butter churns
Dairy fat makers
Butter churns are containers with agitating mechanisms used to transform cream into butter.
The churning action breaks down fat globules until they clump together, separating from the liquid buttermilk.
Traditional churns were wooden barrels or ceramic crocks with hand-operated dashers or paddles: She worked the butter churn until her arms ached.
Now largely replaced by industrial equipment, they appear mostly as antiques or in artisanal production.
- heavy creamHigh-butterfat milk product
- creamRich milk fat
- dairyMilk-based foods collectively
- woodenMade from timber
- crankRotary operating handle
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