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[sunshine45]

called my mother to ask her..... she is 78 years old.

she said that she, her mother, and her grandmother buttered their bread because it made it taste better, not because it prevented sogginess. she said my grandfather preferred "oleo" spread on his bread.

i can remember growing up and she would make beef vegetable soup with big chunks of chuck in it (and the bones.) i do remember that she would buy fresh white bread, we would butter it, put chunks of the meat on it, spread some mustard, and serve the soup part to dip our sandwiches in......and to get our vegetables, of course. boy was that GOOD!

[Warrior2022]

Thanks to all that responded!  Our butter is always in a butter dish on the counter.  My dad puts butter on his sandwiches.

The lid to our butter dish is also sloppy.  Due to DH being messy.  I've lost count on how many have been broken.  So I purchased this and can't wait to get it.

https://www.qvc.com/Le-Creuset-8-oz-Stoneware-Mini-Cocotte.product.K304862.html?sc=PSCH

[pitdakota]

I don't use a lot of butter at any one time, so I usually keep a stick or 2 in the frig & more in the freezer.  Although, I do have a butter boat & keep some in the butter boat.  Grandson is here quite a bit on weekends and he loves waffles & occasionally toast with butter & jelly.  Well, and truth be told....on the rare occasion when I make cornbread, I have to have butter!  So the butter in the butter boat works well for those times.

 On a different note, I remember as a young girl sitting outside with my grandmother and her trying to teach me to churn butter.  She made all of her own butter back in those days. That same churn is still in great shape and now sits on my hearth.  Brings back warm memories!   

[HLP]

You use cold water, keeps the butter fresher. It doesn't touch the butter. I change the water every few days, just cold tap water.