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Branch of the Annatto tree
Coloring.—When the cream is ready it is poured into
the churn and a little butter color is added. Some
people prefer butter very light or even uncolored, but
usually 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls of a standard butter color[1]
to 10 gallons of cream will be found right, varying
- ↑ Butter Color is made of the coloring matter of "Annatto" dissolved in a refined vegetable (salad) oil. The Annatto tree (Bixa Orelana) grows in the tropics and the seed which has a thin coating of this beautiful coloring matter comes mostly from the West Indian Islands, Jamaica, Porto Rico and Guadeloupe. It is perfectly harmless and is used by the natives to flavor and color soup and other foods much as we use tomatoes.
