When I was younger, my grandmother made much larger and much more impressive butter lambs.
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4 comments:
indeed. it is very impressive.
my gram used to get big pound blocks of butter, let it soften, and then mold it into the shape of a sacrificial lamb. the penant is a key feature.
the butter lamb is a traditional polish easter custom. you're supposed to put it in a basket and take it with the rest of your easter foods to have it blessed at church. there is also a traditional easter cake that is in the shape of a lamb!
Given that i was raised roman catholic and that i'm polish, i've been oddly touched by the pope's passing--haven't felt this way since i was a young altar boy. the amount of press coverage is really surprising.
so, do you put the soft butter into a mold, or do you just manhandle it until it looks sort of like a lamb? did you bring yours to church to have it blessed?
I'm sure the homemade ones are done by hand. The one in the pic was obviously mass-produced. The Veg is not a church-goer.
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