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[allana]

Today, I made butter. *beams* Alas, no photos--I should have checked the camera batteries before messing around in the kitchen. It's quite wonderful: sweet, creamy, pale yellow and gorgeous. Obviously more expensive than just buying a block of organic butter, but this way I get to feel excited and virtuous :) I also have a nice big loaf of wholemeal bread rising, so that I have something suitably yummy to slather the butter onto.

I have a sudden urge to try making my own cheese next.

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[silentinflames.livejournal.com]

I need to move into your neighborhood. Meanwhile I'll drool on my keyboard.

[glam-ang.livejournal.com]

You'd be very welcome!

[glammetalkitten.livejournal.com]

Been trying out the Little House cook book? I really need to get that for myself :D

[glam-ang.livejournal.com]

I was inspired by it, but I didn't follow the recipe from the book. Mainly because I forgot to buy a carrot to tint the cream with, and I'm too lazy to shake up a jar of cream :P Whizzing cream in the food processor was loads of fun though!

[madandy.livejournal.com]

I've had home made fresh butter once, and it's just...oh, god. Can I come visit before it's all gone?

[glam-ang.livejournal.com]

Yes, you can! I left half sweet and salted the rest. I should fork out for organic cream sometime and see how that tastes....

[feelforfaith.livejournal.com]

We all need to move into Ang's neighborhood :D.

I remember when I was little I spent vacation with relatives in the country, and my great aunt would make butter at home. She had this wooden... *runs to consult a dictionary* ... churn(?) and she let me work it, but it was such hard work. I hope you used a more modern method :D.

If I were to choose the last meal of my life, it would be freshly baked crusty bread with caraway seeds and home-made butter.

[silentinflames.livejournal.com]

Ew...caraway seeds. ;)

My grandpa used to keep bees. Freshly baked bread with cold butter and honey from my grandpa's bees. That was heaven.

[glam-ang.livejournal.com]

Yep, churn :) I used a food processor to do the donkey-work, although, I wouldn't mind trying a churn sometime.

Fresh-bread and fresh-butter is just so...luxurious. I'll be gorging myself this week :D

[chickenpattysan.livejournal.com]

*drool* That sounds absolutely amazing. I've always wanted to make my own cheese, too. Mmm. Cheese, butter, fresh bread... some of the most perfect foods.

[glam-ang.livejournal.com]

I will be making cheese, just as soon as I can figure out how to jerry-rig a cheese-hoop. Where's McGyver when I need him?

Before you know it, there'll be a cow in the back garden and I'll be knitting hemp sweaters.

[dreammonkey.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmmm Cheese.
*drools*