[Layla Stryker]

Is anyone else stocking up on the butter at 1.99 a pound?
We go through a pound a week here, just from regular use and everyone thinks I'm bananas! I bought 30 lbs yesterday and 20 last month too!

[Terri Shop]

If I remember correctly...butter should be at it's lowest ( $1.99 ) through January.
And, yes...I am stocking up.
$1.99 is a lot better than $3.29 in the summer months.

[SPOILEDTCANGEL]

So I'm not crazy haha yes I do its a great price and I use alot in baking for holidays and cooking so $1.99 is a godsend around here the brand I usually buy is $4.29.

My Fridge looks like I just churned the whole cow

[Terri Shop]

Yeah...
It seems you can only find qs for Land-o-Lakes butter...and then, for about 50-cents.

Well...L-o-L butter is priced at 4.69 a pound most of the year.
My grocery will double a 50-cent coupon. So that makes it 3.69 on a good day.
Even the cheapest pound of butter at the Kroger is still upwards of 2.69 on a really REALLY good day.

Aldi's, on the other hand, will prolly keep butter at about $1.99 through the cold weather months. Then, it will start to go up. During the height of summer...expect it to go up to about 3.29 a pound...which, for me, is still the best deal in town all year-round.

[luvcatsbaskets]

I am trying to get some, bought a couple a few weeks ago, sent dh to aldis a few day ago, on my list I put 4 Butters, he came home with 4 imperial margerine, ugh, will have to go back, I like using butter for my holiday cooking and baking. I so luv the 1.99 price.

[Terri Shop]

For baking, you prolly can use maragine instead of butter. The end product may not be as "rich" tasting...but, most tastebuds can't tell the difference in the short-run unless you have both side-by-side. And, in recipes that have other "fats" in the ingredients ( like nuts, and nut-butters ), it's prolly even less noticable.

For stove-top recipes...
Well, I can smell the difference before I even taste it. And, margarine - due the water content - will not brown as well ( or as quickly ) as butter. Try it with french toast. ( ICK! Soggy french toast is the worst! )

My brother has a grudge against butter; "It's too hard to spread when it come straight out of the frig. wah, wah, wah"

"Well, dear dufus brother, don't put it in the frig!"

"OMG! Are you kidding me? Without refrigeration, it will go rancid!"

"You're kidding me, right? A stick of butter can set on the counter for days before you need to worry. It's a FAT. And besides! When has a stick of butter OR margarine lasted more than two days in this household?"

[Foxykelly]

I LOVE butter- just call me Julia Child. I bought as much as my fridge could hold when it was 1.69/pound at Aldi. Even though I love butter, my TV boyfriend Alton Brown (Good Eats) claims that butter flavored shortening tastes more buttery in baked goods, but you have to adjust the moisture in the recipe to account for the fact butter has water and shortening does not.
I'm going to stock up on butter again once I am through making brioche this weekend. Yummmm brioche.

[Layla Stryker]

Originally Posted by Foxykelly

I LOVE butter- just call me Julia Child. I bought as much as my fridge could hold when it was 1.69/pound at Aldi. Even though I love butter, my TV boyfriend Alton Brown (Good Eats) claims that butter flavored shortening tastes more buttery in baked goods, but you have to adjust the moisture in the recipe to account for the fact butter has water and shortening does not.
I'm going to stock up on butter again once I am through making brioche this weekend. Yummmm brioche.

I LOOOOOVE alton brown!

[Daani]

I am also a butter hoarder.LOL 32 pounds so far.

[tfey67]

Originally Posted by Layla Stryker

I LOOOOOVE alton brown!

I wish I could afford cable to watch food network again!

[Layla Stryker]

Originally Posted by tfey67

I wish I could afford cable to watch food network again!

I havent had cable for like 2 1/2 years now.

You can watch him online.

Swagbucks also has 5 minute snips of him on SwagTv

[Foxykelly]

Hey, hands off my TV boyfriend ladies!
I watch AB on You Tube. I think they have up to season 14 on there.
I get my fill of food network at the gym when I am working out.

[bookwormpeg]

Wish we had an Aldia's here in Houston....but I heard they may be coming to Katy soon!!

[tratra]

Fun thread! All this talk reminds me of the Paula Dean parody where they made butter on a stick.


Paula Deen's Butter Popsicle

We stocked up too, but only about 10 boxes. I'll probably get a few more before Christmas for baking.

[Layla Stryker]

LOL @ butter popsicle!

My daughter the weirdo will eat a stick of butter like a candy bar. In fact she prefers it.
My grandfather and my mother both like butter like that and I had no idea.

(I was adopted just met my bio family in june)

I think its gross LOL. I'm ok with butter spread (I like brummel & brown) but i noticed real butter is far better for cooking!

YUM!

[coupondink]

No way! Not me!
I have 4 sticks of butter in the freezer- got a package for .50 once. And I have 30 tubs of Margarine in the freezer that I got for nuthin. Best Life and LOL are frequently $1 on sale at Shoprite, and there is always a Q out for .50 (which doubles to $1).

I have enough for a year.

I rarely use the stuff, so it lasts a while. I bake only occasionally (try not to keep any fattening stuff around the house, you know?) and use olive oil or veg oil to cook.

[Dianaj64]

As I'm reading this, I'm watching Saturday Night Live. During weekend update, they said that there is a butter shortage due to Paula Dean! That was quite the coincidence!

[metalmama1]

thanx!!

i got 40#s of LoL butter the week before thanxgiving for $1.50/# with a $1/1 q & i was thinking i should have gotten more then (cuz i had more q's still), but i didn't cuz i thought i better wait & see if i can get it cheaper around xmas.... cuz i dunno any better, i'm new at this .....

but we eat butter like lil piggies...

maybe i better hit aldis mon.....

thanx!!!!!!

BUTTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Brutuses]

I wish I could find butter for $1.99. For anyone wanting to use margarine instead of butter in baking, I found the Land of Lakes margarine has less water and more oil so the baked product is bigger. I made some of my crescent cookies, that are butter, flour, vanilla, nuts and water and they did great with the LOL margarine. Of course those cookies don't need to rise, but the taste and crunch were perfect. I just purchased some I Can't Believe it's not Butter sticks because of the $1.50 coupon and I plan on using it with the real unsalted for my other cookies and breads.

[Terri Shop]

Ok...if you haven't had a chance to stock up during the season, do so now.

Kroger - Great Lakes Region ( Not sure of other regions ) - Detroit Area
Sale Good from Mon/Dec 12 through Sun/Dec 18
Kroger (store brand )
Salted or Unsalted
16-oz ( 1 lb )
WITH CARD
$1.77


See Terri. See Terri run. Terri can run fast when there is butter involved. Run, Terri! Run!

[Brutuses]

Cheapest I can find are the no name brands for $2.50

[girl79]

I know this is an Aldi's thread but Jewel has LOL butter 2/$5.00 and there were $1.00/1 coupons in last weekend paper so I'll get 2 lbs butter at $1.50 each!! Just in time for my Christmas cookie baking this weekend. I need to find more Q's

[metalmama1]

Originally Posted by coupondink

No way! Not me!
I have 4 sticks of butter in the freezer- got a package for .50 once. And I have 30 tubs of Margarine in the freezer that I got for nuthin. Best Life and LOL are frequently $1 on sale at Shoprite, and there is always a Q out for .50 (which doubles to $1).

*drools* JEALOUS!!

Originally Posted by Terri Shop

$1.77

*drools* JEALOUS!!

Originally Posted by girl79

I know this is an Aldi's thread but Jewel has LOL butter 2/$5.00 and there were $1.00/1 coupons in last weekend paper so I'll get 2 lbs butter at $1.50 each!! Just in time for my Christmas cookie baking this weekend. I need to find more Q's

dooode, thanx!!! i'm gonna pick some up fri!!! that price is worth the drive WOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Terri Shop]

Originally Posted by metalmama1

*drools* JEALOUS!!

*drools* JEALOUS!!

dooode, thanx!!! i'm gonna pick some up fri!!! that price is worth the drive WOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well...
we know what to send you for your birthday.

[metalmama1]

Originally Posted by Terri Shop

Well...
we know what to send you for your birthday.

*drools*

i have a butter tower in the front quarter of my freezer; but i'm gonna hit jewel fri with the last of my $1/1 q's & get more, woooO!!!!!!

thanx!!!

(man i hope their sale runs sun-sat!!!!)