This tip is to help cut down on grocery cost with just a little time and fore-thought. Get heavy whipping cream (the best buy is a half gallon). Then, whip it with either an electric mixer or a whisk to your desired consistency (whipped cream has stiff peaks, while butter comes off the walls of the bowl and sticks to your whisk in a big clump). Experiment with what size bowl you use, as it does help.
Next, add your ingredient (use powdered sugar for whipped cream; salt for butter) to taste. Finally, put in smaller containers/waxed paper and store it in the freezer. The freezer keeps the butter/whipped cream longer. Take out each smaller portion and put in the fridge as needed. We get 3-4 lbs of butter from one half gallon, and it saves us a pretty penny.
Source: My husband.
By Bonnie from Spokane, WA
I was making a sundae and ran out of whip topping, so here is a good recipe for making whipped cream.