Butter

a fatty substance obtained from milk. Although occasionally made from the milk of goats, buffaloes, etc., it is commonly made from cow’s milk. It was used by the ancients as a fuel or as an ointment or hair dre ing. but is now used almost wholly as a food. The great butter making countries of the world are the United States, Denmark, Sweden, Ru ia, Northern France, Germany, England and Ireland, and, in recent years, Australia must be added to the list.