Butter is a dietary and cooking staple in most households. It is also one of the more difficult to find MRE items as it is not typically included in military issued MRE's (although some will include apple butter and peanut butter which are not really the same thing as good ol' regular butter). Butter is one of the first things to go bad when the electricity goes out and there is no refrigeration so it is essential to include a canned shelf stable butter supply to your emergency food pantry along with your MREs. Canned butter is also perfect for camping or other warm weather situations that would not allow you bring along perishables.
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