Whip up some homemade butter the old-fashioned way and then experiment with adding honey, garlic, miso, and other flavors in preparation for Thanksgiving. While the butter forms, learn about the butter wars and a 1960s smuggling scheme led by Wisconsin housewives desperate for Illinois margarine.
Ages 8 and up.
Fee: $12 (resident) / $15 (non-resident).
Pre-registration is required. Register online here by Nov. 24. Call Skokie Heritage Museum at (847) 929-8001 or email eengland@skokieparks.org with questions.