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Lavender Tallow Butter
The same whipped tallow and olive oil, with a small amount of lavender essential oil. An adult jar. Not the family one.
This is how our household cooks, washes, and thinks. It is not medical advice, and it is not a substitute for a midwife or a doctor.
20 minutes · About 1 ¼ cups
“In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice.”
Ingredients
- 1 cup rendered beef tallow, solid
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 20 drops lavender essential oil, about 1 gram
Method
- 1
Melt the tallow with the olive oil over the lowest heat, just until the tallow disappears. The fat should already be rendered, strained, and dry.
- 2
Cool it until it is opaque and thick, like soft icing. Whip until pale and fluffy. If it slumps, chill the bowl for ten minutes and whip again.
- 3
Stir in the 20 drops of lavender essential oil after the whip, not while the fat is hot. Heat drives the scent off and can irritate more than it should. Do not add more. This amount is already enough for a leave-on butter.
- 4
Jar it and label it lavender, so it is not mistaken for the plain family butter. Keep it covered and cool.
From the kitchen
- This jar is for adult skin on the body. Not for the face, not around the eyes, not for children, and not in pregnancy.
- Do not stir dried lavender into the butter. The flowers beside the jar are only for the picture. Flowers in the fat hold moisture, and moisture spoils it.
- If the skin turns red or itches, stop. A little scent is not worth a rash.
My note
Kept on this device, beside the recipe, for the next time you cook it.
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