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Now, you can spread your goat butter into a dish, salt it to taste, and knead it with a spatula until
you can't squeeze any more liquid out of it. It should conform into any shape you “knead” it to
(Ha!), just don't forget to keep it in the fridge.
Leave your refrigerated goat milk uncovered until it chills. Warm goat milk will produce condensa-
tion on a lid, and that will affect the flavor as it drips back into the milk. Of course, you will want
to cover anything else in the fridge so that the milk doesn't pick up those flavors. (Unless you like
garlic goat milk!)
Over the Garden Fence
Butter freezes well, so if you are making a large batch and don't plan to use it all, wrap it in plastic wrap,
and then put it in the freezer for use at a later time. Butter will store for about five to nine months, and
salted butter will last longer than unsalted butter because the salt acts like a preservative.
Tools You Can Use
At the most basic, all you need to churn butter is a jar big enough for your cream. Shaking the jar
can be a family affair, one that even the littlest can enjoy. In fact, you could wrap the jar in towels
or bubble wrap and have kids roll it back and forth on the floor until the butter forms.
Kids get a kick out of shaking a jar to make butter, and as a bonus, it gets some of their energy out, too!
(Photo courtesy of Brannan Sirratt)
