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Re:Cream is thicker than blood: the rise and fall of the Dev... by JoeAltmaier on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @04:27PM (#39832461)
Unquestionably one of the great inventions of the modern age.

I take issue with the repeated use of 'churn' to describe ordinary milk cans. A churn has a dasher and paddle, to turn cream into butter. Nothing described nor pictured in the article is a churn.

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Re:Cream is thicker than blood: the rise and fall of the Dev... by seabass-labrax on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @07:51PM (#39834169)
> A churn has a dasher and paddle, to turn cream into butter. Nothing described nor pictured in the article is a churn.

Perhaps this is a local difference in terminology? Those things the men are unloading from the train are definitely milk churns to me. I'm no dairy production expert, but I am a Devonian :)

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Re:Cream is thicker than blood: the rise and fall of the Dev... by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @05:01PM (#39844541)
What do you call the thing that butter is made in, then?
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