How to make Butter

They used the cow's milk to make butter . First they boiled the milk in a pan over the stove , let the milk cool . After the milk cooled , they would remove the top layer of cream and churn into butter .

The sheep's wool was also important to Mary's family . Mary would "card the wool," while her mother would spin wool on the spinning wheel . They would then use the wool to knit socks , underwear , hats , mittens ,and Guernseys .

How to make soap

They would make their own soap from left over fat from beef . They would boil it on the stove , let it set and get hard , then they would cut it into blocks , they would then use this to wash their clothes .