what do you butter

[rooftop1000]

A few years ago a coworker and I settled into a game of thinking of foods that are not better with butter. Now I dont mean making pie crust or something like that ...just adding butter. Like adding butter to lets say .....steak, pound cake to grill, cooked fruit, hot cereal, broiled fish etc...

Things that arent better with butter we only came up with a short list ie...cold cereal, sushi, raw fruit or veg, hot dogs......anyone else.....what isnt better with butter??

tracey

[NulloModo]

I'd actually disagree about the raw vegs and hot-dogs. I like any sandwhich better when the roll is first buttered, hot dogs included.

Cold cucumber slices with a little butter and then a dash of salt on top are also marvelous.

[andiesenji]

I love hard-boiled eggs, split in half and with a small dollop of butter on the yolk.

Often for lunch I will cut up an apple in a small dish, dot with butter and sprinkle with a little cinnamon (no sugar).

I also love a bowl of tomato soup with a pat of butter melting in the center of the bowl.

Edited January 27, 2005 by andiesenji (log)

[Marlene]

There are so few things I can think of that I don't like butter on! I'd say grits, but then just about anything would have to make them better.

[ludja]

New England clam chowder with a pat of butter on top... (and chowdah crackers)

[tupac17616]

My dad likes Oreos and butter. That is definitely one food habit that nobody else in my family shares.

[Daniel Rogov]

One hates to contradict popular wisdom, but I am quite convinced that on the seventh day, God did not rest. On the seventh day, God devoted him/herself to the creation of butter. And he/she saw that it was damned good indeed!!

Just two small points about what goes well with butter.

(a) Many French men and women are privileged to the great truth that before placing a bit of pate de foie gras on toast, the toast should be generously buttered

(b) Nearly all French and Italian people above the age of four know that no cheese tray should be served unaccompanied by butter. In fact, isn't that against the law in at least four EU countries?

I exaggerate. I know that. But believe me ...just a little.

[maremosso]

Fresh, crunchy red radishes smothered with salted butter - delicious!

[maremosso]

Hot buttered rum.

[petite tête de chou]

Crab, clams, lobster, crayfish ("crawdaddies" in my youth), shrimp/prawns...all are critters meant for butter.

[maremosso]

...and a big dollop of butter on a Florentine steak.

[Wayne]

On a cold morning.

Hot Irish oatmeal with a pat of melting butter and maple syrup.

[Gastro888]

Pancakes -especially from the Amish farmer's market...*drools*

French Toast

Baguettes -butter and strawberry jam

HK style toast - butter and condensed milk

Baked potatoes

[Jake]

Saltines with butter

Yorkshire puddings with butter

Popovers with butter

[Jinmyo]

Few things are as sublime as a bit of a baguette with cultured butter.

Or a piece of toast with any butter.

[EdS]

Brown sauce.

You can swirl cold butter into a brown sauce just before serving to thicken and enrich it (monter au beurre).

[Aileen]

Few things are as sublime as a bit of a baguette with cultured butter.

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I couldn't agree more. I can make a meal of this and not feel deprived in any way.

[spaghetttti]

There are just some things learned in childhood that are still enjoyed as an adult.

Butter slathered on slices of fresh, hot steamed Chinese-style spongecake.

French fries lavishly sprinkled with Old Bay seasoning then dipped into a block of butter leaving potholes and railroad tracks.

Banana fritters hot out of the frying pan then topped with pats of creamery butter.

Butter, butter, butter is good on anything. Everything?!?

Edited January 28, 2005 by spaghetttti (log)

[Mooshmouse]

A cob of the season's first peaches and cream corn, fresh out of the pot and as hot as your fingers can hold it. Something about that buttery sweetness always says "summer" to me.

Fried plantains, buttered and sprinkled with brown sugar.

A steaming bowl of sweet peas with a generous pat of butter melting down through it.

[Jason Perlow]

Hamburgers with a toasted, buttered bun.

[FaustianBargain]

Clarify your butter and use it on everything! Clarified butter, Indian Ghee, goes with *everything*. On top of rice, bread, to cook vegetables, to crisp edges of indian crepes, in sweets, as garnish..or just swallow large dollaps of ghee...

and it keeps well. unlike, butter, it doesnt require refridgeration.

[pam claughton]

When fresh corn on the cob is available, I sometimes will make a dinner just from a few ears of corn, and LOTS of butter and salt.

Fried bread dough, dripping with butter, sugar and cinnamon. Mmmm

Pressed baked potatoes, cooked face down in a pool of butter so that the surface gets golden, crispy and hard, then served with more butter. That also, can be a meal, as the potato spreads out, and makes a hash brown the size of a plate.

Linguini or spaghetti tossed with butter, and a sprinkle of cheese, salt and pepper.

The absolute worst is when you go to someone's house and they do not use butter and serve toast with either fake butter or margarine on the side.

Toast requires real butter.

:) Pam

Edited January 28, 2005 by pam claughton (log)

[Idlewild]

I need to find the recipe again - perfectly rich, light, delicious golden tea-cake, turned out of the pan onto a cooling rack, then lavishly topped with butter, sugar and cinnamon.

[howard88]

I'm with Jake on the Saltines with butter.

[merrybaker]

Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers with Land O'Lakes whipped, unsalted butter. Yesss!