Tuesday, January 11, 2011

C is for Cow!

We are learning about the letter "C" this week and COWS!!!  And what do cows make?  Milk!  And what can you make from milk?  BUTTER!  Well actually heavy whipping cream is what we used.
And a jar!
We were to take turns shaking the jar for 20 minutes.  And shake and shake and shake.  Matthew did some shaking.  Ryan did some shaking.  Even mommy and daddy got in on the shaking.

And still no butter.  The boys were getting really bored with all the shaking, but we did make them stay with it for the 20 minutes.  After that me and Brant took over.  After shaking for about 25 minutes we still had no butter.  So we cheated and I poured it in the mixer.

Not even five  minutes later we had BUTTER!!!!!  Nothing like homeschooling and breaking the rules!!!
Homemade butter with toast is delightful!  And "C" is for COW!

Looks like cottage cheese, but it is the real deal.....BUTTER!

1 comment:

Janet said...

"so we cheated and poured it into the mixer"---love it!

Those boys are never going to forget all the fun things you do with them, Tasha!