Guest guest Posted March 15, 2002 Report Share Posted March 15, 2002 I think that using raw butter, even just grass-fed, for cooking is a waste of money. I wonder if raw milk can be a substitute for butter, considering that butter is made from milk. Roman --- The Kepfords <kepford@...> wrote: > , > You must be a single guy. We could never afford > that. Then again, I haven't located any yet. Maybe > I'll end up paying that much too. We go through a > pound a day. Do you eat this exclusively or do you > use cheaper stuff for cooking? > Sonja > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2002 Report Share Posted March 15, 2002 Sonja- >You must be a single guy. We could never afford that. Then again, I >haven't located any yet. Maybe I'll end up paying that much too. We go >through a pound a day. Do you eat this exclusively or do you use cheaper >stuff for cooking? I can't afford it either, but if I went through a pound a day, I'd probably be using margarine! <g> I have been using it exclusively, including for sauteing eggs and whatnot, but I don't bake at all or eat bread, so I don't use any that way. I'd say it probably takes me a week to go through a pound, but I'm not sure exactly. I'm not sure you're likely to find cultured raw grass-fed butter for that much less money, though, so I don't know what to suggest. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2002 Report Share Posted March 15, 2002 We go through a pound or more a day as well. I purchase only organic butter from organic Valley because it would cost way too much to get cultured grass-fed butter. I buy it by the case. My kids eat the butter plain. For breakfast when we have scrambled eggs we add 1 stick of butter, half of the stick before and half after the eggs are done and melted in, yum! So we use a lot of butter. I do know that many farmers on the Organic Valley route do at least graze. they do supplement with some grains, but most do not push the cows. Many are on the pasture walks the farmers do in the area. I know it is not perfect, but only the rich can afford the perfect! We plan on raising our own animals as soon as we can afford to purchase some land. Then we will know exactly what we are eating! Grace, a Augustine I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger. I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting. I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess. I wish you enough ''Hello's " to get you through the final goodbye. --anonymous ----- Original Message ----- From: Idol Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 3:52 PM Subject: Re: prices for raw butter Sonja- >You must be a single guy. We could never afford that. Then again, I >haven't located any yet. Maybe I'll end up paying that much too. We go >through a pound a day. Do you eat this exclusively or do you use cheaper >stuff for cooking? I can't afford it either, but if I went through a pound a day, I'd probably be using margarine! <g> I have been using it exclusively, including for sauteing eggs and whatnot, but I don't bake at all or eat bread, so I don't use any that way. I'd say it probably takes me a week to go through a pound, but I'm not sure exactly. I'm not sure you're likely to find cultured raw grass-fed butter for that much less money, though, so I don't know what to suggest. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2002 Report Share Posted March 15, 2002 I pay $10 a pound for butter. With shipping it averages anywhere from $14-$16 lb. I've been known to eat the equivalent of two sticks a day although usually it is 3/4 to 1 stick a day. I do very little cooking but when I do it is either with coconut oil or animal tallow. I consider raw butter far too precious to use for cooking. Cream is also expensive because of the shipping but I love the stuff and buy it on a regular basis. I pay $3.75 per half gallon for raw goat's milk. I pay $3.75 per dozen eggs. I eat two dozen a week. I buy very little from the store any longer. It is usually direct from the farm, over the Internet, or from the several local farmer's markets that are open from June through October in the Seattle area. There are several very good health grocery stores in the area (Whole Foods, Puget Consumers COOP) but once you decide to eat quality grass fed food your options become severely limited. There is one market that still buys only from the local producers (Rainbow Grocery) so whatever veggies I need in the winter I buy from them. I do buy avocados, coconuts and raw milk cheeses year around from my local grocer on a regular basis. A Bianca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2002 Report Share Posted March 15, 2002 --- a Augustine <professionalmommy@...> wrote: > We plan on raising our own animals as > soon as we can afford to purchase some land. Then we > will know exactly what we are eating! > This and previous discussions give me an idea that we could chip in to buy a farm that would produce great food for acceptable prices for us. Is this what some call a co-op? Having a business (the farm) that we own and that works on non-profit basis could be great, and somebody who loves doing it could manage it. Not for money (or not lots of money), but for food and ability to do what he/she loves to do. Maybe I should've made this a seperate thread. Roman __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2002 Report Share Posted March 17, 2002 Bianca- >I pay $10 a pound for butter. With shipping it averages anywhere from >$14-$16 lb. I've been known to eat the equivalent of two sticks a day >although usually it is 3/4 to 1 stick a day. I do very little cooking but >when I do it is either with coconut oil or animal tallow. I consider raw >butter far too precious to use for cooking. So how do you eat it? - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2002 Report Share Posted March 19, 2002 On Sun, 17 Mar 2002 16:40:53 -0500 Idol <Idol@...> writes: Bianca- >I pay $10 a pound for butter. With shipping it averages anywhere from >$14-$16 lb. I've been known to eat the equivalent of two sticks a day >although usually it is 3/4 to 1 stick a day. I do very little cooking but >when I do it is either with coconut oil or animal tallow. I consider raw >butter far too precious to use for cooking. So how do you eat it? - ME: Every morning in my " shake " which comes out like a very nice soft yogurt :-). In all my sauces for steak tartar and carpaccio. A ton on my entire rye bread for the occasional times I consume it. As a sauce for the oysters I consume each week. A combo of butter/honey just because I like it. Bianca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2002 Report Share Posted March 19, 2002 Bianca- >Every morning in my " shake " which comes out like a very nice soft yogurt Care to share the recipe? <g> >As a sauce for the oysters I consume each week. Do you melt the butter for this purpose? - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2002 Report Share Posted March 21, 2002 On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 16:39:20 -0500 Idol <Idol@...> writes: Bianca- >Every morning in my " shake " which comes out like a very nice soft yogurt Care to share the recipe? <g> ** You should see it on a separate post. You might have to fiddle with the amounts to get it just right. The Vitamix does things the average blender can't do. >As a sauce for the oysters I consume each week. Do you melt the butter for this purpose? ** Yes I melt the butter either in warm water or extremely low heat. I carry a little container with me when I have them in a restaurant. Bianca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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