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Mark Shaw
 
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Default Peeve: unsalted butter

OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
> In article >,
> Mark Shaw > wrote:


> > Do they actually *say* salted/unsalted on the wrapper? Or
> > do I have to remember which is red and which is blue or
> > whatever?


> Hmmmmm... Did not want to accidently fib to you, so I just ran out to
> the Hobart and checked. I have one box each of salted and unsalted but
> they are the "great value" Wal-mart brand. I vary where I buy butter
> depending on prices.


> The salted just says "butter" on the wax paper labels, but the unsalted
> SAYS "unsalted butter" so it's clearly labelled.


> And they are still different colors.


But that's the Wal-Mart brand, right? It's not likely that
I'll be buying that.

I think, as someone else suggested, I'll just start keeping
the sticks in labelled Ziploc bags.

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