On 9/7/2012 8:37 PM, Tommy Joe wrote:
> 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
>

Remove the froth and then pour out the clear liquid. I don't think you
need to wait for the butter to settle. I'm not sure what you can do with
the surplus milk solids - my guess is that you could dump it on some
popcorn and it would be fine.