"Fred" > wrote in message
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> Ghee is clarified butter.

You are wrong again. Ghee is stubstantually different from clarified butter.

> Why use unsalted butter? For the same reason one
> should always use unsalted butter and that is because it allows the cook
to
> control the salt level, not the ingredients.

Nonsense. Most recipes using salted butter also call for added salt. The
added salt can be adjusted.

> Salt is added to butter to
> make it last longer.

Not always the reason. Many people prefer the taste of salted butter.

> If you use it in a reasonable amount of time, unsalted
> is always a better choice.

Even if your facts are sometimes not quite correct, your opinion is always
valid. So I ask for another opinion: Which do you prefer - unsalted sweet
butter or unsalted soured cream butter?

Charlie

> Good cooking.
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