Butter is one of the oldest articles of diet known
to man, and one of the most universally used. Yet
strangely enough, in ancient times, butter was not
used as food in many parts of the world ! The
Hindus ___1___
butter as a sacrifice in their worship. The Greeks
and Romans did not eat butter, ___2___
used it as a remedy for injuries to the skin. They
believed that the soot of burned butter was good for
sore eyes ! The Romans also used it as an ___3___
for the skin and hair.
In Spain, as late as 300 years ago, butter was
___4___ in
medicine shops only. When butter was eaten in early
times, it was only eaten by a few people and it was
never eaten ___5___
fresh. It was stored in a melted condition for many
years. In fact, there were some people who specially
valued butter that was held for more ___6___
a hundred years !
Today, of course, butter ___7___
a very important food. Butter is a fine energy food,
and is quickly and easily digested. |