The Joy of Butter!

[Snowy Love]

I've been wondering this sincethe marg thread - If you're going to keep real butter out of the fridge does it have to be kept in a crockery container or does it just look better on the bench? Thanks

[Rouge]

Crockery is better for butter, but I'm lazy and I don't own a crockery butter dush.

We have stacks of butter here at all times as we use it in everything, and I always have stacks of unsalted butter on hand for baking.

I just made pastitsio and the white sauce required 180gms butter Mind you I made two baking dishes worth...

[Indadhanu]

Mmmmmmm, i just love crusty fresh bread from the bakery and butter. Num num num!

[boomba]

mmm Butter *homer drool*
We love it in mash potatoes, on corn, fresh bread and veges! Yummmmmmmm!

[Indadhanu]

Mmmmmm, butter on boiled potatos, or jacket potatos!!! YUM!! Or corn!

Last night I made garlic baked potatos with butter, always yummy!

[boomba]

Ooh and fresh popped popcorn yummmm!

[Phteven]

My man doesn't like butter
What a freak!!!

[boomba]

Bron Dh complains that i put too much butter in the potaoes ppft you can never have too much. He doesnt like it on much either ....oh well more for me

[AngelPunks]

I love butter. I can't have margarine or "spreadable" butter as they usually use canola oil in it and I can't have canola oil.

The ultimate for me, freshly baked bread thickly sliced, smeared with butter and then grated processed cheddar cheese and made into a sandwich!!!!!!

[Oorki Galoorki]

i love butter and i love making it

it doent take that long to make.. i recommend every one look on you tube there is a video on how to make it .... give it a go ( it can be a little messy though or maybe thats just be)

[Bathsheba]

I'll check that YouTube video out... Ta DouDou

With vegemite and butter on toast I find that if you let the toast cool down a bit the butter doesn't soak in as much... or melt in I guess I should say... so when you spread the butter on it stays visible and you can enjoy the flavour of it much more (and I find I use a bit less too if it doesn't melt in)... I discovered that as a child and always let my toast cool a bit before I started spreading. I only do this for vegemite... jam or peanut butter I ate hotter. I also only use a small quantity of vegemite, maybe because I find it too salty... maybe the butter (unmelted) helps to counter the saltiness a bit too. Anyhow... almost cold toast for vegemite wins here!

[christy]

I miss butter..... we don't have it in our house due to dairy allergies....

I use Nuttlex now though or olive oil spread

[Nelle]

Aww Christy. Can YOU eat butter?

Lol at 'like a knife through hot butter' - you would think we'd have put two and two together hey, like it's not just a stupid meaningless saying.

I only buy cheap butter, is there really that big a difference?
As for quantities, we buy the 250g blocks and just cut off what we need for our 'dish' (tupperware sandwich keeper until I find a crockery dish that I like), and keep the rest in the fridge. Only annoying when it's been used up and someone forgets to replace it.

Another vote for butter and vegemite on fresh bread. Actually even just butter on freshly baked warm bread....mmmm....so much carbs and fat and so little caring about it.

[Ginger]

i llooooovve butter, i eat way too much of it
i buy the blocks too and just put it in a little bowl and leave it out on the bench

[AngelPunks]

Actually even just butter on freshly baked warm bread....mmmm....so much carbs and fat and so little caring about it.

oh goddess YUMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!