You take it out of the fridge for just a couple minutes and it’s soft enough to spread easily.
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Back in the day (’40s and ‘50s) I knew people in the country who left their butter in covered butter dishes on the kitchen table. Didn’t spoil either as I recall.
“I knew people in the country who left their butter in covered butter dishes on the kitchen table.”
We leave our butter out, covered, on the counter. Haven’t died yet.