Denise – yes, try it again, and you're welcome.

joie de vivre – the kids do love this. It's the combination of furious shaking and an end result that does it.

Cookin' Canuck – ah, you've spotted the flaw. It is very tiring. it's a full upper body workout before you're done. Using a whole class of kids is clearly the rather cunning answer.

Junko – a dog? that's genius

Vegetplotlot – the end result is what it's all about

JD – a food processor would be OK if you use a whisk attachment – the normal blade probably wouldn't work. Best of all, use a standup mixer with a whisk fitting.

Miranda – she is adorable, isn't she, but you should see her when she's in a mood…

Miriam – my buttermilk went into a loaf o bread.

The Greasy Spoon – it did taste better than shop-bought butter, very natural and clean, and not over salted. Certainly worth the considerable physical effort.

Lo – that's the core of it all – use fantastic cream, get fantastic butter. The photo? I know, it makes me smile every time I look at it!

There's really nothing like the flavor of homemade butter. Great milk = great butter. And it's so easy!