Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Is My Butter Too Old?

What is the world's oldest butter?

Many curious items have been preserved in Irish bogs, even complete human bodies. Recently (2009) another unusual item was found by workers for a peat company - a 3,000 year old wooden barrel of butter! The butter is not actually butter any longer, it has been transformed into 'adipocere,' a wax-like substance formed from animal fat.

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