On Jan 31, 8:17 am, jay > wrote:
>
> Julia [Child] imbibes butter, but she uses her recommended amount to the
> best effect: "I'll put some on my spinach, some in sauce, some in a nice,
> rich chocolate cake with butter frosting. I wouldn't think of buying diet
> beef. I would eat a small 3- or 4-ounce bite of marvelous steak. Eat the
> real thing, but a little of it." post-gazette.com


One of Julia's obituaries noted, 'At the height of the reign of
nutrition terror, in the 80s and 90s, when reliable health information
seemed to have the shelf life of a baguette, she repeated one mantra:
"If you're afraid of butter, use cream." ' -aem