For top-quality butter and cheese Lynne likes to order from:

The Vermont Butter and Cheese Company
Pittman Road
Box 95
Websterville, VT 05678
802-479-9371

Lynne likes the following sources for ricotta cheese:

Mozzarella and Company
2944 Elm Street
Dallas, TX 75226

Balducci's
New York City
800-572-7041

In addition to ricotta, this purveyor of a huge variety of gourmet foods, breads, meats and prepared dishes has a great mail order catalog.