jmcquown wrote:
>
> On 12/24/2015 5:28 PM, Cheri wrote:
> >
> > "Gary" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I like it firmer though, not rock hard. If
> >>> it is take out for 10 minutes it is usually enough though.
> >>
> >> Probably like me. When I butter fresh bread, I like it to spread ok
> >> without tearing but I also like it to leave a chunk or two where I
> >> want it to. Eating bread and butter is nice when you occasionally
> >> bite into a thicker chunk of butter.
> >
> > I like a nice little chunk of good cold butter, no bread needed. :-)
> >
> > Cheri
>
> When I lived in Bangkok we had a cook who had a three year old son.
> She'd buy him a stick of butter as a treat.

Way back when we were kids, my mom caught my sister eating a stick of
margarine one day. uck! Mom never bought butter, only margarine.

Also, I like butter to be soft/hard enough that you can spread it on
bread without tearing but yet cold enough to leave some chunks. yum.
That's what I had with corn chowder last night.