We had a Family Home Evening on Pioneers (preparing for trek next week) the other night and as our activity made our own butter. I thought I would share this just in time for Pioneer Day the 24th! I wasn’t sure how it would turn out, but it was great and it entertained my husband and nearly 20 month old son for a good 15 minutes.
All you need to make your own butter is:
- A baby food jar (we only had the big ones, but I think the small ones would work better)
- Whipping cream-a half pint should suffice unless you have a big family or want a lot of butter.
Just give each family member a jar (we just did one jar because I wasn’t sure how the attention spans would last) and fill it 1/4 to 1/2 full of whipping cream. Then, shake, shake, shake, until it is the consistency of whipped butter. If there is liquid, just keep shaking. It will be really soft unless you put it in the fridge.
I made cornbread (from a mix) to go along with it and my boys LOVED it! We ate the whole pan.
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I made butter once in school and could never remember exactly how we did it and with what ingredients. Now, I know! Did you add any salt to the butter? My boys would get a kick out of this.
so cool! i used your recipe for my pioner project,Obviously i was cooking,it works! My teacher gave me an A! thanks to your web page,my grade point average is raised!
Thankfull-
So happy to help! I had no idea I would effect grades! Congrats!