#butter-preservation

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The Old-School World War II Trick That Doubles Your Butter - Tasting Table

Mixing evaporated milk into butter stretches quantity and creates a smooth, month-lasting spread; condensed milk or churning milk/cream also yield similar extended butter.
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The Vintage Butter Tradition That Modern Baking Left Behind - Tasting Table

Before refrigeration, fat was fickle. It spoiled quickly, turned rancid, and needed a buffer against time. Salt was a cheap, bountiful preservative, and so salted butter was the default. If you were a farmer storing the summer's bounty of creamy grass-fed butter, a merchant shipping barrels, or just a household trying to stretch food through lean seasons, salt was non-negotiable because it turned perishable fat into something that could be kept.
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