On Sun, 11 Jan 2004, JimLane wrote:

> >>make it last longer.
>
>
> > Not always the reason. Many people prefer the taste of salted butter.
>
> However, the original reason salt was added was as a preservative. You
> have no position there. That people became used to it and then salted
> became the standard is another matter.

.... butter was designed as a way to preserve milk. salt preserves butter
better. Hence salted butter is a superior product, that exceeds the
design specs for the original.

Lena