My wife and I went on a rare shopping trip together to Walmart. They
have some kind of clothing starch that she likes there.
We needed some foodstuffs and I noticed the Kerrygold butter, recently
mentioned here. My hoity toity wife has started eating real butter,
thanks to her sister's influence.
So we bought eight ounces of Kerrygold for over four bucks. This better
be good!

leo

On 10/18/2023 5:28 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> My wife and I went on a rare shopping trip together to Walmart. They
> have some kind of clothing starch that she likes there.
> We needed some foodstuffs and I noticed the Kerrygold butter, recently
> mentioned here. My hoity toity wife has started eating real butter,
> thanks to her sister's influence.
> So we bought eight ounces of Kerrygold for over four bucks. This better
> be good!
>
> leo

Sticks or tub? I like the tub. Spreads easily, tastes great. For
cooking, I use the cheap store brand butter.

On 2023-10-18, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> My wife and I went on a rare shopping trip together to Walmart. They
> have some kind of clothing starch that she likes there.

Clothing starch? That's for ironing, isn't it? I own an iron, but
I use it only when I'm sewing.

Do you know what items your wife starches?

--
Cindy Hamilton

On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 5:32:00 PM UTC-4, Ed P wrote:
> On 10/18/2023 5:28 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> > My wife and I went on a rare shopping trip together to Walmart. They
> > have some kind of clothing starch that she likes there.
> > We needed some foodstuffs and I noticed the Kerrygold butter, recently
> > mentioned here. My hoity toity wife has started eating real butter,
> > thanks to her sister's influence.
> > So we bought eight ounces of Kerrygold for over four bucks. This better
> > be good!
> >
> > leo
> Sticks or tub? I like the tub. Spreads easily, tastes great. For
> cooking, I use the cheap store brand butter.
I will never ever bake again with cheap store brand butter.
I have on hand Land o lake, Kerry, keller unsalted, keller salted and shit store.
Im going to melt some, all at the same time and regret doing this to my mw on 30 percent power for 1 minute.
Pics to follow.
Keller unsalted will be number 1, Keller salt 2, lol 3, store 4, kerry 5.
Butter in packs all refrigerated first so I don't lose this typing..
https://postimg.cc/FfBRTMFq

On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 5:01:52 PM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> On 2023-10-18, Leonard Blaisdell <leobla...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> > My wife and I went on a rare shopping trip together to Walmart. They
> > have some kind of clothing starch that she likes there.
> >
> Clothing starch? That's for ironing, isn't it? I own an iron, but
> I use it only when I'm sewing.
>
> Do you know what items your wife starches?
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
She's a quilter and probably uses the starches for her quilting pieces.

On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 7:02:06 PM UTC-4, Thomas wrote:
> On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 5:32:00 PM UTC-4, Ed P wrote:
> > On 10/18/2023 5:28 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> > > My wife and I went on a rare shopping trip together to Walmart. They
> > > have some kind of clothing starch that she likes there.
> > > We needed some foodstuffs and I noticed the Kerrygold butter, recently
> > > mentioned here. My hoity toity wife has started eating real butter,
> > > thanks to her sister's influence.
> > > So we bought eight ounces of Kerrygold for over four bucks. This better
> > > be good!
> > >
> > > leo
> > Sticks or tub? I like the tub. Spreads easily, tastes great. For
> > cooking, I use the cheap store brand butter.
> I will never ever bake again with cheap store brand butter.
> I have on hand Land o lake, Kerry, keller unsalted, keller salted and shit store.
> Im going to melt some, all at the same time and regret doing this to my mw on 30 percent power for 1 minute.
> Pics to follow.
> Keller unsalted will be number 1, Keller salt 2, lol 3, store 4, kerry 5.
> Butter in packs all refrigerated first so I don't lose this typing..
> https://postimg.cc/FfBRTMFq
Fail. The salted messed this up. I need all of salt or all non.
The most initial damage was from Kerry.

On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 7:37:21 PM UTC-4, Thomas wrote:
> On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 7:02:06 PM UTC-4, Thomas wrote:
> > On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 5:32:00 PM UTC-4, Ed P wrote:
> > > On 10/18/2023 5:28 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> > > > My wife and I went on a rare shopping trip together to Walmart. They
> > > > have some kind of clothing starch that she likes there.
> > > > We needed some foodstuffs and I noticed the Kerrygold butter, recently
> > > > mentioned here. My hoity toity wife has started eating real butter,
> > > > thanks to her sister's influence.
> > > > So we bought eight ounces of Kerrygold for over four bucks. This better
> > > > be good!
> > > >
> > > > leo
> > > Sticks or tub? I like the tub. Spreads easily, tastes great. For
> > > cooking, I use the cheap store brand butter.
> > I will never ever bake again with cheap store brand butter.
> > I have on hand Land o lake, Kerry, keller unsalted, keller salted and shit store.
> > Im going to melt some, all at the same time and regret doing this to my mw on 30 percent power for 1 minute.
> > Pics to follow.
> > Keller unsalted will be number 1, Keller salt 2, lol 3, store 4, kerry 5.
> > Butter in packs all refrigerated first so I don't lose this typing..
> > https://postimg.cc/FfBRTMFq
> Fail. The salted messed this up. I need all of salt or all non.
> The most initial damage was from Kerry.
Kerry is number 5, the most yellow one.
https://postimg.cc/GT2VpfnF

On 2023-10-18, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:

> Sticks or tub? I like the tub. Spreads easily, tastes great. For
> cooking, I use the cheap store brand butter.

Two sticks. One is thawing in the butter-bell right now. I expect her
eyes to light up. She also normally gets cheap store brand butter, and
will, almost certainly, in the future.

On 10/18/2023 7:02 PM, Thomas wrote:
> On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 5:32:00 PM UTC-4, Ed P wrote:
>> On 10/18/2023 5:28 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>>> My wife and I went on a rare shopping trip together to Walmart. They
>>> have some kind of clothing starch that she likes there.
>>> We needed some foodstuffs and I noticed the Kerrygold butter, recently
>>> mentioned here. My hoity toity wife has started eating real butter,
>>> thanks to her sister's influence.
>>> So we bought eight ounces of Kerrygold for over four bucks. This better
>>> be good!
>>>
>>> leo
>> Sticks or tub? I like the tub. Spreads easily, tastes great. For
>> cooking, I use the cheap store brand butter.
> I will never ever bake again with cheap store brand butter.
> I have on hand Land o lake, Kerry, keller unsalted, keller salted and shit store.
> Im going to melt some, all at the same time and regret doing this to my mw on 30 percent power for 1 minute.
> Pics to follow.
> Keller unsalted will be number 1, Keller salt 2, lol 3, store 4, kerry 5.
> Butter in packs all refrigerated first so I don't lose this typing..
> https://postimg.cc/FfBRTMFq

I can see with baking it can make a difference, water content and such.
My eggs never complained though, they slide right out of the pan.

Tomorrow is onions and mushrooms. More on that later.

On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 7:48:46 PM UTC-4, Ed P wrote:
> On 10/18/2023 7:02 PM, Thomas wrote:
> > On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 5:32:00 PM UTC-4, Ed P wrote:
> >> On 10/18/2023 5:28 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> >>> My wife and I went on a rare shopping trip together to Walmart. They
> >>> have some kind of clothing starch that she likes there.
> >>> We needed some foodstuffs and I noticed the Kerrygold butter, recently
> >>> mentioned here. My hoity toity wife has started eating real butter,
> >>> thanks to her sister's influence.
> >>> So we bought eight ounces of Kerrygold for over four bucks. This better
> >>> be good!
> >>>
> >>> leo
> >> Sticks or tub? I like the tub. Spreads easily, tastes great. For
> >> cooking, I use the cheap store brand butter.
> > I will never ever bake again with cheap store brand butter.
> > I have on hand Land o lake, Kerry, keller unsalted, keller salted and shit store.
> > Im going to melt some, all at the same time and regret doing this to my mw on 30 percent power for 1 minute.
> > Pics to follow.
> > Keller unsalted will be number 1, Keller salt 2, lol 3, store 4, kerry 5.
> > Butter in packs all refrigerated first so I don't lose this typing..
> > https://postimg.cc/FfBRTMFq
> I can see with baking it can make a difference, water content and such.
> My eggs never complained though, they slide right out of the pan.
>
> Tomorrow is onions and mushrooms. More on that later.
My big turnoff was melting to dip crab legs. As it cooled it was half water.. Embarrassing.

On 2023-10-18, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:

> Clothing starch? That's for ironing, isn't it? I own an iron, but
> I use it only when I'm sewing.

> Do you know what items your wife starches?

She starches store-bought fabric for accurate cutting before quilting.
She's fond of Purex Sta-Flo. She irons the starched fabric before she
cuts.

On 19/10/2023 00:53, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> On 2023-10-18, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:
>
>> Clothing starch? That's for ironing, isn't it? I own an iron, but
>> I use it only when I'm sewing.
>
>> Do you know what items your wife starches?
>
>
> She starches store-bought fabric for accurate cutting before quilting.
> She's fond of Purex Sta-Flo. She irons the starched fabric before she
> cuts.
>
Quilting is the only thing I use starch for.
I haven't seen the Purex Sta-Flo, but I'll keep an eye out for it.

On 2023-10-18, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> On 2023-10-18, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:
>
>> Clothing starch? That's for ironing, isn't it? I own an iron, but
>> I use it only when I'm sewing.
>
>> Do you know what items your wife starches?
>
>
> She starches store-bought fabric for accurate cutting before quilting.
> She's fond of Purex Sta-Flo. She irons the starched fabric before she
> cuts.

Thank God. I was afraid it was for your underwear.

--
Cindy Hamilton

In article <dBYXM.117489$2fS.84440@fx16.iad>,
hamilton@invalid.com says...
>
> On 2023-10-18, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > My wife and I went on a rare shopping trip together to Walmart. They
> > have some kind of clothing starch that she likes there.
>
> Clothing starch? That's for ironing, isn't it? I own an iron, but
> I use it only when I'm sewing.
>
> Do you know what items your wife starches?

I'm betting it's Leo's underpants.

Janet UK

Janet wrote:
....
> I'm betting it's Leo's underpants.

nothing but the finest barbed wire lining for him!

songbird

Thomas wrote :

> I will never ever bake again with cheap store brand butter.
> I have on hand Land o lake, Kerry, keller unsalted, keller salted
> and shit store.

Make clarified butter or ghee out of the "shit store".

--
If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert,
in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.
Milton Friedman

On 2023-10-19, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:
> On 2023-10-18, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> On 2023-10-18, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Clothing starch? That's for ironing, isn't it? I own an iron, but
>>> I use it only when I'm sewing.
>>
>>> Do you know what items your wife starches?
>>
>>
>> She starches store-bought fabric for accurate cutting before quilting.
>> She's fond of Purex Sta-Flo. She irons the starched fabric before she
>> cuts.
>
> Thank God. I was afraid it was for your underwear.

I suppose I do appear a bit stiff, but I doubt I'll get better. :)

On 10/18/2023 7:47 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> On 2023-10-18, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
>
>> Sticks or tub? I like the tub. Spreads easily, tastes great. For
>> cooking, I use the cheap store brand butter.
>
>
> Two sticks. One is thawing in the butter-bell right now. I expect her
> eyes to light up. She also normally gets cheap store brand butter, and
> will, almost certainly, in the future.

The butter bell will make it spreadable. Kerrygold contains more
butterfat than typical American butter. I think it tastes good but I
don't use it for everything.

Jill

Janet wrote:
> In article <dBYXM.117489$2fS.84440@fx16.iad>,
> hamilton@invalid.com says...
>>
>> On 2023-10-18, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>> My wife and I went on a rare shopping trip together to Walmart. They
>>> have some kind of clothing starch that she likes there.
>>
>> Clothing starch? That's for ironing, isn't it? I own an iron, but
>> I use it only when I'm sewing.
>>
>> Do you know what items your wife starches?
>
> I'm betting it's Leo's underpants.
>
> Janet UK
>

If he's an old country farmer, he needs no starch in his
drawers. After a few months use, the dried sweat will make them
stand up without assistance.

Gotta start over after wash day.

jmcquown wrote:
> On 10/18/2023 7:47 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>> On 2023-10-18, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Sticks or tub?  I like the tub.  Spreads easily, tastes
>>> great.  For
>>> cooking, I use the cheap store brand butter.
>>
>>
>> Two sticks. One is thawing in the butter-bell right now. I
>> expect her
>> eyes to light up. She also normally gets cheap store brand
>> butter, and
>> will, almost certainly, in the future.
>
> The butter bell will make it spreadable.  Kerrygold contains
> more butterfat than typical American butter.  I think it tastes
> good but I don't use it for everything.
>
> Jill

It is the finest butter in the universe, and is used by all
royal families. Everyone knows this, your majesty. You don't
have to do the sales pitch. Ed does it better anyway.

Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

> My wife and I went on a rare shopping trip together to Walmart. They
> have some kind of clothing starch that she likes there.
> We needed some foodstuffs and I noticed the Kerrygold butter, recently
> mentioned here. My hoity toity wife has started eating real butter,
> thanks to her sister's influence.
> So we bought eight ounces of Kerrygold for over four bucks. This
> better be good!
>
> leo

It's not that great. Sorry. Not worth the price. Several USA folks
fine European fermented butter to taste faintly spoiled. They think we
are crazy but they've never had sweet cream unfermented butter so lack
comparison.

On 10/19/2023 7:43 PM, cshenk wrote:
> Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>
>> My wife and I went on a rare shopping trip together to Walmart. They
>> have some kind of clothing starch that she likes there.
>> We needed some foodstuffs and I noticed the Kerrygold butter, recently
>> mentioned here. My hoity toity wife has started eating real butter,
>> thanks to her sister's influence.
>> So we bought eight ounces of Kerrygold for over four bucks. This
>> better be good!
>>
>> leo
>
> It's not that great. Sorry. Not worth the price. Several USA folks
> fine European fermented butter to taste faintly spoiled. They think we
> are crazy but they've never had sweet cream unfermented butter so lack
> comparison.

That's your opinion. Kerrygold never tasted spoiled to me. What do you
mean "They think we are crazy but they've never had sweet cream
unfermented butter so lack comparison"? Who is this "they" you speak of?

Jill

On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 23:43:39 +0000, "cshenk"
<cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:

>Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>
>> My wife and I went on a rare shopping trip together to Walmart. They
>> have some kind of clothing starch that she likes there.
>> We needed some foodstuffs and I noticed the Kerrygold butter, recently
>> mentioned here. My hoity toity wife has started eating real butter,
>> thanks to her sister's influence.
>> So we bought eight ounces of Kerrygold for over four bucks. This
>> better be good!
>>
>> leo
>
>It's not that great. Sorry. Not worth the price. Several USA folks
>fine European fermented butter to taste faintly spoiled. They think we
>are crazy but they've never had sweet cream unfermented butter so lack
>comparison.

Y'all aren't crazy, but many of youse have the taste buds of a
newborn.

On Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 7:43:55 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
> Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>
> > My wife and I went on a rare shopping trip together to Walmart. They
> > have some kind of clothing starch that she likes there.
> > We needed some foodstuffs and I noticed the Kerrygold butter, recently
> > mentioned here. My hoity toity wife has started eating real butter,
> > thanks to her sister's influence.
> > So we bought eight ounces of Kerrygold for over four bucks. This
> > better be good!
> >
> > leo
> It's not that great. Sorry. Not worth the price. Several USA folks
> fine European fermented butter to taste faintly spoiled. They think we
> are crazy but they've never had sweet cream unfermented butter so lack
> comparison.
What do you suggest to try?

On 10/19/2023 7:52 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 10/19/2023 7:43 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>
>> It's not that great. Sorry. Not worth the price. Several USA folks
>> fine European fermented butter to taste faintly spoiled. They think we
>> are crazy but they've never had sweet cream unfermented butter so lack
>> comparison.
>
> That's your opinion. Kerrygold never tasted spoiled to me.

I agree with Carole on the stick version of Kerrygold. I did not care
for it. Ed's spreadable Kerrygold in a tub was better, but not better
enough that I'd purchase it myself.