butterfat

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Cream after the butterfat is removed is much like skimmed milk, although it has less water in it Why Would Not Butter Come What is the trouble with cream that you churn on from Monday until Saturday, then have to give up in despair and turn it out to the hogs?

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  1. noun The natural fat of milk from which butter is made, consisting largely of the glycerides of oleic, stearic, and palmitic acids.

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  • Supersonics have been used to sterilize liquids, and to homogenize milk by what you might call grinding up the butterfat globules--the butterfat is reduced to such minute particles that it won't float out to the top. —  156 - Se-Pah-Poo
  • Enforcing morality through taxation is not a new idea, and it's expected to grow as New York's cash-hungry government imposes levies on other harmful substances such as butterfat, sugar, and the New York Times. —  A Twist of Word and Mind
  • Melt butter in any amount, let rest for a short while, and skim off the butterfat and reserve; discard the milky liquid (whey) left behind. —  Artvoice - Buffalo's #1 Newsweekly
  • Heat the butterfat in a heavy pan and stir in an equal amount flour; it should take on the consistency of wet sand. —  Artvoice - Buffalo's #1 Newsweekly
  • On Brookford Farm in Rollinsford, the milk comes from Jersey cows rather than the usual Holsteins because they say the milk produced has higher butterfat (4 percent) and is creamier and healthier.
 

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