Lehmans non-electric catalogue has arrived: found a hand-crank butter churn

[Seabird]

I just got the Lehmans 2006 Non-electric catalogue. It's awesome. I found the hand-crank butter churn I've been looking for. And there are hundreds of other items worth checking out.

Theres the galvanized washtub that I needed, too. The raised clothes tubs with the wringer is in there, as well.

Livestock items, and plenty more.



www.Lehmans.com


Does anyone know of any other companies that sell non-electric goods? I am looking for a hand crank pasta maker, and this is one thing I have not found in the lehmans catalogue.


Thanks,
Seabird

 

[Seabird]

These butter churns are the original design, but they do have a tendency to leak. Beeswax is what lines them, and they may need to be relined at times.

This one I have used before, and I loved it. It, too, can leak. (But I still prefer it.)

This one the company recommends the most. I've never tried one of these, but I would imagine the glass jar would be hard to replace if it broke.

 

[spinner]

Hand crank pasta machines are fairly easy to find. Try ebay there are usually several listed. If not, then any of the cooking supply catalogs should have them. I think the most common brand is Atlas, if I remember correctly.

spinner

 

[PilotFighter]

I have 5 of these. My Grandpa bought them for my mother and all my aunts back when he was living. I have since aquired everyone of them for $5 or less. I sure love stupid people.

 

[Seabird]

Thanks, Spinner. I have been searching for a hand-crank pasta maker that has some longevity to it. I have had a few, but they don't last. I'll check out your suggestions.


Pilot Fighter, I'm glad to hear ithat particular butter churn is worth having. Thanks.

 

[Seabird]

Here is a great washtub: 18.5 gallons

And here is one clothes washtub with a wringer.

Though I prefer this set up: Two 15 gallon tubs with a hand wringer:

 

[Freeholder]

The glass jar on the butter churn can be replaced with any gallon glass jar that the lid will screw onto (it's a standard size). But with care the jar should last for a long time, as it's heavy glass. I wasn't too happy when I found out Mom donated ours to the pioneer museum. We used to use it quite a bit when I was growing up.

However, just to save you all a whole lot of money, you DO NOT need an expensive butter churn to make butter!! Put warm-room-temperature cream in a quart jar (no more than half full) and shake fairly vigorously. I've had butter come in five minutes that way, and if you have children (and make them sit on the floor on a rug, in case they drop the jar) you can have them do the churning. At most it shouldn't take more than twenty minutes, and the fancy churns don't speed the job up any, they just give you more parts to wash. Someone with large hands could probably shake a half-gallon canning jar, but I wouldn't go any bigger than that. If you are making more butter than that, you'll want one of the big dasher churns.

Kathleen

 

[momof23goats]

I have most all of that stuff. and I use my glass butter churn, it works great, then we movedhere, and tucked in the basement, I found a vey old one, it works great, and fits a mason jar. and I found a wire egg seperator, all kinds of things, flat irons, and I said thank you LORD. Even found an old pair of lace up womans shoes, badly worn, Well, I stuffed them, and saved them, but will never use them. I love those things. I found an old washer, with tubs, and I have a wringer, great finds , on an old homestead. I was thrilled. I sure got my moneys worth.
but if you want something to do, just put your cream in a jar, and gently shake back and forth while sitting on your porch swing.

 

[fruit loop]

Lehman's is a treasure!

I adore their catalog. I've gotten so many wonderful things from them that I can't find anywhere else.

The reenactment community obtains a lot of gear from them too!

 

[cin]

We made homemade butter for Imbolg, by shaking whipping cream in a glass jar until it turned into butter. OMG I knew there had to be an easier way. The butter was delicious, but my arms were sore. Good thing we passed the jar around and took turns, making it a family thing.

 

[LilRose8]

I make butter in a quart sized plastic jar with a lid. I add a small plastic piece about the size of the joint of your thumb to be the agitator, any shape will do, even a Lego, and shake for maybe 10 minutes at most. If you have that little piece in there it goes MUCH faster.