I made my own BUTTER for 19 cents!!

[puakinikini]

You are so smart - I forgot all about this grade school activity - definitely going to do this with my kids.

[momto8kiddos]

Cool! How much did you get from how much cream?

If you don't add salt it's only going to last a week or so even refrigerated. If you can't use that much in a week, freeze it.

[irishsaver]

What a great idea I recall my mom doing something like that when I was growing up. Not sure if I have the time just now but might look into it. Thanks for sharing

[thompson589741]

i think I am going to throw it in the freezer for now. I am not planning on cooking today, and I surely don't want it to spoil. I really don't want to put salt in it though, that was kind of my whole point of making it, because the unsalted butter is my preference when it comes to cooking. I have no problems with freezing it though. I have much more freezer space than frig space that's for sure.

I believe the half pint carton of whipping cream is what I used (8 oz) it's the only one HT had. after everything was whipped, I only drained off a tablespoon or two of liquid.

**I also tried the idea of making cream cheese from sour cream, that someone had suggested on another thread (in the ht forum) and it worked great! the yield is about half the amount of sour cream. I threw it in the freezer, because I am not sure when I will use it, but it is better than letting that free sour cream go to waste

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I read this title and immediately thought of Weird Al's Amish Paradise song...