Antique butter molds

Remember the antique strawberry butter mold I found this winter? Well, I recently bought him some friends... I think I might now offic...

Learn about herbal butter and how to use butter molds to make a beautiful presentation for you next dinner party.

Restoring the Mold

Because everything old becomes new again, fancy molded butter is making a comeback at restaurants and at dinner tables as a way to impress guests.

A delightfully rustic old French hand-carved antique dairy butter mould with separate press to impress the design into the pat.This oblong shaped mould would have been used in the dairy for forming the butter pats ready for the table once the butter was churned from milk, and the decoration would h

Many visitors coming to the site are fascinated by the process of making butter. Most have never seen it done or given it much thought before seeing our docents demonstrate the process. Another aspect of making butter that intrigues visitors is using butter molds. Here is a simple lesson on how to mold butter with a wooden mold. Here are two wooden butter molds we have in our 1820 kitchen. The large round mold has a decorative strawberry pattern carved into the top of the mold plunger. The…

Molding butter in an antique wood butter mold is fun! Homemade butter in a vintage butter mold makes a beautiful presentation and conversation piece at Easter dinner, Thanksgiving, or your next dinner party. Also learn tips on how to restore a wooden butter mold.

One of the benefits of setting up at an antique show is that you get to shop your neighbors early. I bought 17 antique butter stamps from another vendor. They had been severed from their domes and handles to serve as handle or pulls on cabinets. Now these artistic little discs are ready for their next life. The artistry of the carving is eye candy. This one is my favorite border. All going on ebay. This is my favorite, and will get sold by itself. Have you just seen 16? I am keeping an acorn…

This is the “strictly for fun” segment of this 4 part series on making butter. In the first article, we learned to make butter. In the second, we learned to flavor it and in the 4th, …

Many visitors coming to the site are fascinated by the process of making butter. Most have never seen it done or given it much thought before seeing our docents demonstrate the process. Another aspect of making butter that intrigues visitors is using butter molds. Here is a simple lesson on how to mold butter with a wooden mold. Here are two wooden butter molds we have in our 1820 kitchen. The large round mold has a decorative strawberry pattern carved into the top of the mold plunger. The…