Show first citizen worried over supply of butter that butter was used generously in the george washington household back in 1700 1750 la Is disclosed in diary procuring enough butter was a problem for washington despite the fact that several hundred cattle roamed his pastures during the winter of 1700 1760 he was short of this necessary article for cooking and table use on january 7 of this year he be arlies writes accompanied mrs bassett to alexandria ex and engaged a keg of butter of mr being quite out of that article and the next day he says got a little butter from mr dalton on sunday january 20 he not only received mo more rebutter butter but other supplies listen to this my wagon after leaving two hog hogsheads 13 heads of tobacco nt at alexandria arrived arrive d here with three sides of sole leather end and four of upper leather two kegs bees of butter one of which tor for colonel fairfax and 15 bushels of salt hoards dairyman |