4 thoughts on “Why all the butter?”

• Florida Girl In Sydney says:

  August 2, 2008 at 9:27 pm

  I went to someone’s house for a playdate and she made ham, cheese and butter sandwiches– I just watched in complete shock.

• aus2007 says:

  August 6, 2008 at 1:43 pm

  Have you discovered Fairy Bread yet? We went to a luncheon at someone’s house, and they passed out a platter of Fairy Bread to the kids. It is white bread (no crusts), spread with butter (naturally), and then a layer of sprinkles (or “hundreds and thousands,” as they say here). My kids thought it was the best thing since, well, sliced bread. Apparently, it’s a childhood staple as far as treats go. Who knew?

• Tors says:

  August 6, 2008 at 11:00 pm

  Personally, I think it’s to do with the type of bread here. I’ve noticed that it’s not quite as “squishy” as the stuff I remember in the States… the crusts are crustier and the innards are thicker. I remember my grandparents buttering all the bread, too, because apparently bread “back in the day” was the same way. Anyway, butter seems to be an improvement.

• Y says:

  August 7, 2008 at 12:22 pm

  Yea I’ve seen Fairy Bread! For my son’s birthday, my MIL was insistent on making Fairy Bread although I didn’t see the need since we didn’t have many kids and my son isn’t fond of sweets. Apparently it’s such a staple to children’s birthday parties.

  Tors, oh man and I thought I was the only one who noticed a difference. MJ said I was just picking on everything Australian but see there is a difference between Aussie and American breads! Plus there are different types of sliced bread here as well such as sliced bread for toast or sliced bread for sandwich! Weird!