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Entertain in Style with Vintage Butter Molds
One of the greatest products introduced to America is butter. Butter can be
added to many baked goods, such as a fluffy cake or to pan fried treats like
sauteed vegetables. Just as versatile as the use of butter are the butter
molds.
Milk maids churned heavy cream and salt all day long with a butter churner.
Settlers quickly learned that by adding salt to the butter, it extended the
shelf life of the butter. This also explains the addition of salt to butter
today.
Some methods of keeping butter fresh was by placing them into butter molds.
These molds would hold certain amounts of butter, usually in a stoneware
dish with a lid. Not only was this a way of keeping the butter fresher,
longer, but it was also a way to serve butter easily at mealtime. Over time,
various butter molds have developed. In the fifties and sixties, butter
molds took on an entirely new shape. There were many molds that were
developed, including a lamb and tulip. These molds were most often used for
"pats" or small amounts of butter on such items as bread, crackers and meat
These new butter molds truly took off in many households as a new twist of
mealtime decorating for entertainment.
From colonial times to today, Butter molds have made a great presence in
many homes. Its practicality and ease of use is what makes it so appealing
to many individuals. Older butter molds are one of the most frequently
sought after items in a vintage collector's collection. Replicas of original
butter molds can be found in most department and chain stores today. The
replicas vary in price, depending on what the butter molds are created from.
Whether it be stone wear, glass ceramic or decorative molds, vintage
butter molds are sure to be a home entertainer's dream.
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