A little girl turning the handle of a butter churn just like the one used by Mrs. Howe in her farm kitchen at Prickwillow: hand power and horse power were all-important
before mechanization.
Essie Howe
Essie Howe interviews
Essie Howe of Prickwillow, interviewed by Kevin Delanoy in 1981
A little girl turning the handle of a butter churn just like the one used by Mrs. Howe in her farm kitchen at Prickwillow: hand power and horse power were all-important before mechanisation.
The museum had three “upandover” churns… one is on display in the
dairy at Denny; making butter was great fun for school parties
Essie Howe – Life in Prickwillow.mp3 (MP3 37Mb)
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