Featured Sterling Olive Pick

Okay see before I watched that video I thought the pick was for spearing individually molded butter. So... That's right, then? I would probably still shave my butter with it tbh. It does look fun.

What does not look fun is making butter balls. Wow that seems like a lot of work.

 

Well, no, not by most people but Davey's person decided that's what he would use this for.

 

They are intended to spear individual servings of butter - I'm fairly easily amused, though for me, the butter-shaving didn't really look fun or useful, but different strokes...

The images below are from Osterberg's 'Sterling Silver Flatware' (1994) and show the variety of form, the one I grew up with and still have is like the 3rd in the 2nd pic, but a different Towle pattern - truthfully, I don't find it particularly useful, but if I happened on another one that really spoke to me, would probably buy it.

It does sound like a pain, but when Mom went to the trouble (usually just pats and a butter knife), she softened it enough to use a melon-baller, rolled them in her very clean hands and popped 'em in the freezer or fridge. Years ago, the typical ask for me to bring to a potluck was either my best-ever 3-bean salad, or fresh rolls and a variety of flavored butters - would roll each one into a large ball and sprinkle something appropriate on top, but I wore gloves, mostly because I hate stuff on my hands. Not too long ago, saw that my local Publix was stocking ready-made butter balls, or maybe I'd just never noticed.









~Cheryl

 

I agree ! Very Arts and Craft . I wonder if it was made for something else and just happened to fit the pick perfectly .

 

Awww, that's sweet! I've just spent too much time poking around old publications (and modern too), find all sorts of good stuff. Rainwater was a great researcher, and without benefit of online sources, but she was off quite a bit here, though it was the same Matthew F. Hamilton involved with both firms...

~Cheryl

 

Both the pick and the stand are lovely.