More Home Made Butter

[Guest guest]

First, I went through the first 1000 messages on this list Friday. What an

amazing reference this list has.

Butter making was discussed with one very interesting story of making butter

while jumping on a 'trampoline'.

We made our second batch. Tried to use the small electric ice cream maker. two

hours into it and no butter. My wife decided to rock the machine back and forth.

In less than ten minutes we had butter. We stopped, possibly a bit too soon. The

bitter was a bit softer, but we had buttermilk. It was strained off and put in a

separate container. Taste is OK but it is not as yellow as the last batch. Both

were made from heavy whipping cream, not from fresh raw cream, so it seems kind

of odd they were different, unless that has to do with stopping the process a

bit too soon. We did wash this butter, as did earlier posters to the list.

We have also ordered our first lot of kefir grains and joined the kefir list,

and we have a batch of cabbage being made into sauerkraut . Our leap into NT has

happened.

Mike

[Guest guest]

I think that was me, my first butter making attempt on my rebounder. It

also worked much faster than any I made after in the kitchenaid mixer. I

don't have access to raw cow's milk any longer ) : so my butter making is

at an end for now. The biggest problem I had when I was making it though

was getting it totally rinsed. I would get it (the rinse water) as clear as

I could but found that I still could not leave it out of the refrigerator

without it getting spoiled milk tasting though it was fine for a long time

in the fridge. Congratulaions on your leap into NT--it's lots of fun.

--

p.s. If anyone knows of someone with a cow who'd be willing to sell raw

milk & /or cream somewhere around Yakima Washington could you please let me

know (@...)

-----Original Message-----

From: meuritt@... [mailto:meuritt@...]

Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 7:28 AM

Subject: More Home Made Butter

First, I went through the first 1000 messages on this list Friday. What an

amazing reference this list has.

Butter making was discussed with one very interesting story of making

butter

while jumping on a 'trampoline'.

We made our second batch. Tried to use the small electric ice cream maker.

two

hours into it and no butter. My wife decided to rock the machine back and

forth.

In less than ten minutes we had butter. We stopped, possibly a bit too

soon. The

bitter was a bit softer, but we had buttermilk. It was strained off and

put in a

separate container. Taste is OK but it is not as yellow as the last batch.

Both

were made from heavy whipping cream, not from fresh raw cream, so it seems

kind

of odd they were different, unless that has to do with stopping the

process a

bit too soon. We did wash this butter, as did earlier posters to the list.

We have also ordered our first lot of kefir grains and joined the kefir

list,

and we have a batch of cabbage being made into sauerkraut . Our leap into

NT has

happened.

Mike