Peeve: unsalted butter

"Mark Shaw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

When the heck did they stop packaging unsalted butter in
foil? The individual sticks are in distinguishable from
regular butter.

Rather difficult to tell what's what when you take it out
of the freezer, unless you go to the trouble of labelling
it....

--
Mark Shaw

I read somewhere that frozen butter should be kept in ziplock bags. How
about just labeling the bags?

Doug Kanter said:

"Mark Shaw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

When the heck did they stop packaging unsalted butter in
foil? The individual sticks are in distinguishable from
regular butter.

Rather difficult to tell what's what when you take it out
of the freezer, unless you go to the trouble of labelling
it....

--
Mark Shaw

I read somewhere that frozen butter should be kept in ziplock bags. How
about just labeling the bags?

I leave it in the box.

Bob

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Mark Shaw said:

When the heck did they stop packaging unsalted butter in
foil? The individual sticks are in distinguishable from
regular butter.

Rather difficult to tell what's what when you take it out
of the freezer, unless you go to the trouble of labelling
it....

If you buy the same brand all the time (I buy the store brand) they
package it in different colors.

The salted is in blue print, the unsalted is in red.

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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zxcvbob said:

Doug Kanter said:

"Mark Shaw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

When the heck did they stop packaging unsalted butter in
foil? The individual sticks are in distinguishable from
regular butter.

Rather difficult to tell what's what when you take it out
of the freezer, unless you go to the trouble of labelling
it....

--
Mark Shaw

I read somewhere that frozen butter should be kept in ziplock bags. How
about just labeling the bags?

I leave it in the box.

Bob

<lol>

That works......
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

On Tue 03 Jan 2006 11:17:58a, Mark Shaw wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

When the heck did they stop packaging unsalted butter in
foil? The individual sticks are in distinguishable from
regular butter.

Rather difficult to tell what's what when you take it out
of the freezer, unless you go to the trouble of labelling
it....

Or reading it.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
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"Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On Tue 03 Jan 2006 11:17:58a, Mark Shaw wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

When the heck did they stop packaging unsalted butter in
foil? The individual sticks are in distinguishable from
regular butter.

Rather difficult to tell what's what when you take it out
of the freezer, unless you go to the trouble of labelling
it....

Or reading it.

Read....like.....read the words on the individual wrappers? Are you
insane????????? Get a grip, man!

Mark Shaw said:

When the heck did they stop packaging unsalted butter in
foil? The individual sticks are in distinguishable from
regular butter.

Rather difficult to tell what's what when you take it out
of the freezer, unless you go to the trouble of labelling
it....

The unsalted butter I usually get comes in a box with 4 sticks wrapped in
paper. Another brand comes in a wrapper similar to the salted butter, but
all the unsalted butter says "unsalted" very clearly on the label.

Dave Smith said:

Mark Shaw said:

When the heck did they stop packaging unsalted butter in
foil? The individual sticks are in distinguishable from
regular butter.

Rather difficult to tell what's what when you take it out
of the freezer, unless you go to the trouble of labelling
it....

The unsalted butter I usually get comes in a box with 4 sticks wrapped in
paper. Another brand comes in a wrapper similar to the salted butter, but
all the unsalted butter says "unsalted" very clearly on the label.

I buy both varieties of the Great Value butter at Super WalMart. One
comes in a red box with blue writing on the individual sticks. The
other comes in a blue box with red writing on the individual sticks.
The sticks don't have any mention of salted or unsalted on the
wrappers. The least they could do is match the inner and outer colors
of the packaging. I've thought about writing to them, but something
tells me that that would be an exercise in futility.

Carol

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

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Mark Shaw <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

When the heck did they stop packaging unsalted butter in
foil? The individual sticks are in distinguishable from
regular butter.

Rather difficult to tell what's what when you take it out
of the freezer, unless you go to the trouble of labelling
it....

Quoted message said:

If you buy the same brand all the time (I buy the store brand) they
package it in different colors.

Nope. At least, not the brands I buy. What brand do
you buy?

--
Mark Shaw moc TOD liamg TA wahsnm
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Wayne Boatwright said:

On Tue 03 Jan 2006 11:17:58a, Mark Shaw wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

When the heck did they stop packaging unsalted butter in
foil? The individual sticks are in distinguishable from
regular butter.

Rather difficult to tell what's what when you take it out
of the freezer, unless you go to the trouble of labelling
it....

Quoted message said:

Or reading it.

Nope. The packaging of the individual sticks is identical.

I *could* leave it in the box, but to save space I freeze
individual sticks.

--
Mark Shaw
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celestial fire called conscience." - George Washington gmail.com

Mark Shaw said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Tue 03 Jan 2006 11:17:58a, Mark Shaw wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

When the heck did they stop packaging unsalted butter in
foil? The individual sticks are in distinguishable from
regular butter.

Rather difficult to tell what's what when you take it out
of the freezer, unless you go to the trouble of labelling
it....

Quoted message said:

Or reading it.

Nope. The packaging of the individual sticks is identical.

I *could* leave it in the box, but to save space I freeze
individual sticks.

what kind of packages does your butter come in?

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Mark Shaw said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
Mark Shaw <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

When the heck did they stop packaging unsalted butter in
foil? The individual sticks are in distinguishable from
regular butter.

Rather difficult to tell what's what when you take it out
of the freezer, unless you go to the trouble of labelling
it....

Quoted message said:

If you buy the same brand all the time (I buy the store brand) they
package it in different colors.

Nope. At least, not the brands I buy. What brand do
you buy?

Hill Country Fare from HEB.
It's the generic store brand.
Wal-mart also has their own generic that does the same thing.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Mark Shaw said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Tue 03 Jan 2006 11:17:58a, Mark Shaw wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

When the heck did they stop packaging unsalted butter in
foil? The individual sticks are in distinguishable from
regular butter.

Rather difficult to tell what's what when you take it out
of the freezer, unless you go to the trouble of labelling
it....

Quoted message said:

Or reading it.

Nope. The packaging of the individual sticks is identical.

I *could* leave it in the box, but to save space I freeze
individual sticks.

Heh!

I can sympathize with your rant then, but butter will stay fresher
tasting if ziplocked.

Go buy an indelible laundry marker (aka Sharpie) and mark the bag. :-)
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

Depends on the brand. Challenge brand butter is still in foil. Yet I
bought the store brand unsalted butter and it was wrapped in paper.

Lynne

"Mark Shaw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

When the heck did they stop packaging unsalted butter in
foil? The individual sticks are in distinguishable from
regular butter.

Rather difficult to tell what's what when you take it out
of the freezer, unless you go to the trouble of labelling
it....

--
Mark Shaw
========================================================================
"Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of mnshaw@
celestial fire called conscience." - George Washington gmail.com

In article <[email hidden]>,

Mark Shaw said:

When the heck did they stop packaging unsalted butter in
foil? The individual sticks are in distinguishable from
regular butter.

Rather difficult to tell what's what when you take it out
of the freezer, unless you go to the trouble of labelling
it....

Here in NJ where I live, butter is only packaged in foil by premium
brands. Regular brands such as the store brand, Keller's, and Land 'O
Lakes all come wrapped in wax paper, both the salted and the unsalted
varieties.

On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 17:22:54 -0500, Stan Horwitz <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Mark Shaw said:

When the heck did they stop packaging unsalted butter in
foil? The individual sticks are in distinguishable from
regular butter.

Rather difficult to tell what's what when you take it out
of the freezer, unless you go to the trouble of labelling
it....

Here in NJ where I live, butter is only packaged in foil by premium
brands. Regular brands such as the store brand, Keller's, and Land 'O
Lakes all come wrapped in wax paper, both the salted and the unsalted
varieties.

When did Land O' Lakes stop packing the unsalted in foil? Their web
pages mention only the half lb in sticks still packed that way.

I do not buy LOL any more. Keller is on sale more often and for
everyday, I use what Costco sells.

Boron

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Mark Shaw said:

When the heck did they stop packaging unsalted butter in foil? The
individual sticks are in distinguishable from regular butter.

My paper-wrapped sticks are marked salted or unsalted. Not Land O'Lakes
but another brand in Minneapolis.
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Mark Shaw said:

When the heck did they stop packaging unsalted butter in
foil? The individual sticks are in distinguishable from
regular butter.

Rather difficult to tell what's what when you take it out
of the freezer, unless you go to the trouble of labelling
it....

Checked the freezer: Breakstone salted sticks are labeled with type,
store brand (Stop-n-Shop) are not.

To be honest, I use salted and unsalted interchangeably in recipes and
I don't tell anyone. My bad! ;>

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 22:48:04 GMT, [email hidden] (Curly

Sue) said:

To be honest, I use salted and unsalted interchangeably in recipes and
I don't tell anyone. My bad! ;>

The only thing we use salted butter for is toast. Thankfully, the
prices are now the same for salted and unsalted. It used to be that
the unsalted stuff cost $1 more per pound than salted.

Carol