Never before have I had fresh, churned butter, and that elementary
school classroom 'experiment' a number of decades ago to 'shake' and
change heavy cream in a jar into fresh butter does not count!! That
said, I recently purchased a 12-oz package of freshly churned butter.
The semi-flat, hand-crafted rectangle of butter (~1" x ~3" x ~"5) was
wrapped in large square of white, freezer/butcher paper or whatever that
material is called. This butter is also very "crumbly", too, regardless
if it's just out of the fridge or at room-temp; it does not 'slice' well
at all! Instead, I learned it's better to scoop a portion with a spoon.

There is just no way to compare the appearance, taste, and flavors of
the fresh, churned butter to practically any brand of mass-produced
butter available from most grocery stores! The fresh butter is
definitely much sweeter than any 'regular' stuff I've ever had. The
mouth-feel is also superior, much "creamier" even - VBG!

There's seems to be a lot more moisture to this freshly churned butter.
Water-like fluid (~1 tsp if even?) collected at the bottom of its
wrapping paper, so I put a small bit of paper towel to soak up this
excess fluid. Nothing inconvenient. Heck, that fluid can also be used
to 'flavor' any limitless number of dishes, I'm sure.

However, at the price of $6.99/lb, this stuff is not something I'll
regularly use; at least, I don't think I will. In the past couple of
years, I've noticed my intake of butter has drastically reduced (not a
bad thing, I suppose), so . . . . . hmmm, I just might buy this fresh
butter on a semi-regular basis, after all <G>. It's without doubt
rather decadent somehow More experimentation with this product in
the future is absolutely required - heheh!

Sky

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On 10/15/2016 4:36 PM, Sky wrote:
> Never before have I had fresh, churned butter, and that elementary
> school classroom 'experiment' a number of decades ago to 'shake' and
> change heavy cream in a jar into fresh butter does not count!! That
> said, I recently purchased a 12-oz package of freshly churned butter.


>
> However, at the price of $6.99/lb, this stuff is not something I'll
> regularly use; at least, I don't think I will. In the past couple of
> years, I've noticed my intake of butter has drastically reduced (not a
> bad thing, I suppose), so . . . . . hmmm, I just might buy this fresh
> butter on a semi-regular basis, after all <G>.

Where did you buy it? I've never seen it in the local stores. Not
something I'd use to fry an egg at that price, but on bread, sounds well
worth the money.

On 10/15/2016 5:03 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 10/15/2016 4:36 PM, Sky wrote:
>> Never before have I had fresh, churned butter, and that elementary
>> school classroom 'experiment' a number of decades ago to 'shake' and
>> change heavy cream in a jar into fresh butter does not count!! That
>> said, I recently purchased a 12-oz package of freshly churned butter.
>
>
>>
>> However, at the price of $6.99/lb, this stuff is not something I'll
>> regularly use; at least, I don't think I will. In the past couple of
>> years, I've noticed my intake of butter has drastically reduced (not a
>> bad thing, I suppose), so . . . . . hmmm, I just might buy this fresh
>> butter on a semi-regular basis, after all <G>.
>
> Where did you buy it? I've never seen it in the local stores. Not
> something I'd use to fry an egg at that price, but on bread, sounds well
> worth the money.
>
I've never seen anything like it at a grocery store. Then again, we're
not in the Chicago area.

As a side note, Kerry Gold (18% butterfat) butter is *still* on sale at
Publix, 2 for $5. At that price I do believe I'll buy some more.

Jill

On 10/15/2016 7:20 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 10/15/2016 5:03 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 10/15/2016 4:36 PM, Sky wrote:
>>> Never before have I had fresh, churned butter, and that elementary
>>> school classroom 'experiment' a number of decades ago to 'shake' and
>>> change heavy cream in a jar into fresh butter does not count!! That
>>> said, I recently purchased a 12-oz package of freshly churned butter.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> However, at the price of $6.99/lb, this stuff is not something I'll
>>> regularly use; at least, I don't think I will. In the past couple of
>>> years, I've noticed my intake of butter has drastically reduced (not a
>>> bad thing, I suppose), so . . . . . hmmm, I just might buy this fresh
>>> butter on a semi-regular basis, after all <G>.
>>
>> Where did you buy it? I've never seen it in the local stores. Not
>> something I'd use to fry an egg at that price, but on bread, sounds well
>> worth the money.
>>
> I've never seen anything like it at a grocery store. Then again, we're
> not in the Chicago area.
>
> As a side note, Kerry Gold (18% butterfat) butter is *still* on sale at
> Publix, 2 for $5. At that price I do believe I'll buy some more.
>
> Jill

It was on sale here too. Good stuff, but I didn't think it was great
enough to pay a lot extra for. At room temperature it is softer than
regular butter.

On 10/15/2016 8:42 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 10/15/2016 7:20 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 10/15/2016 5:03 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> On 10/15/2016 4:36 PM, Sky wrote:
>>>> Never before have I had fresh, churned butter, and that elementary
>>>> school classroom 'experiment' a number of decades ago to 'shake' and
>>>> change heavy cream in a jar into fresh butter does not count!! That
>>>> said, I recently purchased a 12-oz package of freshly churned butter.
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> However, at the price of $6.99/lb, this stuff is not something I'll
>>>> regularly use; at least, I don't think I will. In the past couple of
>>>> years, I've noticed my intake of butter has drastically reduced (not a
>>>> bad thing, I suppose), so . . . . . hmmm, I just might buy this fresh
>>>> butter on a semi-regular basis, after all <G>.
>>>
>>> Where did you buy it? I've never seen it in the local stores. Not
>>> something I'd use to fry an egg at that price, but on bread, sounds well
>>> worth the money.
>>>
>> I've never seen anything like it at a grocery store. Then again, we're
>> not in the Chicago area.
>>
>> As a side note, Kerry Gold (18% butterfat) butter is *still* on sale at
>> Publix, 2 for $5. At that price I do believe I'll buy some more.
>>
>> Jill
>
> It was on sale here too. Good stuff, but I didn't think it was great
> enough to pay a lot extra for. At room temperature it is softer than
> regular butter.

Well... I don't eat a lot of butter but I do have room in the freezer.
To me, $2.50 is a heck of a lot cheaper than the fresh churned butter
Sky is posting about (and which I've never seen).

Regular butter (pretty much any brand) costs at least $1.99/lb. and
don't taste nearly as good. Might as well take advantage of the sale.

Jill

On 10/15/2016 4:03 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 10/15/2016 4:36 PM, Sky wrote:
>> Never before have I had fresh, churned butter, and that elementary
>> school classroom 'experiment' a number of decades ago to 'shake' and
>> change heavy cream in a jar into fresh butter does not count!! That
>> said, I recently purchased a 12-oz package of freshly churned butter.
>
>
>>
>> However, at the price of $6.99/lb, this stuff is not something I'll
>> regularly use; at least, I don't think I will. In the past couple of
>> years, I've noticed my intake of butter has drastically reduced (not a
>> bad thing, I suppose), so . . . . . hmmm, I just might buy this fresh
>> butter on a semi-regular basis, after all <G>.
>
> Where did you buy it? I've never seen it in the local stores. Not
> something I'd use to fry an egg at that price, but on bread, sounds well
> worth the money.

There is a very brand new, first of its name & kind, grocery store that
had its grand opening about nine days ago in central Illinois. It's
called "Harvest Market" and is sort of premised on a combination of
Whole Foods' and Wegmans' business models and concepts (I suppose??).
Niemann Foods is the parent company --
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niemann_Foods or http://tinyurl.com/jnxwh8o

Information about Harvest Market's freshly churned butter can be found
on its 'delicatessen' webpage --
http://www.goharvestmarket.com/store...s/delicatessen or
http://tinyurl.com/jbbue5y

I'll definitely visit this grocery store again and soon, that's for sure!

Sky

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On 10/15/2016 9:29 PM, Sky wrote:

>
> Information about Harvest Market's freshly churned butter can be found
> on its 'delicatessen' webpage --
> http://www.goharvestmarket.com/store...s/delicatessen or
> http://tinyurl.com/jbbue5y
>
> I'll definitely visit this grocery store again and soon, that's for sure!
>
> Sky

Nifty. I'd certainly check out the store.