Hey...mama always put the fresh milk in the churn, and covered it...Cream will rise...and sometimes we used a little of te cream for some desert...or something...but it is the cream that makes butter. I fo not think a bought product would make butter, Paula,some of these folks have weird ideas...(no harm intended..) but these processed creams you buy... am scared of what they put it it. Yes it will whip white and thick...for whipped cream but did you ever see butter in whipped cream>..No! The only place you can get fresh milk is the country I guess where someone has a cow. hahahaha....Have you had time to look for a real organic store there? Talk to them about it. My grandson has one in Hattisburg MS and he has a farmer raising his stuff for him, plus he has a truck from the midwest fams, bring in stuff too...Now a very good butter and cheese is made from goats milk it is easier ro find because it has become popular in organic stores. Less fattening, If you find a store...try a small anount to see if you like it. It takes getting used to...I had goats meat down there last time...I knw how it was raised. We used to B-B-Q- a goat on the 4th when I was young. S.