"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:10:05 -0500, jinx the minx
> > wrote:
>
>>Ophelia > wrote:
>>> "Gary" wrote in message news >>>
>>> You've never heard of apple butter, so common in usa grocery stores
>>> forever. I haven't bought any in 100 years but I do remember liking it.
>>> Spread on buttered toast just like you would do with jam or jelly.
>>>
>>> It's pretty good but nothing to run right out to try.
>>>
>>> ===
>>>
>>> I've heard of apple butter, but I've never seen any
>>>
>>> Mind you, I can't say I've looked for it either <g>
>>>
>>I live in a large metropolitan area where most everyone knows what apple
>>butter is (my generation and older, at least), but I've only rarely seen
>>it
>>in grocery stores (it's more of a specialty store item). For me, it's
>>something people make and can themselves, not buy.
>
> I'm from a country with lots of apple trees, where apple sauce is
> children's second most popular food item after mother's milk, but I've
> never heard of or seen apple butter.
>
> So you're all making it up.

It all started in Germany.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_butter