Pale yellow butter churned from cream and gathered into a cloth-wrapped lump or stoppered pot for keeping cool. A dairy-maid or cheesemaker produces butter for household use and trade; it melts into vegetables, enriches bread, and fries meat. Salted butter keeps longer than fresh and is preferred for storage, while unsalted butter is used immediately or spread on bread.
Butter
Pale yellow churned cream; enriches vegetables, fries meat, keeps better salted.