Pioneer Kitchen

At the museum, I run a program on Wednesdays called "Pioneer Kitchen". As I'm sure you know, pioneers were not vegans so animal products inevitably make it into this weekly cooking extravaganza. 

Normally, I do this program outside in our historic log cabin but when it's below 20 degrees I'm forced inside so I don't freeze to death (like a pioneer). I can't use a hot plate inside (not very pioneer anyway) because that might set the building into a plume of smoke. So today we made butter! Simple but I haven't done it since kindergarten. 

I decided it was okay to eat this butter because I made it myself and it was for the children's sake, goddammit. Now I have a little bit of a tummy ache, but it was worth it!

Store bought butter on the right for comparison. The homemade stuff was fluffier and much tastier!