My SIL is Polish, and I had read on several blogs last year that a Polish tradition is to have a butter lamb, so I resolved to try and make one this year. I also found out that in some areas you can just buy one at the store. Also, you can buy molds to make them, but I simply softened two sticks of butter and removed the parts that didn't look like a lamb. I did have a model of a lamb to work by, and that made it much easier. The eyes are peppercorns. After I finished it, I froze it for the journey to my in-laws and packed it in a cooler with a block of ice.
You can see more photos here.
We enjoyed the lamb as a centerpiece / decoration Saturday night, but Sunday we viewed it as butter. It was not what you might expect to receive from "Please pass the lamb." DH started by excising its tail, and we proceeded from there. Mmmm. It was tasty spread on homemade bread.
Knitting content tomorrow!
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6 comments:
Kim
That is so impressive that you MADE you lamby butter! I am put to shame. It is funny how it goes from lamb to spread so quickly!
Good for you. Hat's off to KIM
I would much rather have butter than lamb any day, especially on homemade bread.
Hope there was chocolate to offset the butter...
Judy G.
Awesome butter lamb! I had never heard of such a thing, but well done! Brave of your DH to start the "slaughter."
That's a great amount of leftovers!
Amazing butter lamb. That's too cool!
Beautiful Easter table! Our family always used to have butter lambs. A couple of years ago, I tried to make my own out of a cheap mold I bought - disaster city. Yours is perfection!
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