The little girl put the cream and then the two marbles into the jar and the mommy closed the lid tightly.
Then they took turns shaking the jar. This was hard work but the mommy told the little girl that their hard work would be worth the delicious butter. At first the marbles made a clanking sound as they were shaken with the cream.
But then the cream thickened and the little girl could no longer hear the sound of the marbles. ‘This is a good sign’ her mother told her. ‘It means that our cream is becoming butter. When you hear the marbles again, it will mean that our cream has turned to butter.’ The little girl shook the jar diligently and listened for the sound of the marbles.
Suddenly she heard them. The unmistakable ‘clank, clank’ as they hit against the side of the jar. And, looking at the jar, she saw that the cream had separated into yellow butter and while buttermilk.
The mom smiled as she poured the buttermilk into a glass and then spooned the freshly made butter into a dish.
She was sure not to forget to extract the two marbles from the butter as she wouldn’t want one of her precious children to swallow them!
Then she took the glass of buttermilk and shared it between the four of them. It was the little boy who liked it the best.
In fact, it was the best drink he had ever tasted and he drank the whole glass clean.
The mom spread their freshly made butter onto their fresh bread and passed it around her family for lunch.
The little girl was so very happy and ate 4 slices!
‘Yum!’ she said. ‘So, butter doesn’t come from the supermarket, it comes from cream!’ she sang and her mother smiled. However, her mother’s smile faulted a little when she heard her daughter continue, ‘and cream comes from the supermarket!’
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We’ve had fun making butter in the past as well. Are you familiar with the Snipp Snapp Snurr books? They have a wonderful one about “Buttered Bread” that my kids really love. Enjoy your fresh butter!
You’ve turned this into such a delightful story. We love making butter here, too. It’s such a magical process for the little ones, isn’t it?
I just loved reading this post of yours. :) Enjoy the bread and butter!
I must be hormonal, this made me cry a little (in a good way!) What a great story and wonderful tutorial!!
we love doing this we do it for thanksgiving each year, it sure keeps the kids occupied for a bit . I may do some this weekedn.
Now I am REALLY hungry!
So very fun! Wish is would work with soy/nut milk! :-)
That was super cute and a wonderful way to make a post on butter making. I think we will do that tomorrow; today we are off on a hike. Cheers.
Goose made homemade butter just like this at Daddy’s birthday party last month. Great science and so yummy!!! love your story!
have a great one!!!
Oh, what a sweet sweet story!! I also love to show my kids that so many things can be done at home! (and the last line of your post made me smile!!)
Flavoring the butter with a touch of maple syrup or garlic, or vanilla is a great switch form the usual home-made butter. What a treat for the kids!
That’s the best story. :) I love how you turned that situation into something even better…way to be innovative!
This is wonderful. When Owen and I made butter for the first time we forgot the marbles ~ I wasn’t sure when it was done!
We haven’t made it… Maddie is allergic to milk!
Somehow icecream and butter making doesn’t seem right.
But we make fine popsicles and lemonade! :)
My girls would just LOVE this fun little ‘project,’ tee hee…my middle one is a butter fiend (healthy I know ;-)
Jamie :)
Oh, I love your storytelling! I have a little one whose favorite food is bread and LOTS of butter, too. Have to remember to keep the cream around for when we run out…!
Sounds like you had a fun day!! We are going to do this same project with our Mom’s Club’s “Homemade/Handmade” Group. I can’t wait!
The last line is pretty cute. Gotta love the things kids say; they’re pretty clever:) I’ve never tried to make my own butter but if heard of making it this way. Too bad I feel better dairy-free.
What a great tutorial, I’ll try it, I’m a little confused about which cream buy, because I lived in a Spanish speaking country, but we’ll see.