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[Abi]

Interesting article, didn't realise it was such hard work to make butter.

......I have seen milking before – actually I have also done it before – but every time I am amazed at the speed women can milk cows. All the milk is put in a big container and brought to another room.

From the milk she makes cheese, yogurt and butter. In the middle of the room stands a small machine that looks like a basket with two pipes and a pump handle. She starts to swing the crank slowly, but once the centrifuge gains speed she turns the crank faster and faster. Then, while turning the pump handle, she slowly pours in the raw milk. From one of the pipes a thin trickle of milk pours in a bucket. From the other pipe a yellowish greasy liquid slowly pours into another bucket. This is the cream that will soon become the famous Tonya butter....

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/yakcukur-the-home-of-creamy-turkish-butter.aspx?pageID=238&nID=13193&NewsCatID=379

[sunny]

A nice article. It would be good for children to see this as most probably have no idea where it comes from.

[Vic801]

Thank you Abi for this article. Brings back childhood memories of holidays in the Highlands (of Scotland), milking the cows and fighting off the midges and then developping great arm muscles with the butter-churn.