Posted on 12/16/2009 5:43:33 PM PST by NormsRevenge
WELLINGTON (AFP) Two blocks of butter have been found intact after nearly a century in an Antarctic hut used by British explorer Robert Falcon Scott on his doomed 1910-12 expedition, a report said.
Television New Zealand reported that conservators found the two blocks of New Zealand butter in bags in stables attached to the expedition Hut at Cape Evans in Antarctica.
The extreme cold of the polar region has preserved the hut and expedition equipment inside, but recent signs of deterioration had prompted the Antarctic Heritage Trust to launch a preservation project.
The trust's Lizzie Meek said the butter was a "treasure find".
"It's quite amazing how strong the smell is after nearly 100 years," Meek said at the hut. "I'm not sure I'd want it on my toast."
Scott used the Cape Evans hut as a base for his expedition to the South Pole, which he and four others reached on 17 January, 1912. ..
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I can only imagine the CO2 footprint required to create and transport the butter to that location. I am also surprised that they found it...didn’t Al Goracle says the ice caps completely melted or something. I could have sworn I saw the butter sticking out of the mouth of the stranded polar bear in his nobel award winning mockumentary!
I think I am becoming a wee bit cynical in my old age...
Nice thread - amazing photos. Sounds like folks from both DU (the idiots) and FreeRepublic are making comments on that site. (Pretty funny!)
What a hoot to come across this tonight! A couple hours ago my son set out to make hommade butter as a gift for his teachers. He’ll be glad to know his can be the gift that keeps on giving...and giving...
If he wants to give a lasting gift have him bake a fruit cake! ;-)
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"It's quite amazing how strong the smell is after nearly 100 years," Meek said at the hut. "I'm not sure I'd want it on my toast."It prolly tastes like Chicken.
And they didn’t realize how that name sounds when pronounced quickly?
*bleah*
My husband was served a croissant and "cheese" on an Air France flight one time (he calls it Air Chance). He mentioned to the stewardess that the "cheese" was very good. She corrected him and said, "That was BUTTER, monsieur."
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