not technically helpful...

[cellio]

I was trying to find out if Butterball turkeys actually contain butter, so I went to their web site. I could find nothing about ingredients/additives on the site, but I found this in the "about us" section: "In fact, the Butterball name was chosen to characterize a new, special breed of broad-breasted white feather turkeys, not because the turkeys contain butter, as many mistakenly believe."

Just a few more words could have removed the ambiguity. So it's a mistake to believe that the turkeys contain butter, or (what this technically says) that it's a mistake to believe that their name has anything to do with the possible presence of butter? Having failed to disambiguate with the resources they provide, I sent them email.

Odd detail: while they have a domain name (the obvious one, in fact), customer support has an AOL address.

Update: Reply received; no butter. (See comments.)

Comments

Re: response from Butterball

[profane-stencil.livejournal.com]

You got a response! Even more amazing, you got a response that actually answered the question! Thanks for sharing it.

Of course butter would have to mentioned as an allergen. I should have thought of that. A common occurrence in internet communication- getting caught up in the superficial question (Why is it called "butterball"?) and losing sight of the important element ("Is Cellio going to have a problem with her parents' turkey"?). A great example here (http://www.livejournal.com/users/experimentego/180374.html), if anyone has the time to read it.