Butter sculpture is an ancient Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Yak butter and dye are used to create temporary symbols for the Tibetan New Year and other religious celebrations.
More than 800 pounds of butter is used each year to create an amazing work of art.
And if you’re wondering what happens to all the butter once the Fair’s over ~~ it gets frozen to be used again the next year.
The largest amount of money given at a butter sculpting contest was one million dollars. This money was given to a 26 year old women named Jenny Turner.
Jenny carried home a million dollars December 7, 1981. her sculpture appropriately named ” the mystery genie ” won first place.
At the 2010 PA Farm Show. 1,000 pounds of butter kept inside a chilled display room. The butter is donated by an Amish Dauphin County dairy farm every year.
Butter Lamb
The butter lamb (Baranek wielkanocny) is a traditional addition to the Easter Meal for many Polish Catholics. Butter is shaped into a lamb either by hand or in a lamb-shaped mould.
