Yes! You Can Eat Butter

And you can make it yourself.

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My friend Sabin sounded panicked. “The store is out of butter,” he cried into the phone.

“Calm down,” I replied. “Is there cream?”

“Yes!” he exclaimed. “But how’s that going to help?”

I explained that butter is merely cream and salt and suggested he make butter.