Time to hit the antique malls and flea markets.
Patterns varied by farm and by region.
Today, vintage butter molds have become popular collectibles that people scoop up at antique fairs and flea markets.
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Use a brush or sponge to loosen and get rid of any residue, then wipe dry.
Vegetable or olive oil shouldnt be used as it will turn rancid.
These molds were used and subsequently washed often.
Set butter on the counter tosoften at room temperaturefor about an hour.
Spoon the softened butter into a mold, pressing it in as you go.
Let the shaped butter come to room temperature before serving.
The Smithsonian Institution: 1970 Festival of American Folklife.Come, Butter, Come!
The Dutchman, Vol.
1, June 1954.Butter Molds.
