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WELCOME TO THE “LA POPULAR” DAIRY

Get to know Sosas de Laciana through the “La Popular” Dairy, a place with a story worth telling

The Dairy Route runs through the most emblematic corners of the town of Sosas de Laciana, places full of charm and tradition that reveal how people lived in this corner of the province.

The magic that surrounds our route is the magic that Sosas gives off., a place full of very special stories that are worth listening to, For this reason, we invite you to get to know each of the corners that our town treasures..

The route of our route has 14 stops, each one of them is a special place... one of those stories that we want to tell you. It starts in Sosas del Medio, in front of the current school, and ends up in the dairy. In between, We will tell you the details of a Tsacianiega house, typical of the area, The Pantietsa fountain, the chapel and fountain of San Juan, the La Curuela viewpoint or the church of San Andrés, in addition to some other typical buildings in the area..

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“La Popular” Dairy, a step back in the history of the valley

The dairy was put into operation in the year 1920 and was active until 1968. The Popular Sosas Cooperative, successor of the first braneros loaded with their milk jugs, transformed the milk into butter that they transported to Villager and then sold it in Madrid in the business on Alcala Street that was called: 'Leonese Butter Shops'.

The Sierra-Pambley family pioneered this great project and was aware of the excess milk obtained from local livestock., through the native race, the leonese churn. The milk that came from these cattle, rich in fat, It was ideal to create a unique butter that would soon be recognized at the European level..

A walk through the elaboration traditional butter through the Dairy

Walk with your mouse about the hydraulic machines that you can find in the dairy and discover what they were used for.

The centrifuge

The Centrifuge

A revolutionary machine that analyzed the fat content of milk, to be able to reward the rancher based. With the spin speed, the serum remained on the surface, allowing fat to settle to the bottom.

The scale and the cauldron

The scale and the boiler served as measuring instruments for the milk provided and it was from here that it was poured into the boiler.. In this contraption, such that a bain-marie, the milk was heated before it arrived at the creamer.

The skimmer

In the creamer we are going to separate the cream from the milk; who skimmed, was called debura. The one that would be used to feed the animals. The cream obtained was deposited in the rotating chute where the hydraulic device allowed that cream to be converted into top quality butter..

The Rotating Fair

Wooden contraption that rotated thanks to a structure of belts and pulleys. After separation of cream and milk, The cream was placed inside the feridera, whose rotating movement turned the cream into butter.

El Malaser

The last step, el malaser, butter cleaning process. Each butter made belonged to a particular farmer., being labeled with blades marked with distinctive symbols.

A small book is kept in the dairy, which is nothing more than a record book of a rancher in the town where the prices at which the milk was sold were recorded as an account book.. We can also see the original boxes where this butter was kept..

Thanks to the good quality and good workmanship in the product, This butter becomes a Leones gourmet product sold on Alcalá Street in Mantequerías Leonesas.. Apart from the butter, sausages were sold, cheeses, cookies… A luxury for the time!