Wayne Boatwright > wrote in
:

> On Fri 18 Nov 2005 09:29:28p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
> projectile vomit chick?
>
>>>
>>>Yes, perfectly safe. In fact, I put a stick of unsalted butter in
>>>the butter dish and deliberately leave it out for several days before
>>>eating so that can "age". The flavor develops into something more
>>>complex.
>>
>> good lordy i hope you're kidding! lol
>
> No, seriously. It's a common practice in countries other than the US.
> Most USians have a refrigeration fetish. :-)
>

It's not a terribly common practice here (NSW, Australia), either. Of
course, in some cooler parts of the country it may be more likely to be
done. If I leave butter out in my kitchen for several days in summer,
unless we were to run the airconditioning most of that time, I'd end up
with a puddle of butter <g>.

Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia