“Betty bought some butter but the butter was bitter so Betty bought some better butter to make the bitter butter better butter.”
This was one of my favourite tongue twisters as a child. And now as an adult, making butter is one of my favourite activities.
Like many other things, I learned how to make butter from my grandmother Shanta. I diligently collect the cream from the boiled and chilled milk from a local farm each night, mixing in a little fresh yogurt to prevent the cream from turning bitter. And when the container is full, which takes about 12 to 15 days for a litre of milk (a week … Continue Reading