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cream questions?

Oh yes Sweet Sunshine;)

11:36 AM, Tuesday, July 3, 2007 .. Posted by sunshines

I love to start the day on a positive note.I like reading your site.Hummm...homebutter for my homemade breads yummy! Got a good recipe? Have a great day:)

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01:17 PM, Tuesday, July 3, 2007 .. Posted by Barefootcountrygirl

and once you find the answers to your questions, please let me know! LOL!

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06:18 AM, Friday, July 6, 2007 .. Posted by Jonash2004

We had a cream seperator, but those would be several hundred dollars. I think you are stuck with a spoon!

We mostly made butter, in huge, cookie-sheet sized slabs that we'd then cut into normal sized bars and keep in the freezer. I had no idea how much butter costed until I married!!!

Try here for some ideas:

http://www.homesteadblogger.com/OurFamilyJourney/61126/Homemade+Buttermilk+%26amp%3B+Sour+Cream.html

Ashley

Ah!

08:43 AM, Sunday, July 8, 2007 .. Posted by Spinning Grandma

I'm glad I stopped by this morning!

Cream ... you can get a small separator and use it but it's a pain to clean and expensive.

I used gallon jars - the cream would rise to the top and because it was in a small area, the cream was thick and easy to skim with a ladle.

Yes! Use salt with your butter! I do NOT like unsalted butter, but the salt also helps keep it fresh longer!

Sour cream - put a bit of vinegar in it - a teaspoon for a quart works. Adjust for how much you have. Do not leave it out of the fridge- it not only gets sour but it goes bad. Put the vinegar in, stir it around and put it in the fridge.

Cream cheese is milk that is made into cheese .. it's a soft cheese. There are recipes out there for all kinds of cream cheese .. You can put vinegar into milk and cook it until it thickens, then drain it. Sorry, don't have the recipe off the top of my head.

YES, use the skimmed milk for cheese, on cereal, cooking, whatever.

Also, I just read the ideas from the link that Ashley gave you ... excellent for what you want. And leaving the milk / cream on a cool counter for 24 hours is not bad - it's just when you leave it longer!

Good luck!

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06:59 AM, Monday, July 9, 2007 .. Posted by sunshines

Good morning Sunshine:)