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The Musoma Ghee Industry
(1938) French,M.H.; Biochemistry Veterinary department Tanganyika
In the hot and semi-arid regions of the world not only does the yield of milk vary with the seasons but also it is impossible for primitive people to store milk or butter for use during the dry periods of the year. The inhabitants of hot countries were forced to evolve a method of storing butter fat. and the process developed in India has since spread to other tropical areas. The original Hindustani word for the butter fat so prepared was and this term, written as "ghee", has been retained by most workers on this subject.