Downeast Thunder Farm

Our Little Patch of Woods in Downeast Maine

Thoughts of spring are on the back burner. Snow is falling, school let out early and the snowfall forecast is now 10-18 inches.

duck-snow

There’s a pot of bean soup on the stove and French bread ready to go in the oven. It seems like a good day to introduce Hannah to butter making – something I did for the first time in grammar school.

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A cup of heavy cream in a mason jar and we took turns shaking. Just when we thought all we’d get was whipped cream, the butter separated from the milk.

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I got the messy job of squeezing the last of the buttermilk out.

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One cup of heavy cream yielded 1/2 cup of creamy butter and 1/2 cup of buttermilk.

What are the odds school will be cancelled tomorrow and we’ll be making buttermilk pancakes?