unsalted butter?

PasturesNew

There was a butter shortage in the 70s, most people moved over to Stork margarine at that point because butter was too expensive.

In our house we'd use Stork margarine for everything, from baking through to frying chips. In fact my parents only stopped using Stork about 5 years ago. As I grew up on Stork I'd never bought butter myself until recently. A block of Stork will work for most things.

Oldernotwiser

I don't think I've ever eaten Stork in my life - my mum used to call it "axle grease"!

valk_scot

I think 95% of my baking is made with Stork. I'm so used to the taste of it that my baking wouldn't taste right to us with anything else! Only thing I use butter for is buttercream icing. I use block Stork for pastry and soft Stork for anything that needs creaming.

misspenny

i second valk_scot you'll get away with margarine in most thing except butter cream icing, margarine cream iceing is just nasty, i also insist on butter for shortbread but everything else turns out fine with marg, tho i have on the odd ocasion resorted to using olivio and thats a bad idea

thriftlady_2

debtmuncher wrote: »

if something calls for unsalted butter i just use salted lol!

Me too, I don't like unsalted butter. If a recipe writer says you must use unsalted butter it makes me even more determined to use salted. I like a touch of salt in sweet things especially chocolatey things.

As for Anchor or Lurpak -absolutely no way! Support the British dairy farmers and buy British butter.

Penelope_Penguin

thriftlady wrote: »

Me too, I don't like unsalted butter.

Did you not try unsalted butter in Normandy We loved it - really sweet flavour

Penny. x

Oldernotwiser

I'm just amazed that so many people seem to find unsalted butter so unusual. I wouldn't use it for everything but there's nothing particularly odd about it.

thriftlady_2

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

I'm just amazed that so many people seem to find unsalted butter so unusual. I wouldn't use it for everything but there's nothing particularly odd about it.

Who finds it unusual? I just like salty butter. I think the OP can't get it at her nearest shop.

Penny, no I couldn't find Normandy butter in the little supermarket near our gite. I thought it was strange but they did have lots of Brittany butter so we had that- Bridel was the brand. You can get it here. I chose the salted version 'cos that's what I like;)

tandraig

my old mum always used Echo hard margerine - still does! I prefer real butter and dont care if its salted or unsalted! but I can taste the difference in our baking blindfold! even in things like welshcakes where you would think the spices mask it.

Bitsy_Beans

I currently use Sainsburys marg but I am thinking of switching to butter - I don't use marg on sandwiches etc only butter as I prefer the taste. However the trans fats in marg are playing on my mind so am thinking of butter instead. Only thing that puts me off is the cost! And I already use value butter LOL!