>> blake murphy wrote:
>> > what with the discussion of the butter bells or balls or bongos or
>> > whatever they are, i thought this product from kitchenart might be of
>> > some interest:
>>
>> > <http://www.amazon.com/KitchenArt-Buttermate-Measure-Dispense/dp/B0002...>
>>
>> > your precise pal,
>> > blake
>>
>> I'll pass. Butter is like garlic - you can never have too much - IMHO,
>> of course.

Oh, yeah. Just polished off a few thick slices of still-warm sourdough
butter and portion control of butter never entered the picture. A friend
once gave me an artsy stainless steel slicer that cuts a quarter-pound stick
into, oh, about 67 slivers. Never used it.

Felice