‘Everything’s Better With Butter’
SYRACUSE. N.Y. The
most popular food etyoyed with
the taste.of real butter is the theme
of the 28th Annual Butter Sculp
ture, unvield on Wednesday,
August 21, at the New York State
Fairgrounds by the American
Dairy Association and Dairy
Council, Inc. (ADADC). Depict
ing a young girl and her grand
father enjoying an ear of home
grown com-on-the-cob, the scene
was created in 160 hours using
800 pounds of butter. Donated by
Dairylea Cooperative and Milk
Marketing, Inc., the butter comes
from O-At-Ka in Batavia, NY,
and Sharon BuMann of Central
Square, NY had this year’s sculpt
ing honors.
To increase butter publicity
oppoitunitites. ADADC asked the
Syracuse community to select the
theme for the annual event Indivi
duals were invited to submit their
ideas for the sculpture, along with
finishing this statement “The one
food I wouldn’t even consider eat
ing without butter is .”
Hundreds of suggestions were
received; from the timely, to the
bizarre, and in all forms; from
crayon drawings to photographs
and computer generated graphics.
The winning entry was submitted
by ten-year-old Candice Anklin,
granddaughter of dairy farmers
William and Betty Richards from
Skaneateles, NY. In writing about
her grandfather, Anklin wrote:
My Papa's sweet corn is the
best in the world. He has a farm in
Skaneateles and has been a far
mer for 67 years. He knows how to
grow good sweet corn, but real
butter makes it taste even better.
We never buy anything but real
butter. My Papa says the fake stuff
is nothing more than yellow
grease, and why bother cooking if
you ruin all that work by using
anything less than real butter.
I think the butter sculpture this
year should be a Utile girl with no
front teeth trying to eat sweet
corn. Two rows of kernels would
still be on the corn because she
has no front teeth. Butter would be
dribbling down her chin.
When / had no front teeth, my
Papa would cut the com off the
cob so I could eat it better. He
doesn’t do that anymore because I
am ten and have all my teeth. But,
when he gets older and doesn’t
have all his teeth anymore, I will
cut the corn off the cob for him.
Anklin enjoys working with her
grandfather every day on his
1000-acre 200-Holstein farm. Her
favorite chores include naming
calves, helping to feed animals,
and painting the new milking par
lor. Richards farms with his two
sons, Ken and Ron.
Media Publicity
The butter sculpture contest
was publicized in the morning and
evening editions of the Syracuse
daily newspapers; the ABC and
CBS-afflliate television stations
and two local radio stations. After
the unveiling, newspaper cover
age included a front page photo
graph and story in the Syracuse
evening newspaper and a large
story in the Syracuse morning edi
tion. All three Syracuse television
stations attended the press confer
ence and ran stories on news
shows at noon, 5:00 p.m. and
11:00 p.m. In addition, the NBC
and CBS affiliate television sta
tions provided stories to Rochester
and Buffalo television stations.
The story was also offered on the
CBS national feed, making it
Cooking And Salad Oils Suitable
To Lubricate Cars, Boats, Machines
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) —They’re not just for french
fries anymore. Tests at Penn State
have shown that many vegetable
derived cooking and salad oils,
such as com, sunflower and cano
la, can be made to perform as well
or better than the commercial
standard for car, boat and machine
lubricants.
While the tests examined
important but relatively narrow
characteristics, renewable Lubri
cants of Ohio, has also demon
strated vegetable oil’s potential by
using similar com oil formulations
successfully in company vehicles
for the last three years. The com
pany’s success challenges the
widespread perception that veget
able oils oxidize too rapidly to be
used in engines.
There has been continuing
interest in vegetable oil-based
lubricants for many years because
they are more environmentally
available to affiliates throughout
the country.
Survey Results
As for the survey, locally grown
com-on-the-cob won by a land
slide, taking nearly 50% of the
vote. Favorites such as popcorn,
waffles, toast, potatoes (baked,
salt, and mashed), and lobster and
clams ranked high on the list.
Other entries were a bit more
unusual: including scones, grits,
tomatoes, and kohlrabi (a type of
cabbage with a greatly enlarged,
fleshy, turnip shaped edible stem).
Whether they’re spreading it on
com, melting it on toast, or driz
zling it on lobster, more consum
ers continue to reach for real but
ler at the dairy case. Americans
ate just over 4'A pounds of butter
per person this year—the highest
rate of consumption in the past 20
years. Market observers suggest
several reasons for this steady
increase in butter consumption:
recent scientific studies question
ing the health benefits of margar
ine, lower butter prices, and the
"pleasure revenge” consumers
seeking enjoyable eating experi
ences once again.
friendly. They can be produced
and disposed of with less impact
on the environment and are cheap
er to manufacture than current
synthetic lubricants.
Vegetable oils offer Third
World countries with a good farm
base a real alternative to importing
oil for lubricants.
Rape seed oil is already in use
as hydraulic fluids in Europe.
Rape seed oil is a highly mono
unsaturated or “high oleic” oil.
Oleics, as a class, display better
natural stability than either highly
saturated or highly unsaturated
oils.
High saturated oils, vegetable
shortening for example, are less
healthy as food, but make the best
lubricants because of their good
stability. However, highly satur
ated oils don’t have the fluidity
needed in cars, boats and
machines.
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ANSWER Marlene Hursh, Morrisville, Vt., wanted a
recipe for deep fried ice cream. Thanks to Joan Yarnall, Gil
bertsville, for sending her family’s favorite recipe.
Mexican Fried Ice Cream
'A gallon French vanilla ice cream
4 to 5 cups corn flakes, coarsely crushed
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Vegetable oil
Honey
Sweetened whipped cream
Cinnamon-sugar tortillas
Place 8 scoops ice cream on a baking sheet; freeze ice
cream balls at least one hour or until firm.
Combine crushed corn flakes and cinnamon in a shallow
dish. Roll each ice cream ball in corn flake mixture, coating
well. Place coated ice cream balls on baking sheet. Cover and
freeze several hours or until very firm.
Fry ice cream balls in deep hot oil (375 degrees) for 10 to 20
seconds or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels, and
serve immediately with honey, sweetened whipped cream,
and cinnamon-sugar tortillas. Yield: 8 servings.
Cinnamon-Sugar Tortillas
% cup sugar
'A teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 (8-inch) flour tortillas
Vegetable oil
Combine sugar and cinnamon, stirring well; set aside. Cut
each tortilla into four wedges. Heat half inch of oil in a large
skillet to 350 degrees. Fry tortilla wedges, a few at a time, one
minute or until golden brown. Drain well on paper towels, and
sprinkle with sugar mixture. Yield: 16 tortillas.
ANSWER Alta Sensenig, Newville, wanted a recipe for
butter and egg dinner rolls, which are really moist. Thanks to
Trudy Ashelman, Orangeville, and others for sending recipes.
Moist Parkerhouse Rolls
Heat together until butter is melted and cool until lukewarm
Do not boil.
1 'h cups milk
6 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
Dissolve 1 package rapid rise dry yeast and let stand 5
minutes or until it starts working. Add in slowly a little more or
less depending on consistency of dough:
4 cups flour
Let set 30 minutes and shape into small rolls placing in a
greased pan and brushing tops with melted butter. Let rise 15
minutes and bake at 350 degrees until golden brown and
done. Approximately 20-25 minutes. Makes 18 rolls.
Moist Potato Buns '
Mix together:
3 A cup warm water
'/« cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
Dissolve in 1 package rapid rise dry yeast. Stir in
1 beaten egg
'A cup shortening
'A cup mashed potatoes
Add gradually:
3'A -4 cups flour
Knead dough until smooth. Let remaining refrigerator in 2
hours. Remove and shape into rolls and let rise 1 'A -2 hours or
until doubled in size. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or
until done. Brush with melted butter.