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?

[simone4010]

And what is the meaning of life Crikey??

[lind9650]

Before fridges we had ice boxes. A man came around with large blocks of ice that was placed in this box with a tray underneath to catch the water. Meat, cream and butter were kept there. No woman could do a fortnights shopping for perishable food.

Erica

[imastawka]

I can't believe I'm this old,    but we used an ice box

  

Bit big sorry.       A block of ice was placed in the top section.

The ice man used to come around every 2 or 3 days with his horse and dray

 so you could top it up.  If you still had some unmelted, the kids got it in a

glass with cordial.

As for your dilemma with the 'd' - dunno

[imastawka]

By the way, if your butter is too hard to spread,

grate it with a cheese/vegie grater.   Works a treat if you're in a hurry   : - )

[joz*garage]

there is a solution crikey for a great year round butter

a danish brand - spreadable even if refidgerated

can't remember the name (yesterday at a IGA they didn't have it, i know it by the looks so i bought the unsalted stuff)

it tastes like butter should

[*mrgrizz*]

where we used to live the ice man used to double as the dunny man

[joz*garage]

gee, some peeps are showin' their age , lol

[purple_haize]

Mum had an ice chest the ice man use to come with huge blocks of ice, think he came a couple of times a week, mum had a green one.

[imastawka]

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