Butter Me Up: Crazy Crafted Butter Sculptures

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The origin of sculpting butter came from the Tibetans who took Yak butter and dye to create 'temporary symbols for the Tibetan New Year and other religious celebrations.'

In the United States, butter sculpture was making it's debut at state fairs in the 19th century. The first recorded sculpture in the US was created by Carolyn Brooks for the 1876 U.S. Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia.

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