Butter

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Yes, Whole Foods carries Kerrygold.

I lived in Arlington from Sept. '02 to July '03 and am now back in my

hometown, so here's a little price comparison for one package of

Kerrygold butter:

Whole Foods in Arlington, Virginia: $3.59

Whole Foods in Madison, Wisconsin: $3.99 (!)

Safeway (supermarket) in Arlington, Virginia: $2.99

Magic Mill, small health grocery in Madison, Wisconsin: $2.75

Most big supermarkets don't carry it. I have no idea why it's so

expensive at the WF here because food is cheaper here than in DC. Let

me know how much you see it for.

I've been eating Organic Valley cultured butter for months because

it's been on sale at my coop. I'm not happy with the taste and am

going to buy Kerrygold next time. I've tried a couple of cultured

butters and have not been pleased. But since a culture is involved,

there's potential for a lot of variation in taste, so I haven't given

up yet. Just gotta find the right bacteria for me.

I can't wait to tour Ireland...hopefully in the next few years!

Tom

> Tom, thank you!

> The kerrygold butter mention really caught my attention because

> our honeymoon was in Ireland! I will never forget our time there, it

> was a wonderful place. Being born and raised in Wisconsin among

> rolling green hills and black and white cows, I felt right at home in

> Ireland with its famed 100 shades of green and COWS! I had no clue

> about raw dairy, but I do remember that the oatmeal I'd have some

> mornings would be tangy. Now that I know so much more, I'll warrant

> that oatmeal was soaked with whey or yogurt overnight! Needless to

> say, their butter and cream was fantastic (cannot say for sure if

> they were pasteurized and how people there view the pasteurization

> controversy).

> That long ramble aside, does Whole Foods carry Kerry Gold butter?

> I don't think it's too pricey, because the butter I get from my

> direct farm source goes for $5 a pound- the equivalent of 4 sticks.

> Janet Brunner charges the same for her butter, though hers is

> cultured and really yummy!

> One last plug for Ireland: if anyone ever has a chance to go, GO!

> It made me think a lot of what America used to be like, before the

> advance of conglomerates and corporations. The north part of

> Ireland, Donegal, is BEST- that was the only time in my life air

> SMELLED- clean fresh. Usually air is " bland " or " smelly " but this

> type of air just knocked me over the head! ;-)

> I made butter one time and it was ridiculously easy. I would do

> it in the spring-fall time though, that would be truly WAP style!

> Irish-loving German Sara

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