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68/424
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Description
A long decorative cream stirrer, used for stirring the cream prior to making butter.
This is a long decorative cream stirrer made from one piece of wood. The handle is shaped in a formal pattern where it joins the paddle. The paddle has cut outs of different shapes which help the paddle to mix the cream thoroughly. There is a hole in the handle for fixing a string for hanging. The stirrer was used for stirring the cream prior to making butter. In order to preserve the cream, some of which could be a week old salt petre was added and the cream stirred occasionally.
Physical description
cream stirrer: wood
Archival history
MERL ‘History Artefacts’ cards - ‘CREAM STIRRER // PROCESSING MILK // Rev Sharp // Description: A long decorative cream stirrer made from one piece of wood. The handle is shaped in a formal pattern where it joins the paddle. The paddle has cut outs of different shapes which help the paddle to mix the cream thoroughly. There is a hole in the handle for fixing a string for hanging // Use: For stirring the cream prior to making butter. In order to preserve the cream, some of which could be a week old salt petre was added and the cream stirred occasionally.’
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