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1. Churning (continued)

   

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   downwards. When the churning is done the butter gathers into little lumps. Hot water is used in winter and cold water in summer. When the churning is finished the butter is taken out, with little rolls. There is salt put in the butter. The butter is soft in summer and hard in winter.

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2. Churning

   

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   Every farm-house in the country has a churn. There are different types of churns, some of the old fashioned churns, are still to be seen. The old churns used to be four foot high. The sides used to be round. The parts of it were called the lid and the dash.

   One churning in the week is the average for each house. The woman of the house does the churning. It was an old custom to ask any strangers who came in to give help at the churning it would take away the luck of the churn if he refused to give you a hand. If a man

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