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dtwright37 > wrote:

> On Jun 20, 11:52 am, Nancy2 > wrote:
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> > Quite possibly, the silliest question I've ever seen about cooking.
> >
> > N.
>
> Not quite as silly to me as, "Why does a recipe call for unsalted
> butter and then include salt later?"

Because the salt that's included in salted butter is an unknown
quantity. When you use unsalted butter, but add salt separately, you are
able to control the amount of salt in the dish.