Author Topic: Kellers Butter Sculpturers (Read 1727 times)

Viva Cristo Rey · « **on:** March 12, 2016, 01:05:00 PM »

Went grocery store to look for butter lamb. There was none. In its place there were butter bunnies. I went to main counter to manager. Manager called me back and said no lambs just bunnies from Kellers company. This is a disgrace.

Maximus33 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 12, 2016, 01:15:12 PM »

Quote from: Viva Cristo Rey

Went grocery store to look for butter lamb. There was none. In its place there were butter bunnies. I went to main counter to manager. Manager called me back and said no lambs just bunnies from Kellers company. This is a disgrace.

Not to sound sarcastic, but our whole society is a disgrace.

Miseremini · « **Reply #2 on:** March 12, 2016, 06:50:12 PM »

I remember my Babczie carving the Baranek Bozy (Lamb of God) from a pound of butter at Easter and we kids used a toothpick and paper to make the banner and coconut dyed green for the grass around it.

PG · « **Reply #3 on:** March 12, 2016, 09:59:47 PM »

Miseremini - you just reminded me of my grandmother(babci). God rest her soul. Thanks.

Matthew · « **Reply #4 on:** March 13, 2016, 12:18:47 AM »

What nation has this custom? Just curious.

JezusDeKoning · « **Reply #5 on:** March 13, 2016, 03:43:04 AM »

Seems Poland.

Miseremini · « **Reply #6 on:** March 13, 2016, 11:33:54 AM »

And Ukraine, Czec, Russia,

Student of Qi · « **Reply #7 on:** March 14, 2016, 11:31:49 AM »

Quote from: Matthew

What nation has this custom? Just curious.

I guess the Slavic peoples make it of butter, but the custom of southern Germans is to weave it using bread dough. When baked it makes a beautiful lamb. One mostly sees it in Bavaria. Bavaria is famous for the breads produced.

My grate-grate grandma was Bavarian.

Viva Cristo Rey · « **Reply #8 on:** March 18, 2016, 08:24:12 AM »

Yes, I observed traditional Catholic Mothers take butter lambs and put flags into them.
I have always used lamb butter because Lamb of God.

I have noticed still a lot of butter bunnies remain on the shelf.

What flag is used for butter lamb.

Miseremini · « **Reply #9 on:** March 18, 2016, 10:11:08 AM »

The banner is the same as you might see in pictures in old prayer books. White banner with a cross on it. For some reason, I don't remember why, we alwys made the cross red.

Noticed a few places including Ebay have molds to make the lamb. I guess you just use soft, room temperature butter in the mold and then put it in the frig. Easy for us who are not sculptors.

Miseremini · « **Reply #10 on:** March 18, 2016, 01:58:12 PM »

Just a thought.
Butter molds are expensive but the 2 piece (front and back) cake molds are around $10.
The two cakes when done are put together, standing up, with icing. When the lamb is covered in icing , coconut can be put on all over, except the face to look like wool.
Smarties for eyes and green dyed coconut for grass that it's laying on.
Would make a lovely centerpiece for Easter and a great conversation piece to teach the children.