In this instructable I will show you how to make homemade butter (and butter milk) in just 10 minutes. This is a fun activity, especially if you have kids. When making, always remember- the harder you shake= the better the butter. Now let's get started!

Step 1: Ingredients

You'll Need
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream
- a pinch of salt
- a 2-4 pint container w/ lid
- strainer
- some spare time and some calories to burn!

Step 2: Wash Up

Before you get started... Always wash your hands.

Step 3: Add Ingredients

Add the cream. The salt is for salted butter. Substitute salt for sugar if you want whipped cream.

Step 4: Seal Lid Tite

You don't want cream all over the place, do you?

Step 5: Begin Shaking

Step 6: Whipped Cream

After about 5 minutes of shaking, the cream should look like this. Your now finished if you decided to make whipped cream, for butter, you still have more time. So what r u waiting for, get shakin'