2. Butter, 1 lb.; syrup of orange peel, 4 oz. Both are eaten as a delicacy. Lemon butter, is made in a similar manner.
Butter of An′timony*‡. Trichloride of antimony.
Butter of Caca′o. See Co′coa, and Co′coa-nut Oil.
Butter of Nut′megs. Collected from the surface of the water in the still, after the distillation of the essential oil of nutmegs.
Butter of Ro′ses. Obtained by distilling damask roses. It separates slowly from the water in the receiver. It has little smell, and is hence used to dilute the odour of musk, ambergris, and civet.
Butter of Wax. Prepared by distilling bees′-wax. A factitious kind is also made.
Butter of Zinc*‡. Chloride of zinc.
Butter Powder (from the Adler-Apotheke Emmerich on the Rhine). Bicarbonate of soda. (Dr U. Kreusler.)
Butter Powder (Lemmel, Schleswig-Holstein). An impure bicarbonate of soda, coloured with turmeric. (Hirschberg.)
Butter Powder, Schuhrer’s (Emil Schührer, Mutzschen, Saxony). This, it is claimed, will considerably increase the yield of butter, shorten the process of churning, and yield a product which will be firm even in the height of summer, well-flavoured, of a handsome colour, and of excellent commercial value. It consists of a tolerably pure commercial bicarbonate of soda, with 1⁄2 per cent. of powdered turmeric. (Dr Peters.)