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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]

==Definition==

==Definition==

*: the [[process]] of making butter in which milk or cream is [[agitated]] in order to [[separate]] the oily globules from the watery [[medium]]  

*1:the [[process]] of making butter in which milk or cream is [[agitated]] in order to [[separate]] the oily globules from the watery [[medium]]  

==Description==

==Description==

'''Churning''' is the [[process]] of shaking up cream (or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_milk whole milk]) to make [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter butter], and various forms of butter churn have been used for the [[purpose]]. In Europe from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages Middle Ages] until the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution Industrial Revolution], this was generally as simple as a barrel with a plunger in it, which was moved by hand. Afterward, [[mechanical]] means of churning were usually substituted.

'''Churning''' is the [[process]] of shaking up cream (or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_milk whole milk]) to make [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter butter], and various forms of butter churn have been used for the [[purpose]]. In Europe from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages Middle Ages] until the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution Industrial Revolution], this was generally as simple as a barrel with a plunger in it, which was moved by hand. Afterward, [[mechanical]] means of churning were usually substituted.