In article >,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> FWIW. most butter here is sold in one pound blocks. Some of the
> better quality butters are also sold in half pound blocks. Not
> surprisingly, they are half as big as the one pound blocks. Very few
> brands are sold in sticks. In the grocery store where I usually shop
> they have 5 or 6 brands of butter, some of which sell salted and
> unsalted. Two of them also sell half pound sizes. Only one (premium)
> brand comes in boxes of sticks, both salted and unsalted. ,


I like my butter in the one pound blocks as well. It's probably my
imagination but it seems better. I can't put my finger on why though.
Go figure.