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What Side Is Your Bread Buttered On?

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In the previous chapter, we explored how butter was made. Now we’re ready to take on spreadability. Why does butter right out of the refrigerator tear apart a normal piece of bread, but margarine doesn’t?

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Hartel, R.W., Hartel, A. (2008). What Side Is Your Bread Buttered On?. In: Food Bites. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75845-9_15

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