tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post2706405536461273681..comments2024-03-05T20:07:08.232+00:00Comments on The Kitchen Bitch Ponders: ABC Wednesday: ButterErylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-59892327786515187362011-02-03T00:16:16.035+00:002011-02-03T00:16:16.035+00:00Stocker ~ I would go so far as to say it would be ...Stocker ~ I would go so far as to say it would be impossible for your memories to be right 100% of the time. I don't think mine are quite right 10% of the time!<br /><br />Joey ~ very glad to hear it.<br /><br />Golden ~ thank you.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-40403972987202014122011-02-01T13:21:44.095+00:002011-02-01T13:21:44.095+00:00What a great post, Eryl! I love butter, too - yum...What a great post, Eryl! I love butter, too - yum! Enjoyed this immensely!Golden Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04590087189810939432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-79861804657352798502011-01-28T20:25:37.508+00:002011-01-28T20:25:37.508+00:00I am going to LOVE this blog!I am going to LOVE this blog!Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027041638381276184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-59919973257271854892011-01-28T20:17:32.751+00:002011-01-28T20:17:32.751+00:00You made me think about butter for the first time ...You made me think about butter for the first time today, and I remembered my first buttery experience too. Although my Mother will probably inform me that that's not the first time I had it, but my memories don't need to be right 100% of the time.Virginia Prigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275299142898745569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-87152604014564154772011-01-27T22:17:02.961+00:002011-01-27T22:17:02.961+00:00Kim ~ that is one of the problems of it: it is so ...Kim ~ that is one of the problems of it: it is so bloody tempting. When I left home and was able to have butter any time I wanted, I wanted to have it all the time, on and in everything. I once stewed a cabbage in it! Luckily it's become just another ingredient now, it's always there so I don't really notice it. <br /><br />Thank you, oh so much, for your generous words about my writing.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-73598135410504629112011-01-27T21:55:31.021+00:002011-01-27T21:55:31.021+00:00There's no substitute for real butter. Unfortu...There's no substitute for real butter. Unfortunately we have to restrict having it in the house very often because when we do we slice it into slabs to put on and in everything, and eat far more of whatever it's in or on because it tastes so bloody good.<br /><br />Have I told you lately just how superb your writing is, Eryl? The way you evoke all the senses and memories with the words you use are quite exquisite. Your poetic skills have worked their way into your prose in much the same way that butter makes everything that much richer and a fuller experience.Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-24044950360757501342011-01-27T14:30:18.452+00:002011-01-27T14:30:18.452+00:00Meri ~ somehow I never did see you as the margarin...Meri ~ somehow I never did see you as the margarine kind.<br /><br />Denise ~ knit yourself some!<br /><br />Nanu ~ exactly!Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-3718092137249651682011-01-27T12:05:57.462+00:002011-01-27T12:05:57.462+00:00There's nothing like the taste and texture of ...There's nothing like the taste and texture of real butter. I don't use it every day either, but my kitchen has been margarine-free ever since I figured out there's exactly as many calories in a gram of the good stuff as there are in a gram of the fake stuff.NanUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596765792663269178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-42266712525157021802011-01-26T23:54:53.347+00:002011-01-26T23:54:53.347+00:00the power of taste and smell to take us back..
I ...the power of taste and smell to take us back..<br /><br />I just relaised I am a butter philistine...<br /><br />Must..<br />upgrade my butter..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-18952953456063528542011-01-26T20:18:53.475+00:002011-01-26T20:18:53.475+00:00Ah yes, life's better with butter. I never suc...Ah yes, life's better with butter. I never succumbed to margarines and spreads. . . I figure life's short and I don't use a lot of it, so why deprive myself of something so delicious.Merihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-2305452234672890572011-01-26T19:30:07.301+00:002011-01-26T19:30:07.301+00:00Alesa ~ it is Branston pickle, good with strong ch...Alesa ~ it is Branston pickle, good with strong cheeses but it overpowers milder ones. <br /><br />I love coconut milk, must try making bread pudding with it. My mother used to make a pudding with rice and coconut milk that was very yummy indeed.<br /><br />UB ~ unimaginable isn't it?<br /><br />At just over two pounds a pack (250 grams) it's about twice the price of my usual butter. <br /><br />Sausage ~ ha! Thank you. <br /><br />Jenny ~ that's one of things I like about it, you can have thick slabs.<br /><br />Weaver ~ you remind me of my nephew who when asked what cake he wanted for his birthday one year said: 'a proper one from a shop'!<br /><br />Jabblog ~ I guess this is how advertising works!<br /><br />Nick ~ they are now saying that trans-fats are extremely unhealthy and that they are a byproduct of solidifying oils to make 'healthy' spreads. Butter is probably a safer option. I quite often drizzle olive oil on toast if I'm having it with something savoury, or if bread is very fresh I don't bother greasing it at all. In this way I hope to offset my unhealthy ways!<br /><br />Be careful if you try butter again, you might become like the mayor in <i>Chocolat</i>!<br /><br />Léia ~ thank you!<br /><br />Polli ~ my feelings exactly: life <i>is</i> too short. And the scientist v cows thing is spot on.<br /><br />Eryl Barber, mmm, sounds quite good!<br /><br />Pat ~ I have a very vague memory of a shop when I was a child that patted out butter with wooden paddles. I have some wooden paddles myself, bought in some fit of 'good life' dreaming years ago and never used!<br /><br />That jam butty was like Monroe, the minute the camera was on it began to glow.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-60326313438303361912011-01-26T18:22:29.971+00:002011-01-26T18:22:29.971+00:00Magic Eye ~ thank you.
Carole ~ you made butter?!...Magic Eye ~ thank you.<br /><br />Carole ~ you made butter?! I am in awe, I'd love to try it, is it difficult?<br /><br />Tess ~ I couldn't imagine margarine infiltrating the Manor!<br /><br />Tumblewords ~ it <i>so</i> is! And thank you.<br /><br />Halie ~ toast is still the best vehicle for butter, to my mind.<br /><br />Parsnip ~ all I have to do is heat butter in a pan for the boys to come sniffing around asking what's for dinner, so I think your friend is absolutely right.<br /><br />Those sound like the most indulgent crepes ever! I must try them.<br /><br />Mollie ~ I must get myself some Anchor, is it very different from the butter you get in OK?<br /><br />RuneE ~ too much of anything is bad for you, even water I've heard(!), so I take what the health evangelists say with a pinch of salt (also bad for you!).<br /><br />Mona ~ thank you for your link, I will come over shortly.<br /><br />Petrus ~ I didn't know butter could cause heartburn, though I once met someone for whom it caused migrane.<br /><br />Scarlet ~ sorry! X<br /><br />Oops, ,y oven timer is going, be back soon!Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-87407531472950717052011-01-26T16:25:46.101+00:002011-01-26T16:25:46.101+00:00My Granddad had a grocer's shop and in the win...My Granddad had a grocer's shop and in the window was a pat of butter the size of a coffee table and two wooden paddles he used to pat butter out for customers.<br />Butter in a shop window? This was the frozen north - Haslingden.<br />You could always get a job setting up food shoots - they are excellent - especially the jam butty.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-57099917972751111722011-01-26T15:59:51.445+00:002011-01-26T15:59:51.445+00:00My paternal grandparents always used real butter, ...My paternal grandparents always used real butter, but we never had it at home, except when my mother made shortbread cookies at Christmas. <br /><br />I only use real butter these days. Life is too short not too, I feel. I read somewhere once, regarding the butter vs. margarine debate, an opinion to the effect of "I trust cows more than scientists." Indeed.<br /><br />On an unrelated note, I had a dream about you this morning. You were giving some sort of a talk at at a university, but your last name was Barber. I have no idea.Susan Carpenter Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566372904106529839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-70500279029340393702011-01-26T15:01:36.585+00:002011-01-26T15:01:36.585+00:00oh girl, I need to think about my diet here! heheh...oh girl, I need to think about my diet here! hehehe Just kidding!<br />You are very talented, congratulations!<br />Léia - Bonjour LuxembourgCezar and Léiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408385000169533010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-39543174085592630612011-01-26T15:00:28.220+00:002011-01-26T15:00:28.220+00:00I must say I haven't bought butter for many ye...I must say I haven't bought butter for many years, we use supposedly healthier spreads of one kind or another. But all this "expert" health advice is very dubious. The theories keep changing every few months.<br /><br />How to explain that I ate butter all the time when I was a kid and at the age of 63 my heart is still in fine condition? Perhaps I should take a deep breath and sample some again....nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-8701712545014829342011-01-26T14:21:52.408+00:002011-01-26T14:21:52.408+00:00I like butter, too, and your photos have made me q...I like butter, too, and your photos have made me quite peckish :-)jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-40487744836289889662011-01-26T14:21:20.727+00:002011-01-26T14:21:20.727+00:00Oh Eryl, I don't eat butter on doctor's ad...Oh Eryl, I don't eat butter on doctor's advice - but that does not stop me from drooling over your photographs. I too remember going to a friend's house where they had 'bought cake' for tea and coming home and raving about it to a mother who would only ever serve homebaked stuff and was less than pleased that I was enraptured by it.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-10766681016544625812011-01-26T13:41:00.432+00:002011-01-26T13:41:00.432+00:00It's difficult to spread, though.It's difficult to spread, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-4816425471586913682011-01-26T12:32:44.287+00:002011-01-26T12:32:44.287+00:00First time in my life I have heard of someone not ...First time in my life I have heard of someone not liking butter!<br />Your culinary pics are damn good and always make me hungry, you are now my main source of food porn. <br />Eryl = Food Porn Goddess<br />cheers..Sausagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14563985186537460358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-78871066623241196512011-01-26T11:47:21.567+00:002011-01-26T11:47:21.567+00:00@SB: Ha! That made me laugh!
Who doesn't like...@SB: Ha! That made me laugh!<br /><br />Who doesn't like butter? That's crazy. I didn't think it was possible. What do you mean by "expensive?" How much is that package you picture?The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-73213718901100286082011-01-26T11:41:14.494+00:002011-01-26T11:41:14.494+00:00Amen!
Both of my parents are from the butter prod...Amen!<br /><br />Both of my parents are from the butter producing regions of their countries... I was fortunate enough to grow up with the taste of good butter. Better than gold I say, certainly tastier! <br /><br />Oy, is that Branston pickle I espy? I keep hearing about it, but have yet to experience it! One of these days I'll cross the channel and nab myself some malt vinegar, Branston pickle, and other sundry items. Or I could just go to British supermarket in Paris and pay the markup, but what would the fun in that be? ; j<br />-<br />Hey on an unrelated note, I made bread pudding last Saturday... With the twist that I used coconut milk, blueberries, and apple. And a quick nuker-blender coulis with raspberries...<br />Coconut made the pudding feel a lot lighter. Although it's really a homey kind o' nosh it looked rather posh. : p <br />Tasted ok too.<br /><br />I'm loving these food posts and pictures of yours! : jAvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15808959359850145003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-54980595082212907632011-01-26T10:00:28.393+00:002011-01-26T10:00:28.393+00:00I'm never coming here before breakfast ever ag...I'm never coming here before breakfast ever again.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-80102083649061186712011-01-26T09:29:46.998+00:002011-01-26T09:29:46.998+00:00Yes I think my wife would agree with you - butter ...Yes I think my wife would agree with you - butter is far better for baking than marg.<br /><br />Problem is butter can cause heartburn in some people but of course the wonderful taste may make that all worthwhile.Petrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694461938712095111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463471462522424732.post-48553576179588268032011-01-26T09:05:41.653+00:002011-01-26T09:05:41.653+00:00i love butter, your post makes my mouth watering a...i love butter, your post makes my mouth watering all yummy foods here, btw <a href="http://www.mhonz.com/abc-wednesday-b" rel="nofollow">MY ENTRY IS HERE</a> have a peek :)Monahttp://www.mhonz.com/noreply@blogger.com