SC - Butter - yet again

[Stapleton, Jeanne]

I'd love to try it !! If all goes as planned with my father's surgery and
discharge home I am hoping to make 12th Night. I'll bring the jelly.
I look forward to seeing you soon.
Genevia

On Mon, 21 Dec 1998 09:54:31 PST "Bonne of Traquair"
<oftraquair at hotmail.com> writes:
>I discovered that our local Wholefoods Grocery is now carrying a 
>locally 
>produced cultured butter from Maple Valley Farms in Hillsborough, NC.  
>
>$3.47 per pound.  My husband tasted it and made a happy happy face and 
>
>started searching for stuff to put it on.  "Aren't you going to bake 
>bread today?"  he whimpered.  He'd never said much about american 
>butter 
>tasting bland, evidently it bothered him more than he let on.  
>
>I thought the butter was intersting, but if it continues to sour as it 
>
>waits in the fridge, I can see it reaching a point at which I wouldn't 
>
>like it.  But I'm sure he will, rotten cheese eater that he is, if he 
>doesn't finish it all before that happens.  I may buy him another 
>pound 
>of it for Christmas.    (Genevia, I could bring some to an event we 
>are 
>both at if you are curious to try it.  Or I'll give you directions to 
>the Wellsprings so you can try to stop at one going or coming from an 
>event. The stores in Raleigh and Chapel Hill are minutes off 
>Interstate 
>40, the one in Durham is not far from I-85/I-70.)
>
>Bonne, she with the happy husband.  
>
>>Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 10:40:57 -0700
>>To: sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG
>>From: Roy Wessel <rwessel at xpert.net>
>>Subject: SC - Butter - yet again
>>Reply-To: sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG
>>
>>Some time back Lord Ras and Lady Helen wrote about cultured butter as 
>
>being
>>closer to what was used in Period than modern sweet cream butter.  
>The
>>distinction, if I recall correctly, was that the cultured butter is 
>made
>>from cream that is allowed to ferment for a few hours before 
>churning.
>>Also, it contains less water.  
>>
>>Following their advice, I purchased some Organic Valley Unsalted 
>Cultured
>>Sweet Cream (sic) Butter.  It is indeed delicious, although rather
>>expensive.  It is also hard to get because of the current shortage of 
>
>cream.
>>Give it a try, though, if you can find it in your local health food 
>store or
>>specialty shop.
>>
>>Robin Vinehall
>>
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