I decided to churn butter last night. I probably did it with a churn when I was a kid but don't remember it.
I had bought a quart of whipping cream over the weekend, used some to make a caramel sauce, but was afraid I would not use the rest before it went bad.
I had heard about Lehman's hardware on NPR and they discussed churns. Went to the website and found an article on it here.
The churn is pricey and I have enough single tasking doodahs so I decided to just use a quart jar. The hardest thing was finding lids and bands. Safeway didn't have any and recommended Walmart, but I hate that store. Finally found them at King Soopers.
The instructions are clear and well, it tastes like butter so I guess I did ok. I am going to make pancakes tomorrow and use the whey instead of buttermilk. Now that sounds good: Buttermilk pancakes, homemade butter and pure maple syrup.