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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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 Posted - Dec 01 2008 : 11:13:27 AM
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Ok, I'm doing something wrong. Twice I've tried to make whipped cream by shaking it in a jar instead of whipping it with my whisk (my blender and mixer are both dead). Both times I ended up with butter. I'd stop and check it and it would be too runny, so I'd continue shaking. Next thing I knew, it was butter. This last time I stopped shaking when it started thickening, poured it into a bowl (still runny) and finished it with my whisk and it turned to butter in just minutes. This shouldn't be so difficult. I thought shaking in a jar would be easier on my hands than whisking for a half hour. I have no problem getting whipped cream when whisking. I always leave the cream out for a bit so it's not ice cold. What am I doing wrong?
Farmgirl Sister #35
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Dec 01 2008 : 11:42:10 AM
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I'm not sure....don't shoot me, but I always whip my whipping cream (with a bit of sugar and vanilla) with my electric mixer. I type all day and my wrists really thank me for it :), and I will always get the consistency I seek as opposed to whisking.
The only thing I can think of is that the actual method of shaking actually "separates" the cream, instead of blending it together and speeding up the molecular structure that actually "makes" the liquid form turn into whipped cream. |
Edited by - FebruaryViolet on Dec 01 2008 11:42:26 AM |
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Ms.Lilly
True Blue Farmgirl
826 Posts
Lillian
Scotts Mills
OR
USA
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Posted - Dec 01 2008 : 11:46:14 AM
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I agree with the above post, I really think you need to whip some air into it.
Was the butter good though?
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
2096 Posts
Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Dec 01 2008 : 11:49:15 AM
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I use a cold bowl,and (often leave with the beaters in freezer before whipping). If the cream is too fresh it will take longer to whip.. It turns rather quickly to butter. Perhaps shaking the jar not hard enough? it can be tempramental.
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
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Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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Posted - Dec 01 2008 : 1:19:10 PM
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| Although I once ended up with butter after whipping with a whisk for too long! |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Dec 01 2008 : 10:31:50 PM
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You CAN make butter by mixing it with a mixer too long too...ask me how I know THAT???
But seriously... it is sure hard to make whipped cream with shaking. I get butter too. I do use a mixer for my whipped cream..and add a little vanilla, and sugar too.
Hey...at least all was not lost..butter is a good thing!!
Jenny in Utah
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abbysshadow
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherry
Dayton
Nevada
USA
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Posted - Dec 02 2008 : 07:47:22 AM
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..I used to help out in my son's classes when they were small and we made butter in the first grade. There were 2 jars and we all took turns shaking/moving them. It turned into butter and we had it on saltines! It was delish... the kids were amazed (and so was i!) :)
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5 acre Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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WA.
USA
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Posted - Dec 03 2008 : 12:40:51 PM
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As I am thinking about this, it seems to me, butter is just one step beyond whip cream, just like vinegar is one step beyond wine, NOT?Maybe watch it more carefully and stop earlier,,,with the mixer.
Because when we lived with no electricity, we would shake it for both and then with elec. we would use my mixer to do both.....Dont know.....
Farmgirl Sister #368
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Posted - Dec 05 2008 : 11:26:48 AM
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Yep, butter is a good thing. I simply learned how NOT to make whipped cream! I thought I could save my hands/arms from whipping with a whisk for so long. Someday, I'll have a new mixer and will go back to that method. I'm holding out for a really good one so, it'll be a while yet. That's ok, at least I know I can do it without power if I have to. And I now know how to make small batches of butter without power, too!
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
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