Originally Posted by maviskw (Post 6999718)

This needs to be answered. Out west they use butter in a different shape then we do in the mid-west. Ours in the mid-west are long thin sticks at 1/2 cup each. We call them "sticks". Each stick is wrapped in paper that has Tablespoon markings on it. Each line is one tablespoon. Easy to cut off what you need. I just cut through the paper.
Out west a quarter pound of butter is a shorter chunky stick, so is probably called a cube. Could someone please explain how the tablespoons are marked on these shorter sticks, and what their measurements are?

Originally Posted by mac (Post 7000688)

Whether it is a "stick" of butter or a "cube" of butter it all measures the same: 1/2 Cup. There are measuring lines on both types of packaging which will tell you where to cut for Tablespoons.

I never thought of regional differences in measurements for cooking.