Photographer: Calvin J. Hamilton Copyright: © 2005 Calvin J. Hamilton Date: 2005/07/15 Location: Blue Ridge National Park, Virginia

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Many of the settlers made their own butter using butter urns like the one pictured in this cabin. Cream was placed in the pot and was beaten with the paddle connected to the wooden handle. After a lot of work the butter fat would separated out from the cream. The leftover cream was called butter milk.