worked on was butter making.
Super easy.. Sort of.
Step 1: buy heavy cream
Step 2: pour into a glass jar. At the school they used small baby food jars. I used mason jars. My mom tried it and used an old wine glass (w/o a stem) and sealed the top with Saran wrap.
Step 3:shake! Side to side not up and down.
This step takes several minutes and is a good work out on the arms!
Step 4: after a few minutes... Typically 10, the liquid will start to clear up (look like dishwater) drain this, there should be a lump of butter at the bottom of your bottle/jar.
Step 5: scoop out and enjoy!
We tried adding salt to batch as well. Found that if you add it before you start shaking, the consistency will change. Rather than a lump at the bottom your butter will be creamier and there is nothing left to drain.
Either way it was good.
Conclusion: it was a fun little craft for the kids. I would not do this on a regular basis. Heavy cream is more expensive that a stuck of butter and I don't use enough butter to make this worth it. Would be a fun craft to have kids do at Thanksgiving while adults are cooking.
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