Has anyone here actually made any Butter. (Be truthful).

kowtow · 16-09-2017 10:24AM

Base price wrote: »

I always loved talking to my Mam about the "emergencies" and the problems that she had in those days. She was born in 1928 and lived in the aftermath of Independence and WW1. I loved hearing her stories of when she came to Dublin to be a trainee nurse (@16yo) and the rationing books and how they couldn't get stockings during the WW2. Apparently the girls would "tan" their lower legs with tea so as to pretend they were wearing stocking and draw a line up the back of their legs with a bit of coal so it looked liked they were wearing real silk stockings.

My Mother was born the year before yours - she's getting frail now but still living on her own, in the UK most of the year, and she still makes soda bread most days. Until recently she would get strong flour and buttermilk sent over from here because she claimed she couldn't get it in England but I think - to her disgust - the "ethnic foods" aisle of Waitrose now has it!

KatyMac · 19-09-2017 05:57PM

sylvinias wrote: »

My mother made it with a Kenwood Chef. Just kept whipping cream til it turned to butter.

I don't know at what stage salt went in.

When the butter is formed you have to wash it until the water runs clear ie, make sure the buttermilk is all gone because it will go off kinda quickly otherwise. You then sprinkle salt (to taste) on it and mix it well in before forming it into whatever shape/size pats. It will keep well, but in this house it has a very short life expectancy:)

Has anyone here actually made any Butter. (Be truthful).

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