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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 10301654, member: 111&quot;]They are intended to spear individual servings of butter - I&#039;m fairly easily amused, though for me, the butter-shaving didn&#039;t really look fun or useful, but different strokes...</p><p><br /></p><p>The images below are from Osterberg&#039;s &#039;Sterling Silver Flatware&#039; (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&#039;t find it particularly useful, but if I happened on another one that really spoke to me, would probably buy it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It does sound like a pain, but when Mom went to the trouble (usually just&nbsp; pats and a butter knife), she softened it enough to use a melon-baller, rolled them in her very clean hands and popped &#039;em in the freezer or fridge.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; Not too long ago, saw that my local Publix was stocking ready-made butter balls, or maybe I&#039;d just never noticed.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]517133[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]517134[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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