Butter

[*crikey*mate*]

How did you store it "in the old days" to stop it melting in summer. That is before we had fridges.

Just thinking as the weather is getting cooler here now I can start to leave the butter unrefrigerated, but no chance in summer, left some on the bench to soften one morning Summer just gone and it had clarified in under 3 hours!

liquefied and separated!

and hiow come fridge has a d but refrigerator doesn't?

[azureline**]

doesn't your fridge have a dairy keeper section? Mine does.. ans butter is slightly soft

[purple_haize]

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@imastawka wrote:

Prior to the above 'refrigeration' method was the Coolgardie Safe.

Same set-up but the sides were usually hessian or mesh.  We used to stand

the feet in bowls of water to keep  the ants out,    lol

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that is the one we had

[purple_haize]

Our fridge has sections for butter, cheese etc, and the butter isnt hard, can be used straight away.

[freakiness]

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@*crikey*mate* wrote:

How did you store it "in the old days" to stop it melting in summer. That is before we had fridges.

Just thinking as the weather is getting cooler here now I can start to leave the butter unrefrigerated, but no chance in summer, left some on the bench to soften one morning Summer just gone and it had clarified in under 3 hours!

liquefied and separated!

and hiow come fridge has a d but refrigerator doesn't?

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Keep it in a cupboard. They don't all get hot inside.

[lurker172602]

My old kitchen dresser (20s 30s maybe) has a steel lined cupboard in the middle which has a steel mesh on the back. I assume that's where the perishables were kept.

[freakiness]

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@lurker172602 wrote:
My old kitchen dresser (20s 30s maybe) has a steel lined cupboard in the middle which has a steel mesh on the back. I assume that's where the perishables were kept.

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Yes, I've seen that sort of thing, Had no idea how they were used. We used to have an old meat safe in the shed, not used for meat though.

I find if I keep the butter int he pantry it's fine but if I leave it on the bench it will melt.

[lurker172602]

Similar to this one.  The middle cupboard is the lined one.

[lurker172602]

I imagine is was just air circulation to keep things cool?

[lind9650]

The Coolgardi with the hessian sides had an extra advantage. Keeping the hessian wet, it made the inside of the box cooler and the ice lasted longer. When you wanted a cold drink, one would wrap a wet teatowel around a bottle and put it out in the sun and wind. As the teatowel dryed from the outside, the inside got really cold and cooled the bottle.

We still use this method to get cold drinks when we are camping.

Erica

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@lurker172602 wrote:

Similar to this one.  The middle cupboard is the lined one.

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Yes, There are lots of those around here. I just hadn't thought about the usage before, in terms of food.  😄

Nor, had I noticed the metal lining in the centre cupboard.  Those small centre cupboards always smell odd.