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Re: unsalted butter

"Max Prola" <mjprola@dial.pipex.com>
Sat, 13 Dec 2003 13:32:56 -0000
v103.n053.5
Salt is added to butter both to retard and to conceal the deterioration in 
flavour which inevitably occurs, thus giving it a longer shelf life. The 
addition of salt also makes it possible to sell a low-grade butter to the 
unsuspecting consumer. Unsalted butter is sometimes also labelled "sweet 
butter."

Best wishes,

Max Prola
Cheshire England