Redware pans c. 1835-1845 Recovered from the Edwards Place privy Collection of the Illinois State Musem Many residents of antebellum Springfield, the Edwards and Lincoln families included, kept a cow to provide milk and butter. When making butter, milk would sit in broad, shallow pans such as these in a clean, controlled space.
	Stoneware churn c. 1840-1850 Recovered from the Edwards Place privy Collection of the Illinois State Musem When the cream rose to the top it would be skimmed and placed in a churn to be dashed with a wooden paddle. The butter would be sealed into smaller containers using wax and stored in a cool place for future use.