Interesting butter shape fact. UK hunks o’butter are short and squat, too. Can you find a butter mold to reshape or is that taking things a step too far?

Here is a link to a French butter dish similar to the one I have which keeps the butter fresh and of spreading consistency without having to worry about the size of the block of butter. Glad your sink didn’t overflow!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/60267998/french-butter-dish-in-latte-for-your?utm_source=googleproduct&utm_medium=syndication&utm_campaign=GPS&gclid=CI7vzYbr67ACFYGo4AodswTBuQ

Or you can look up cheaper butter keepers on Amazon.

yes, I know about that butter thing — butter that we buy here in the grocery store is that long, skinny style — what we get at Costco is the short fat style — I have two butter dishes — one each style — crazy isn’t it?

3.3 would be easy to not even notice for those of us whole lived there (as I’m sure you’ll confirm), but still — just a reminder!

I use a butter bell. The shape doesn’t matter because you have to stick the thing in, then wait for it to soften enough to mash it down into the bell anyway–has water in the bottom so it stays soft but spreadable and doesn’t go rancid.

Who knew?! Much as I love real, dairy butter, I didn’t realize there were east coast vs. west coast differences.

‘quacamole?’ How about guacamole? Or does yours quack?
I didn’t feel the quake.
Glad you’ve got a good plumber.

I inherited a butter dish from my grandmother (back in the ’50s) which was round, with a domed lid. Unfortunately, I knocked it off its shelf one day….

Do they even sell west-coast-style butter dishes? For years I bought Land-o-Lakes butter because (a) I liked it best and (b) it was still sold in East-coast-style long skinny quarters that fit my beloved Pyrex butter dish. Then they switched to the West Coast “stubby,” the price of butter went through the roof, and the Pyrex butter dish fell out of the refrigerator. So I hounded eBay till I found a stainless steel butter dish that can accommodate either “skinny’ or “stubby” butter sticks, and I started buying whatever butter was on sale. I won’t say there’s no difference, but it’s nothing I can’t live with.

FWIW, you can usually get butter in skinny quarters at Trader Joe’s.

Darlin’ I’m on the west coast and buy sticks of butter that are long and narrow. The length of the box and then 4 across. I can send you some pretty cheap – it’s usually $2.50/box at safeway.

Sorry about the kitchen, glad it’s coming back together. At least the earthquate wasn’t too strong. g

We have a Butter Girl for our sweet corn. And really, butter designed to put on sweet corn is some of the best there is.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=butter+girl