On 6/15/2012 9:12 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> On 6/13/2012 7:19 AM, somebody wrote:
>
>> My mom would also leave butter out. Then it wasn't hard. But I think
>> that was a health code violation. The only time she kept butter in
>> the fridge was when it got really hot in the summer and the butter
>> would become a pool like the Wicked Witch of the West.
>
> I have a covered butter dish and always leave it out. It doesn't get hot
> enough in my house to become a pool, though sometimes a little softer
> than I'd like.

In hot weather, I use a butter dish with a water reservoir - it keeps it
fresh and spreadable.