Wooden butter molds have been used for centuries to form butter into practical and decorative shapes. Traditional molds generally held eight ounces, one pound or two pounds of butter. You can make your own wooden butter mold in about an hour with a few simple materials.
Instructions
1. Place two planks in vertical position parallel to each other on a flat surface. Place another plank on top of these planks horizontally and adjust to form an inverted trough. Nail horizontal plank to vertical planks.
2. Turn trough right side up. Nail another plank to top of trough to form a box. Measure sides of box and cut square pieces to fit from remaining plank. Sand the pieces to smooth the edges.
3. Carve out a simple design on one side of each square piece of wood. Attach each piece of wood to the box using hinges, placing carved sides of the pieces so they are facing inside the box. Attach hooks and rings to keep sides closed.
4. Fill mold with butter and refrigerate several hours.
5. Unmold butter by opening side doors and carefully sliding butter out onto a plate. Butter will have designs in relief on each side.
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