Friday, 22 August 2025

How Life-Size Cows Made of Butter Became an Iconic Symbol of the Midwest

quote [ The Iowa State Fair has featured a bovine butter sculpture for more than 100 years. Now, the tradition is part of the new “State Fairs” exhibition at the Renwick Gallery ]

Clarified butter from the holy cow
[SFW] [art] [+5 WTF]
[by ScoobySnacks@11:14amGMT]

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mechanical contrivance said @ 4:23pm GMT on 22nd Aug [Score:1 Insightful]
What a waste of butter.
gendo666 said[1] @ 2:38am GMT on 24th Aug
When I was a kid I went with my parents to the Royal (Agricultural) Winter Fair in Toronto.
They had butter-carved astronauts to commemorate the moon landing.
It was still amazing.
I haven't gone in about 10 years but really should this year.
Edit:
I actually just emailed them to see if they have a yearly photographic archive.
And it seems that Butter Astronauts are more common than I thought.


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