Toast with butter AND honey?! Ew.

[Mangomumma]

Ongoing (lighthearted) argument with DH - he has butter (margarine) and honey on his toast. I think this is weird! Tbh I'm not bothered about butter/spread & can happily not have it on toast / sandwiches. Obviously I'll have it on toast if it's plain but he has butter with everything! Toast with honey, marmite etc has to have butter too. Sandwiches have to have butter regardless of filling. I would never dream of putting it with philly cheese! Am I they only one who thinks butter shouldn't automatically go on toast / sandwiches?!

Butter (or spread, but NOT margerine, yuck)...

Is required on toast and bread if you want to put a sweet, syrup based topping/filling on there.

This is because the osmotic action of the sugar syrup draws moisture out of the unprotected bread, causing it to dry out, and changing the texture to a rather unpleasant crispy dry sorta thing. Yuck.

Butter/spread is required with other fillings to prevent the bread going soggy, for example, cheese and tomato sandwich without butter will result in a soggy mess where the unprotected bread absorbs the tomato juices.

Acceptable non-use of butter./spread is...

Using a thick layer of cream cheese, peanut butter, or nutella.

So yeah, he's right, and you are extremely weird, aberrant and WRONG and VVVVVU.. (but in reality, you do you and all that :D )

*Butter is an absolutely critical ingredient on toast no matter what else is going on it! Disgusting without it.

I don't have it on sandwiches though, yuck.*

Completely agree with this.

I can't stand butter mixed with other things! Butter and honey tastes weird to me. Apparently we are the only two. I don't like butter mixed with jam either.

He is BVU having margarine 🤢 but he is right, butter under anything on toast is the way. Except under marmite, that shits wrong!

To the people who say "Have proper butter, just have less of it" - don't you find that if you have butter (as opposed to "imitation butter" spreads) it's all but impossible to have less of it, firstly because anything but spreadable butter won't spread thinly, and secondly because it's impossible to resist the temptation? Butter is something I hardly dare have in the house because I can't resist having far too much of it, the way some people are with chocolate or ice cream. I mean, moderation would be great, it just isn't possible.

@OleanderOllivander

To the people who say "Have proper butter, just have less of it" - don't you find that if you have butter (as opposed to "imitation butter" spreads) it's all but impossible to have less of it, firstly because anything but spreadable butter won't spread thinly, and secondly because it's impossible to resist the temptation? Butter is something I hardly dare have in the house because I can't resist having far too much of it, the way some people are with chocolate or ice cream. I mean, moderation would be great, it just isn't possible.

Butter dish on the countertop. Guaranteed spreadable then. Or absolutely fridge cold, as you can cut it into thin slices and have less that way.

Salty butter, sweet honey absolute heavenly

Or absolutely fridge cold, as you can cut it into thin slices and have less that way.

Mm - tried that one before. Only works if you limit the number of slices!

Cut a fridge slice of butter, put it on a dish and microwave for a few seconds, it’s the perfect spreadable consistency then

@Bluesheep8

*Butter is an absolutely critical ingredient on toast no matter what else is going on it! Disgusting without it.

I don't have it on sandwiches though, yuck.*

Completely agree with this.

100% this.

But also, toast, butter, honey and a sprinkle of cinnamon is actual food of the gods.

Thanks, those are sensible suggestions to get over the practical problem. I think my issue with butter is more one of willpower! (I'm not actually overweight but it would be my downfall if I bought it more often.) It's like this: there's no point having it at all if you can't really taste it, but if you can really taste it you've used far too much. No happy medium! Since I can't manage little and often, I'll have to stick to lots but rarely.

A proper decent lightly salted butter would be beaut with honey I think.

Butter on toast and sandwiches regardless of filling

Butter belongs on toast alongside honey/ marmite. Marg is vile though.

Margarine is a foul substance that should not be a food item.

Butter - preferably organic butter from grass-fed cows - is fantastic. I can't imagine toast without it, whether the other topping is honey or marmite, egg, cheese, marmalade, jam, lemon curd, baked beans, tinned tomatoes... or anything I've forgotten.

I always have butter and honey on toast! Baby DS just has honey, but that’s just because I try and limit his salt intake! (He’s over 12 months, before you all @ me)

Butter yes, margarine absolutely not.

Butter.
Marmite.
Philly.
Lettuce or cucumber.
Want some right now!
You couldn't put marmite straight on the bread, it wouldn't spread.