Back when I lived in Johannesburg, I never lived anywhere that had air conditioning because, quite frankly, it wasn’t necessary — you’re hot, you open a window. Maybe turn on a small fan if there’s no breeze, but there was always a breeze.
Because of that, I had to keep my butter in the fridge because otherwise it would spoil very quickly.
Now? Forget it: with a/c and a constant (cool) temperature, I always leave the butter out (covered, of course) because I hate tearing up my bread with stiff, cold butter.
Apparently, this is a thing.
WE have all been storing butter wrong – and we should make a very quick change to revamp our use of the dairy delight, according to one campaigner.
Joelle Mertzel is the leading the charge to change the way people treat their butter – insisting it should be kept out of the fridge. The 49-year-old says that butter does not have to be chilled – and can instead be kept happily on the counter for weeks on end. Joelle, a mum-of-three, from California, has even commissioned lab tests to prove her theory.
And she is campaigning to make the American government change their butter guidelines.
Keyword: guideline.
In other words: who cares what the .dotgov “recommends”? Remember when the Food Pyramid was their big deal? And, as we all know, the pyramid has been proven to be totally fucked up, like oh-so many government “guidelines”.
Methinks the Californian woman has too much time on her hands if she’s bothering with this shit.
In passing, I should point out that in my house, no pound of butter has ever lasted longer than a few days before being consumed, so the whole issue is moot.
And now, if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll make myself a sarnie.
