Why did the rules change???

[Mr. Vito]

My late mother apparently was awe struck by the idea of refrigeration. She'd even stick jars of pickles in the frig.

Pickles are refrigerated in the grocery store. I always keep them refrigerated at home. And I never heard of leaving butter out indefintely. We leave butter on the table for a meal if it is likely to be used (such as for sweet corn) and then back in the frig it goes.

 

[pawngal]

Country Crock is always spreadable

That ain't butter. Don't care what you do with it.

 

[swsig]

Some refrigerators have Butter Keepers, a closable compartment that insulates butter from direct contact with refrigerated air. It keeps the butter cool, but not at refrigerator temperature, so it's stays softer. I have one in an older model Kenmore, but not in my new Whirlpool. I guess the popularity of soft spreads has made them unnecessary.

 

[Mule Packer]

Pickles are refrigerated in the grocery store.

In our local stores, pickles are on a shelf and not refrigerated. I remember as a kid, our local store had a big red pickle barrel where you could take the tongs that were hanging on the side and fish out a huge dill pickle for a nickel. It definitely wasn't refrigerated. I always thought that pickles wouldn't spoil because of the brine.

 

[Super Trucker]

My late mother apparently was awe struck by the idea of refrigeration. She'd even stick jars of pickles in the frig.

Some pickles are in the refrigerator at the store.

Claussen, kosher dill spears are the ones we buy. Just to the left of the name on the label it says "Always keep refrigerated".
I'm not sure why as there is an isle with many jars on the regular shelves.

Butter, the stick being used is in a covered tray on the counter at our house, the rest is in the fridge until needed.

 

[375hh1973]

That ain't butter. Don't care what you do with it.

Doesnt matter what it is, it tastes good!

 

[ACORN]

I like a nice cold dill pickle.

 

[ralph7]

Doesnt matter what it is, it tastes good!

Put a little of that next to a little butter on a plate outside.
The bugs will eat the butter and ignore that fake stuff.

Can't fool a bug...

 

[Kinman]

Woe to the person who eats the last of the soft butter and fails to replace it with a fresh cube. We only use fresh cream salted butter and are admitted hogs about it, margarine is for unfortunate souls that were sidelined with high cholesterol. Everything is better with butter or bacon, again bacon is eaten on a regular basis and the grease is kept for further consumption and use in frying onions, etc. The butter we eat on a daily basis is never refrigerated, how do you spread refrigerated butter? I will butter my hot toast with room temp butter and then often add a bit to a few bites, especially around the crust.

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

We all need to be good, trained consumers doing everything just so. We would not want the great grandchildren of the people who sell us all this needless stuff to have to lower themselves to get - Jobs!

 

[Golddollar]

I buy Land O Lakes Butter with Canola Oil at Sam's Club. It spreads just fine right out of the refrigerator.