SC - It's Butter.....Parkay

[Aislinn999 at aol.com]

I have a question pertaining to butter. I am still new to the cooks list so 
please forgive me if this is an old question. 

I have heard that butter was used by the lower classes as a substitute for 
refined lard which was used by the higher class. It was also mentioned this 
was because "in order to get refined lard you had to slaughter the animal 
whereas the poor could not afford to slaughter their livestock." 

If this being the case at what time was butter first introduced, and in what 
cultures. Was it as now as we often purchase it, plain .... or was it as with 
many different varieties (having several spices added it to it for different 
taste). If that being the case where can one obtain copies of the different 
recipes for butter? That is if there are any.

In service to the Kingdom of Meridies

Aislinn
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