Home Made Butter and Dish

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[Nyboy]

Victorian period servants made almost no money, even middle class had maids and cooks. My friend lives in a very simple restored 2 bedroom Victorian house, very middle class. That 2 bedroom has a tiny maids room.

 

[Smart Red]

They worked mostly for room and board with a pittance for their services. For many, the security of hearth and home was a big draw toward that type of job. It was even better if the servants -- husband and wife -- were able to work for the same family.

 

[Nyboy]

Think how many gardeners you could of had if all you had to do was feed and house them.

 

[Smart Red]

Probably none more than I have at the present time. Even expectations for food and lodging have changed. Back then family leftovers and a small attic room (no AC) would have been sufficient. Today? Hah!

I couldn't even afford myself.

 

[Nyboy]

LOL Red I was thinking more bunkhouse, 1 large room housing many .

 

[Smart Red]

A-ha! Twenty 'gardeners' in the basement you mean. Nope! Probably wouldn't work here in Southest, central-est Wisconsin.

 

[waretrop]

Does anyone here make their own butter?

so lucky, I make my own butter. Without a butter churn as my grandmother did in the early 1900's.

You start with whole milk in a half gallon canning jar or just a jar. CORRECTION: USE WHIPPING CREAM

You shake and shake and get the kids to shake for 25 minutes. Soon it gets thicker.

Keep shaking and you will see the butter forming.

Then you poor off the butter milk. BTW, makes great biscuits the next day.

Now you have a jar of butter milk.

And a jar of butter.

Squeeze the leftover buttermilk out of the butter with cheese cloth.

Now you have butter..

Big time not recommended by the "large powers that may be", but I do as my grandma did and can mine.

I buy the milk when it is on sale and and make salted and unsalted, both...It's a fun thing to do if you like getting back to the root of things....

 

[Nyboy]

So you don't need whipping cream ?

 

[seedcorn]

My G'ma use to do it same way except she used unpasteurized Guernsey milk & gallon jar.