On Sep 7, 8:17*pm, dsi1 > wrote:

> The milk solids are on the bottom. The stuff on the top is butter
> scum/slag. My guess is that it's water mixed with milk solids and air.
> It's some pretty nasty stuff but how bad could it be?
>
> Clarified butter is the stuff in the middle. Popcorn popped with
> clarified butter seems like a good idea although I've never heard of
> anybody doing it.


Thanks for your post too. I thought from the start that the stuff
on the bottom was to be thrown away. My main question is, having
melted butter before and never having seen anything different on the
bottom, does it require some cooling time before pouring off the
clarified stuff? I know this is a simple procedure, but it seems
complicated using words to demonstrate it. Yeah, I figured the stuff
on top was air and whatever else. Anyway, is there a waiting period
after the butter is melted before pouring the clarified stuff into a
jar and leaving the unwanted stuff on the bottom of the pan, or dish
if melted in the microwave. I was not looking to use clarified butter
on popcorn, only using it as an example to try and describe what I
thought was the stuff that had to be removed, a sort of white, airy
froth that sits atop the melted butter. I have never seen anything
different on the bottom side which leads me to believe it should sit
awhile before pouring, am I correct?

Thanks again,
TJ