Where can I buy tinned butter?

[Mirelle]

If I am off for months on end a ship chandler will supply it in one pound tins (ever tried eating your way through a pound of Anchor in a hurry in the tropics?) but for small quantities it seems un-gettable. Anyone got a source?

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[Stingo]

Have you tried those small portions that come is a sealed plastic tub that you find in every airport restaurant?

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[Spicemariner]

Tinned butter is available everywhere in Canary Islands and in the Caribbean but so is butter, we did buy it in Canaries and it is useful to have in the store but I think it is only essential if you are planning a Pacific crossing.

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[Mirelle]

Now that is a clever idea....Thanks!

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[squidge]

Try costco ect for the individual portions that Stingo mentioned./forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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[Mirelle]

Thanks!

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[Stingo]

My Pleasure.

If you find that you cannot get through a small bottle of jam without it going mouldy you could also look at purchasing your condiments like jams, marmalades, honey, tomato sauce/ketchup, salad creams, mayonaisse etc etc in sachettes or the small tubs.

They're available from most catering suppliers at a reasonable price, but are even cheaper at the condiments basket in any Witherspoons Pub.


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[Twister_Ken]

Used to get smallish cans of the stuff in army ration packs. Maybe a surplus store?

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[Jacket]

Yes, a couple of yoear ago I bought a few boxes of tins from army surplus. It was supposed to feed 8 men for a day (They must have been hungry- each lasted me the best part of a month), and each contained about half a dozen half sized tins of butter. Don't know if you can get the tins individually, or if you have to buy the whole box.

PS. If you buy a whole box, can I have the fruit puddings? I became addicted!

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[Mirelle]

Hey, I like those ration boxes too! I didn't know you could get them at surplus stores - will now start hunting them out - tell me a source in Essex or Suffolk and I'll do you a deal on the fruit puddings!

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[Twister_Ken]

Lateral thinking

Or have a quiet word with the quartermaster sergeant at Colchester barracks!

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[Neraida]

Makro do little portions,like the ones you get in restaurants.

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[Goldie]

MOD Ration Packs

Unfortunately, the newer MOD "Rat Packs" have dispensed with tins in favour of vacuum packed sachets - saves weight, and knowing MOD, probably cost. No more tinned butter, tinned processed cheese ("cheese posessed"), Steak and kidney puds ("baby's heads") etc. The new version is much less palatable than the old, but still vastly superior to that used by our transatlantic colleagues, the M.R.E. ("Meals Ready to Eat", or universally, "Meals Rejected by Ethiopians"). Sorry, no offence intended. You may be able to buy the old Compo Rat Packs in a surplus store, but I don't recommend the new.

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[Mirelle]

\"Expletive deleted\"

I was just remembering the old tinned ones with something approaching affection. But a quick tour of Army Surplus sites on the Internet confirms what you say, alas, the last of the tins have gone. MRE I would prefer not to think about....

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[BrianJ]

Re: easy

Just buy thick butter then put it in the sun .. it will finish up thin he he he
BrianJ

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[claymore]

Just been up in the loft and dug out my late Father's kitbag. There's a few things in there that will probably be OK - no sell by dates on them so must assume built to last. Comp rats etc and a few tins that appear unlabeled - where should I send em?
There's his groundsheet cape too but it will probably go along way to makinga winter cover so I'll hang on to it

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[Tantalus]

Possible solution?

Yield: 4 Servings

Heat jelly jars in 250 degree oven for 20 minutes, without rings
or seals. While jars heat, melt butter slowly until it comes to a
boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Pour melted
butter carefully into heated jars, being careful not to get any
butter on rim of jar. Add lid and ring and close securely. They
will seal as they cool. Shake jars a few times during cooling to
prevent separation, although this step is optional. Put into
refrigerator or other cool place until butter hardens. After
hardening, butter will store for 3 years.

Courtesy of:http://www.recipecottage.com/preserving/canned-butter.html

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[BlueSkyNick]

Re: Possible solution?

Jelly jars in USA = Jam Jars in UK !

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[BlueSkyNick]

"Anyone got a source? "

I understand your requirement for butter but what flavour source are you after - tomato? brown? tartare??



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