mikbone Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 (edited) The above is a screen capture from family chat last night. The image above is from a video my daughter took of her friend (17F) buttering an English muffin. You can overhear my daughter chuckling and stating “My dad would kill you.” Edited September 16 by mikbone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carborendum Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 18 minutes ago, mikbone said: The above is a screen capture from family chat last night. I'm hoping you edited the names of the chat participants for privacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 I'm missing it. I see butter, and muffins, and hands. I don't get what they're doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carborendum Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 3 minutes ago, NeuroTypical said: I'm missing it. I see butter, and muffins, and hands. I don't get what they're doing. It would appear that she took the cube of butter and rubbed it directly onto the muffin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikbone Posted September 16 Author Report Share Posted September 16 IMG_8984.mov NeuroTypical 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikbone Posted September 16 Author Report Share Posted September 16 14 minutes ago, Carborendum said: I'm hoping you edited the names of the chat participants for privacy. probably Carborendum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil2 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 What? The butter is obviously hard and not in a butter dish. The notion that you can easily scrape spreadable butter off a cold, hard stick of butter that's just resting on its own wrapping is absurd. Of course, one could have put it in a butter dish that has enough of a lip to let you scrape some off. Or you could have put it in a dish and then in the microwave at a low power setting to soften it. But barring those things, I'm not sure what the issue is... JohnsonJones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 (edited) 56 minutes ago, mikbone said: IMG_8984.mov 16.5 MB · 0 downloads I get it now! I think the butter-owner might be the person needing the correction... Edited September 16 by NeuroTypical zil2 and mikbone 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carborendum Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 48 minutes ago, mikbone said: probably Too late, though. I already know where you live and have a photo to identify you by. BWUHUHAHAHA!! NeuroTypical 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordorbund Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 1 hour ago, Carborendum said: It would appear that she took the cube of butter and rubbed it directly onto the muffin. What was she supposed to do — rub the muffin directly on the butter? They’re not Cornish Muffins you know. Carborendum and zil2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carborendum Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 1 hour ago, mordorbund said: What was she supposed to do — rub the muffin directly on the butter? They’re not Cornish Muffins you know. I'm afraid I guessed wrong based on people's comments. But I can't see the video that MB provided. What really happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil2 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 24 minutes ago, Carborendum said: What really happened? She just hacked up the cold, hard butter with a knife. If you've ever tried to use a stick of butter right out of the fridge, but without putting it in a butter dish, that's what happened. (Why she didn't just ask for a butter dish is beyond me.) JohnsonJones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil2 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 25 minutes ago, Carborendum said: I'm afraid I guessed wrong based on people's comments. But I can't see the video that MB provided. What really happened? Better answer - watch the video @NeuroTypical posted - that's basically it. NeuroTypical 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carborendum Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 1 minute ago, zil2 said: She just hacked up the cold, hard butter with a knife. If you've ever tried to use a stick of butter right out of the fridge, but without putting it in a butter dish, that's what happened. (Why she didn't just ask for a butter dish is beyond me.) So, the crumpets weren't hot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carborendum Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 2 minutes ago, zil2 said: Better answer - watch the video @NeuroTypical posted - that's basically it. I can't watch videos here. I'll have to wait until I get home. zil2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil2 Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 2 minutes ago, Carborendum said: So, the crumpets weren't hot? English muffins, by the look of it. And that's not relevant. She used a knife to chop pieces off the stick. We don't see the chopping, just one chunk falling from the knife, and she picked it up with her fingers and dropped it on the muffin. Carborendum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carborendum Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 7 minutes ago, zil2 said: English muffins, by the look of it. And that's not relevant. She used a knife to chop pieces off the stick. We don't see the chopping, just one chunk falling from the knife, and she picked it up with her fingers and dropped it on the muffin. Crumpets/English Muffins (close enough for me). I was thinking that even if it is cold, the muffins should have been hot enough to melt some of the butter. I guess not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikbone Posted September 16 Author Report Share Posted September 16 (edited) Well, the young lady took a fresh stick of butter and instead of unwrapping it and placing it on a butter dish (which was available). She partially unwrapped it letting some of the butter lie directly upon the soapstone countertop. Then instead of using the knife as intended to remove a square pad and then spread that pad on the English muffin, acting like a serial killer, she used the knife as a scoop and repeatedly scooped wedges off of one end of the stick of butter deforming it and then spreading the butter on the muffin. When you deform the stick of butter as shown above, you get debris all over the stick and expose a greater surface area of the butter to the environment leading to oxidation and spoilage. There was no consideration for anyone else that might have wanted to use the butter in the future. And she likely did not clean the butter off the soapstone. I'm sure my daughter did though. I was very pleased that my daughter knew I would be irritated. And you can see that my family members were equally horrified. Edited September 16 by mikbone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordorbund Posted September 17 Report Share Posted September 17 Did you ask her how she stores her ketchup? zil2 and NeuroTypical 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil2 Posted September 17 Report Share Posted September 17 11 minutes ago, mordorbund said: Did you ask her how she stores her ketchup? She could be one of those heathens who doesn't keep it in the fridge!! Carborendum and mordorbund 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carborendum Posted September 17 Report Share Posted September 17 33 minutes ago, mordorbund said: Did you ask her how she stores her ketchup? This reminded me of a certain young lady who puts ketchup on virtually everything, including her salad. Yes, lettuce salad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zil2 Posted September 17 Report Share Posted September 17 10 minutes ago, Carborendum said: This reminded me of a certain young lady who puts ketchup on virtually everything, including her salad. Yes, lettuce salad. (We're missing a "barf" emoji.) French, Catalina, Russian... There are tomato-based dressings... Carborendum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted September 17 Report Share Posted September 17 Did you have grapes too? zil2, mikbone and mordorbund 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carborendum Posted September 17 Report Share Posted September 17 14 minutes ago, zil2 said: (We're missing a "barf" emoji.) French, Catalina, Russian... There are tomato-based dressings... I'm glad I didn't tell you about a certain frozen dessert... zil2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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