On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 08:46:35 GMT, Rhonda Anderson
> wrote:

>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
>
I could probably leave it out now if I kept it out of the cats' paths,
but in summer? In Sacramento? Fuggitabouddit. Puddle city!!!

:-)

TammyM