Winter Butter

I tried to make some Winter Butter with some fresh snow and rock salt. Guy was incredulous, but I told him what Eleanor Roosevelt said, "do one thing every day that scares you," and he jumped on the winter butter train, so to speak.

Of course, it was awful. It didn't really "butter up", and the snow just became water as the food processor heated up, making the whole mess a bit soupy. I wondered out loud what kind of combination would make a nice winter butter. Guy suggested winter squash and beets, which I still consider fall vegetables, more Thanksgiving than Christmas if you ask me. But thinking about Christmas got me thinking about chestnuts and candy canes, both of which seemed like reasonable veins to tap. I wrote the ideas down on post-its, and got excited for the future. There will be a delicious Winter Butter this year. It's important.