School: An Fearann (roll number 14438)

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1. Churning (continued)

   

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   twisted the barrel swings round. In the side of the barrel is an iron cover with rubber round the edge to prevent any leakage of cream. There is a vent in the side of the barrel and this must be pressed at intervals to let out the air in the early stages of churning. In side there are three beaters and from the dashing of the cream against these the butter particles form. There is a little glass in the end of the churn and when this shows clear the butter is made.
   There is a small opening in which a cork fits. Through this opening the butter-milk is strained off. Cold spring water is poured in on the butter and the cork replaced. The churn gets a few turns round again. This water is again let off. Then the butter is taken out of the barrel with butter-spades and put in a timber keeler, where it is corned and drawn several times and made up into packets with the spades.

   

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. butter and churns (~3,280)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Margaret Deasy

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mrs Deasy

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Aherla More, Co. Cork