Søstrup Co-operative Dairy...

The co-operative dairies have their roots in the dairies of the manors, where all work was done by hand. The first emplyees of the co-operative dairies were dairymen who went to the farms and taught the correct milking and safe storage. Only later the dairymen came to.       

Søstrup Co-operative dairy was originally situated in Søstrup street in Søstrup town.

It was founded as a co-op. in 1892. Today the building looks like it did after the rebuilding in 1929. It is partly a copy, however, with original granite boulders base, roof tile, ventilation, approach ramps-

The ”platforms”  in the back, the chimney, the inner walls and partition walls have also been re- erected with stones from the original building, while the outer wall and the rafters are new-

The dairy has been furnished with machines, which have been collected from various parts in the country, since the original machines were sold when the dairy closed in 1968. The machines are driven by a steam engine, which gets pressure from the steam boiler fired up with wood.

The dairy is fully functional. It manufactures butter and smoked cheese, which are sold in the co-op.

There are often tastes of buttermilk.