History of butter:

Since even accidental agitation can form butter from cream, it is likely that its invention dates from the earliest days of dairying, perhaps in the Mesopotamian area between 9000 and 8000 BCE. The earliest butter would have been from sheep or goat's milk; cattle are not thought to have been domesticated for another thousand years. An ancient method of butter making, still used today in parts of Africa and the Near East, involves a goat skin half filled with milk, and inflated with air before being sealed. The skin is then hung with ropes on a tripod of sticks, and rocked until the movement leads to the formation of butter.

The cooler climates of northern Europe allowed butter to be stored for a longer period before it spoiled. Scandinavia has the oldest tradition in Europe of butter export trade, dating at least to the 12th century. After the fall of Rome and through much of the Middle Ages, butter was a common food across most of Europe, but one with a low reputation, and was consumed principally by peasants. Butter slowly became more accepted by the upper class, when the early 16th century Roman Catholic Church allowed its consumption during Lent. Bread and butter became common fare among the middle class and the English, in particular, gained a reputation for their liberal use of melted butter as a sauce with meat and vegetables.

In antiquity, Butter was used for fuel in lamps as a substitute for oil. The Butter Tower of Roman Cathedral was erected in the early 16th century, when Archbishop Georges d'Amboise, Oil was scarce at the time, authorised the burning of butter instead of oil during Lent.

Until the 19th century, the vast majority of butter was made by hand, on farms. The first butter factories appeared in the United States in the early 1860s, after the successful introduction of cheese factories a decade earlier. In the late 1870s, the centrifugal cream separator was introduced, marketed most successfully by Swedish engineer Carl Gustaf Patrik de Laval. This dramatically sped up the butter-making process by eliminating the slow step of letting cream naturally rise to the top of milk. Initially, whole milk was shipped to the butter factories, and the cream separation took place there. Soon, though, cream-separation technology became small and inexpensive enough to introduce an additional efficiency: the separation was accomplished on the farm, and the cream alone shipped to the factory. By 1900, more than half the butter produced in the United States was factory made; Europe followed suit shortly after.

Recipe: Ice Cream Delight

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 1/2 cup Wheaties (or your favorite cereal), crushed
1/2 cup chopped nuts(what ever nuts you prefer, like walnuts, almonds, peanuts, etc.)
1 quart vanilla ice cream (softened)

Heat sugar and butter in saucepan until melted. Add the rest of the ingredients except the ice cream. Stir well. Press half of the mixture in 12 X 9 inch pan. Spread with the ice cream on top of mixture. Top with the rest of the mixture. Freeze.

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Sally's Corner

Never taste questionable food. If in doubt, throw it out! Pantry storage for nuts is usually 8 months. Ice Cream in a freezer should be store for 1 month.

Butter or margarine in 4 oz is equialent to 1/2 cup (1 stick).  Kitchen substitutions for butter is 7/8 cup vegetable shortening.

Scott is browsing the web to find some jokes to tell Sally.  He found four of them. 
Do you think they are funny?  Do you have any clean ice cream jokes?

1. Three women are sitting on a park bench eating ice cream cones. One is sucking hers, one is biting hers, one is licking hers. Which one is married? The one with the wedding ring.

2. Q. How do astronauts eat their ice creams?
A. In floats

3. Q: What do you get from an Alaskan cow ?
A: Ice Cream

4. Q: What do you get if you divide the circumference of a bowl of ice cream by its diameter?
A: Pi a'la mode.

How Poor Fitting Shoes Can Lead To Foot Problems

If you think the only consequence associated with ill-fitting shoes is occasional pain, think again. This is because ill-fitting shoes can result in a variety of conditions that will not only make your foot look unattractive, but will also cause it to be in pain for a much longer period of time, whether the shoes are on them or not. This article will discuss the common conditions that can develop if a person continuously wears ill-fitting shoes.

Plantar Fasciitis

The plantar fascia is a set of tissues that are located on the bottom of the foot. Usually these tissues do not cause a person any problem, but when one wears tight-fitting shoes for too long they can develop plantar fasciitis. With this condition the area becomes inflamed because the plantar fascia becomes stretched out. Heel pain can also be a problem since the condition can result in too much weight being placed on the heel. The best solution for healing for plantar fasciitis is for a person to stay off their feet, (especially if they like to walk barefoot). They should also make sure they do not continue to wear ill-fitting shoes.

Bunions

Bunions are fluid-filled bumps that form in the joints of the big toes. Although they may not be painful, they are an eyesore as they make the foot look unusual. They can be fixed through orthopedic shoes with a wide toe box and/or surgery.

Corns & Calluses

Corns are an accumulation of dead skin cells found on the toes or the top or side portions of the foot. They are painful since they can expose the nerves of the foot. Calluses also produce similar symptoms as they are also an accumulation of dead skin cells, yet there’s still a difference. With calluses the dead skin cells get accumulated on the bottom of the foot.

Morton’s Neuroma Metatarsalgia

With this condition the metatarsal area of the foot becomes inflamed. This is an area that is around the ball of the foot. What happens is the bones in the area squeeze the nerves, resulting in a lot of pain. Sufferers need to wear shoes that have both a wider toe box as well as extra arch support.

Hammertoes and Claw Toes

Hammertoes is a condition that causes the toes to elevate to a position that is not normal. The only toe that cannot be affected is the big toe. Either way, it can result in a lot of pain for the sufferer. Claw Toes are similar to hammertoes except that it can result in ingrown toenails, a condition that makes the health of the foot even worse. With an ingrown toenail, the toenail grows into the skin rather than outside of it, (which is what a toenail is supposed to do). This results in very intense pain as well as the possibility of infection. And if infection happens, the foot condition can become very serious, which is why it’s very important that ill-fitting shoes are avoided both during the infliction and after.

Old-Fashioned Baked Pears