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Butter Preservation

From The complete Indian housekeeper & cook, 1898
Presented as published in 1898. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from The complete Indian housekeeper & cook (1898) by Flora Annie Webster Steel, page 53. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

an empty jam jar, then invert the latter in a soup plate of water. This keeps out the air effectually. If the butter is kept actually in the water, the latter should always have salt or boracic acid

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