[eigenket]

I think based on some inexpert googling that what Locke calls "sweet cream" is what a British person today would call "single cream" (or just "cream"). Based on comparing fat content (about 18%) this is roughly between what Americans seem to call "half-and-half" and "light-cream".

On the other hand the butter content in this recipe is bonkers. The only way that makes sense to me is if you lose a lot of butter in the process of clarifying it, which is a step in the original recipe which isn't mentioned in the translated version in the article.

[cloudbonsai]

I tried this recipe too, and came to the same conclusion. It has too much oil.

Some historical context seems to be missing here, or Locke must have been an Epicurean.

[perihelions]

That's not really [0] the point of Epicureanism; it's sort of an uncharitable parody of it.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicurus#Ethics

[ido]

I don't know how wealthy Locke was, but people generally ate less back then cause food was less readily available. Meat was more of a special occasion rather than everyday staple like it is for a lot of Europeans today.

[bratwurst3000]

Btw French Omelette has also a ridiculous amount of butter in it. I think 2 eggs and 120g of butter.