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Introduction to dairying

A hands on day spent focusing upon historic dairying techniques, tasks and ingredients. We shall be making  butter and a simple soft style cheese. Learn more about traditional recipes and time honoured techniques and how they changed coming into the 19th century. We will look at the 17th century dairy in Pendean Farmhouse and discover how the 'space' was worked by the farmer's wife. Discover how the weather and the utensils used can alter your produce and why 'old wives tales' are quite correct concerning stormy weather!

 

 

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    Introduction to dairying
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Introduction to dairying

A hands on day spent focusing upon historic dairying techniques, tasks and ingredients. We shall be making  butter and a simple soft style cheese. Learn more about traditional recipes and time honoured techniques and how they changed coming into the 19th century. We will look at the 17th century dairy in Pendean Farmhouse and discover how the 'space' was worked by the farmer's wife. Discover how the weather and the utensils used can alter your produce and why 'old wives tales' are quite correct concerning stormy weather!