Homemade Butter in 20 Minutes
by Irina at Homegrown Adventures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax8MQtePMq4&feature=youtu.be
Making homemade butter from heavy whipping cream is so easy. It tastes so much better than store butter.
You can put it in a canning jar with a lid and shake the...
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