How to Make Butter using a Jar and Cream

Hello Graham Did you know it's possible to make butter at home simply using a jar and some cream? It's a common classroom experiment that we were joyfully reminded of this week thanks to Deputy Editor Alice Galletly's step-by-step video below. A great deal of satisfaction comes from making something you've previously only ever been served, which Claire Aldous experienced on return from a trip to Buenos Aires, resulting in her recipe for Alfajores below. Don't miss our wonderful giveaways this week either, scroll down to enter!  Online Editor,

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18 June