Best butter?
Mar 10, 2024 14:12:30 #
My wife and I were born during the post-WWII era and were raised in or near Liverpool. We remember well, the deprivations of food rationing and the inevitable shortages. So yesterday, when she baked scones for dessert, she asked that I serve them with 'best butter'. Do any other old- timers out there remember the term, and was there ever a 'worst butter'? Maybe it was just a term to differentiate it from plain old margarine, often likened to 'axle grease'.
This was also in the pre-household refrigerator era, when butter would go off if not consumed in a timely manner, whereas margarine seemed to last almost indefinitely.
As I am writing this, I recall the term 'clarified butter', does this sound familiar to anyone?
This was also in the pre-household refrigerator era, when butter would go off if not consumed in a timely manner, whereas margarine seemed to last almost indefinitely.
As I am writing this, I recall the term 'clarified butter', does this sound familiar to anyone?
Mar 10, 2024 14:20:34 #
Scouser wrote:
...she asked that I serve them with 'best butter'.
Are you sure she didn't say "best bitter"?
Mar 10, 2024 14:47:05 #
I am not familiar with ‘best butter’ but Clarified butter is butter from which all milk solids have been removed. The result is a clear, yellow butter that can be heated to higher temperatures before burning. Typically, it is produced by melting butter and allowing the components to separate by density.
Mar 10, 2024 16:00:49 #
Scouser wrote:
My wife and I were born during the post-WWII era a... (show quote)
When I want to use the best butter I go for Irish Gold. It is pricy compared to store-brand butter but I can tell the difference so I hope those who are served in my home will enjoy the difference.
Mar 10, 2024 17:49:02 #
Maybe the term is related to:
"The Best Butter (French: Au bon beurre) is a 1952 novel by the French writer Jean Dutourd. It was published in the United Kingdom as The Milky Way. It tells the story of a Paris dairy shop during the German occupation, and how the politically uninterested manager adapts to the situation and collaborates whenever he finds it favorable. The novel satirizes the French attitude toward the occupation."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_Butter
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"The Best Butter (French: Au bon beurre) is a 1952 novel by the French writer Jean Dutourd. It was published in the United Kingdom as The Milky Way. It tells the story of a Paris dairy shop during the German occupation, and how the politically uninterested manager adapts to the situation and collaborates whenever he finds it favorable. The novel satirizes the French attitude toward the occupation."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_Butter
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Mar 10, 2024 18:23:52 #
Low Lids
Loc: Gainesville, Florida
I remember my dad, when looking for a good watchdog, would try to pick the "best biter" in the litter. OK, I guess I'd butter leave after that one.
Mar 10, 2024 18:44:40 #
FreddB
Loc: PA - Delaware County
Bridges wrote:
When I want to use the best butter I go for Irish Gold. It is pricy compared to store-brand butter but I can tell the difference so I hope those who are served in my home will enjoy the difference.
KerryGold - yes, it really IS better!
Mar 10, 2024 18:59:55 #
Doug452
Loc: Sunrise, Fl
Clarified butter is also called Ghee, which is sold in many supermarkets. It's still butter, and has a higher smoke point, useful if cooking with it.
Mar 11, 2024 06:20:33 #
Mar 11, 2024 06:22:38 #
Morry
Loc: Palm Springs, CA
Bridges wrote:
When I want to use the best butter I go for Irish Gold. It is pricy compared to store-brand butter but I can tell the difference so I hope those who are served in my home will enjoy the difference.
My wife (a gourmet cook) agrees with you. As for me . . . I do not know.
Mar 11, 2024 07:21:35 #
Bridges wrote:
When I want to use the best butter I go for Irish Gold. It is pricy compared to store-brand butter but I can tell the difference so I hope those who are served in my home will enjoy the difference.
Mar 11, 2024 09:03:50 #
Doug452 wrote:
Clarified butter is also called Ghee...
Gee, I didn't know that!
Mar 11, 2024 09:12:38 #
Scouser wrote:
My wife and I were born during the post-WWII era a... (show quote)
A recent tasting by Consumers Reports: "Editor’s Choice: Finlandia Unsalted" 8 oz. for $4.99
Runner-Up Isigny Ste Mère Unsalted @ 8 oz for $22.75
As for me, I like just plain old Land O Lakes on toast, it makes me . . .
Smile,
JimmyT Sends
Mar 11, 2024 09:17:27 #
Bridges wrote:
When I want to use the best butter I go for Irish Gold. It is pricy compared to store-brand butter but I can tell the difference so I hope those who are served in my home will enjoy the difference.
I like the Irish Gold, but we find that Plugra is slightly better (at least for our palates). It also is pricey, but well worth it.
Mar 11, 2024 09:19:19 #
I use butter for baked potatoes, sweet potatoes, and Stovetop Stuffing. I don't buy much butter.
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