Photo of another bog butter deposit. On the left is a cylindrical lump of whitish bog butter, and on the right is the wooden crock it was found in.

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   Sarah Taber (sarahtaber@mastodon.online)'s status on Monday, 18-Mar-2024 14:37:20 JST Sarah Taber

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   7/ But there's a problem: dairy is perishable. Hard aged cheeses have a longer shelf life. But those take dry conditions (part of why they're popular in the Mediterranean).

   What's a dairy farmer in cold, rainy Ireland to do?

   Bog butter, apparently!

   https://www.ucd.ie/newsandopinion/news/2019/march/14/irishbogbutterproventobe3500yearspastitsbestbeforedate/