tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post4764704870418802731..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Pioneer Skills: make your own butterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-86767067926180863662012-08-31T17:13:43.293-07:002012-08-31T17:13:43.293-07:00great blog. i can't wait to try some of the ho...great blog. i can't wait to try some of the how-to's you have posted!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11749726141893759563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-90894762228348420532011-10-14T17:47:09.806-07:002011-10-14T17:47:09.806-07:00This post reminds me of the afternoon at the presc...This post reminds me of the afternoon at the preschool where I used to work, when one of the kids asked if butter came from butterflies. I then explained to the four or five of them who were still there at that point in the day, that butter comes from milk, and about churning (in a simplified version that I thought was appropriate for their age). <br /><br />...they then sat through the entire Hannah Elisehttp://aiketgate.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-8661351353879816032010-07-30T15:56:55.427-07:002010-07-30T15:56:55.427-07:00Just found that you have to WASH the butter afterw...Just found that you have to WASH the butter afterwards. Otherwise, it will keep only for a few days before it starts turning green. Perhaps you all are taking care of that by setting it to sour before-hand?<br /><br />I referenced Encyclopedia of Country Living for rinsing and pressing instructions. Pressing is way too difficult, so I freeze the butter in little logs in wax paper after rinsingAmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13591892092552882787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-27622060338446093592010-01-05T08:44:27.874-08:002010-01-05T08:44:27.874-08:00Yes, yes, please please host another pioneer week!...Yes, yes, please please host another pioneer week!<br /><br />--Ma Raven at the Little House Dnside the DC BeltwayHannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543197858284977937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-69484084742901056902010-01-04T13:07:17.862-08:002010-01-04T13:07:17.862-08:00I did the jar method one night and after tiring my...I did the jar method one night and after tiring my arms, realized I could use my mixer. I love being able to make things myself and learning about homesteading. Thanks for the article!K @ Prudent and Practicalhttp://www.prudentandpractical.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-79225655809154380592010-01-03T16:15:47.951-08:002010-01-03T16:15:47.951-08:00Nellie is a Goddess! As for candle making, a quick...Nellie is a Goddess! As for candle making, a quick tip- Use an old crock pot to melt the wax in. Melts good and keeps an even temp- no spilling accidents.Robj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-22838985398981605432010-01-03T15:37:15.871-08:002010-01-03T15:37:15.871-08:00What, no one's for the old-fashioned butter ch...What, no one's for the old-fashioned butter churn? :P<br /><br />Once I can milk my goats again I will definitely try making butter- and cheese, and yogurt.Anna Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392881021927019092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-78402023305400784822010-01-03T15:13:50.621-08:002010-01-03T15:13:50.621-08:00Tigerlily - I think you kids were being duped!
Ab...Tigerlily - I think you kids were being duped!<br /><br />Abbie - I'm planning on doing a simple candlemaking post. And I think late May/early June is probably best for Pioneer week?<br /><br />Rob - What's this ongoing thing will you and Nellie?Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-73185757423314284192010-01-03T15:03:40.871-08:002010-01-03T15:03:40.871-08:00I used to do this activity with my students when I...I used to do this activity with my students when I was still teaching preschool! I'd use a plastic container, for safety reasons, and then we'd dance like crazy to a fun dancing CD while we took turns shaking the jar. They were always so amazed by the results...<br /><br />I'd like to take part in a pioneer challenge if you host one again. I only recently discovered your blog, and Semi-Crunchy Mamahttp://semicrunchymama.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-6252201022815396232010-01-03T14:42:04.304-08:002010-01-03T14:42:04.304-08:00I just put cream in the mixer and let loose... Not...I just put cream in the mixer and let loose... Not in the spirit of Little House? Nellie Olson would've done it.Robj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-24148962272081811942010-01-03T13:33:11.002-08:002010-01-03T13:33:11.002-08:00I love this idea for posts! I'd love to see a ...I love this idea for posts! I'd love to see a candle-making post or some other simple, useful skill.<br /><br />I'd love to do another pioneer week, too. Let's wait for summer, though, okay? I want to have the odds stacked in my favor :)Farmer's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993260095409544097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-63185920529902006072010-01-03T13:16:44.979-08:002010-01-03T13:16:44.979-08:00This isn't in the same spirit of pioneers, but...This isn't in the same spirit of pioneers, but if you have a stand mixer, this works really well and it's fun with kids because you can see when the butter seizes and the buttermilk shoots out. (nota bena: use one pint of cream and you won't have to tent your mixer)<br /><br />http://www.portlandfoodanddrink.com/2009/03/12/making-butter-and-memories/Evillesweenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462127014767628607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-76758102742972125472010-01-03T11:15:33.620-08:002010-01-03T11:15:33.620-08:00We make a lot of our own butter here, for us it is...We make a lot of our own butter here, for us it is not necessarily cheaper but the kids love it. And hey, it is a skill and a science lesson with a very tasty reward at the end. I blogged about our butter making with the kitchen aid on my blog here: http://carmen-whome.blogspot.com/2009/02/butter.htmlHippy Goodwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889270671148155062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-19569886621605282472010-01-03T10:53:31.010-08:002010-01-03T10:53:31.010-08:00Sounds easy enough. I'd like to try it out. ...Sounds easy enough. I'd like to try it out. I remember my parents telling me we could turn coffee creamer (as in the tiny ones at restaurants) into butter if we shook them long enough. My brother and I shook those tiny creamers for an hour and nothing. I'm pretty sure it was a method to get us to sit quietly in car.Tigerlilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12075639059164559112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-49458233681712850122010-01-03T10:18:25.172-08:002010-01-03T10:18:25.172-08:00Well, if you use high quality cream (ours is local...Well, if you use high quality cream (ours is local and organic), it is going to be more expensive than butter. But, then again, buying organic butter isn't exactly inexpensive either, especially if you get the grass pastured butter. <br /><br />So, it's all a matter of what you are looking for! I don't make butter all that often, but I do sometimes do it because we have no organic, Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-6583535217047870592010-01-03T10:06:52.190-08:002010-01-03T10:06:52.190-08:00I, too, did this in elementary school. Unfortunate...I, too, did this in elementary school. Unfortunately for me, where I live, cream is ridiculously expensive. Butter is cheaper. I will just buy it. One of the downfalls of living on an isolated rock in the ocean.Marimoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01620548493781840068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-50203577511265864192010-01-03T09:53:38.886-08:002010-01-03T09:53:38.886-08:00I remember doing this in school somewhere around t...I remember doing this in school somewhere around third grade. Thanks for reminding me... sounds like a good project to do with my kids.Joey Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13202919043066941628noreply@blogger.com