Almost forgot -

I promised someone a good method to making clarified butter. I have done this and it works nicely.

This is not my trick. There are a BO-zillion ideas about clarified butter I am sure. This one is from AB. I like it. I use it.


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Melt a pound of butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat and slowly cook until the bubbling ceases and the liquid turns clear, 30-40 minutes.

Strain and cool, being sure to leave any solids in the bottom of the pan.

Or, once the butter has cleared, remove from heat and add two inches of hot tap water. Since it's less dense than water, the now clarified butter will float to the top.

And in a few hours in the refrigerator will solidify it into a big yellow Frisbee that you can lift out and use. Use it immediately or wrap in wax paper and refrigerate or add foil and freeze it for up to 2 months.