On Sep 8, 5:40*am, dsi1 > wrote:

> 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.


I'd just throw it away. I read somewhere that in clarifying
butter approximately 1/4 of what one starts with is lost. Big deal, I
can live with that. I still don't quite get it though, the stuff on
the bottom I mean. I've never seen it. I've melted butter before,
never a whole pound, but a few tablespoons, maybe as much as 4 of
them, and I saw the froth on top, but I never noticed anything forming
on the bottom. So it's hard for me to visualize it. A pound of
unsalted butter from the local market is only about $3, so maybe I'll
just wing it and see what happens. So what I'm imagining is that when
I pour the usable butter into a jar or whatever there is some small
amount of something that clings to the pot or container I'm using, so
the butter should be poured off gently so as not to include the bottom
stuff, whatever the hell that is. At least the experiment will give
me something to do. Thanks again.

Please not there are no question marks in my paragraph above, but if
you suddenly feel you have something new and simple to add to the
equation, by all means feel free. Otherwise, your info has been
helpful and I appreciate it.

TJ