After reading this, I immediately went to my fridge to see what I have. Found 5 (!) pounds of butter. All of it bearing the Grade AA shield and unsalted - we went to that when my husband was put on a salt-restricted diet, and I find that I like the flavor, although it doesn't QUITE taste like the unsalted we used to get in Europe. Still don't know why the difference? Theirs was very unique and so good! Anyway, I found that I did have a pound of Organic Valley Cultured, so I grabbed a Sharpie and wrote "Not for cooking - eat only!" all over the outside so I wouldn't make a mistake. I'm on my way to the grocery store now to try to find some nice fresh bread, and will have the cultured butter on it for a taste-test to educate my palate some more! Thanks for this very informative article today.

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