09/29/2022
Update: butter making will begin at 1pm.
Just got the word that on Saturday, October 8, the bread bakers will be baking bread in the bake oven. This will be the last bread baking of the year. If you want a loaf (or two), you should contact Wayne Braunstein at [email protected].
Because it is the last day of the bread-baking season, I thought it could be nice to have something a little special -- churning butter. However, this is dependent on:
1) The weather. If it is too cold, the butter will take forever to set up. I would have to seriously reconsider if a quite cold day is forecast. If it is going to rain, then I would have to cancel this activity, as butter-making would be done on the back porch of the utility building (where I have easy access to water, etc.), and that is exposed to the elements.
2) Whether anyone plans to come. A couple of weeks ago, I had an 18th C. games day planned, and no one came. Which is fine, really - I know families are busy (I certainly have personal experience!) and there was minimal setup so there was little labor involved for me. It was not a problem. However, if I am purchasing natural heavy cream to do butter making, and preparing all the equipment, that's a bit more of an undertaking.
It is a busy weekend - I know the Waterford Fair is going on that weekend, and Middleway Day, and who knows what else, so it may be not be a good day to come out to the Peter Burr House. If it doesn't work out, don't be dismayed for me -- I will probably be there anyway, having a good time spinning on the front porch (unless it is pouring rain, since I wouldn't want to bring my wheel out in that!)