This might not be new to some of you, but I thought this 'lil dish is way 'cool', even though it's french....
It's a 'French Butter Keeper'. I guess the French were tired of rancid butter and invented this bell shaped container to solve the problem. Go figure...
You fill the smaller of two the ceramic 'bells' with butter, then put it upside down in the larger bell, which you have filled with water. The smaller 'bell' has a saucer on the bottom(now the top...) to form a seal.
And viola! Fresh butter without refrigeration!
Check them out at:
http://www.frenchbutterdish.com/
cryhavoc
It's a 'French Butter Keeper'. I guess the French were tired of rancid butter and invented this bell shaped container to solve the problem. Go figure...
You fill the smaller of two the ceramic 'bells' with butter, then put it upside down in the larger bell, which you have filled with water. The smaller 'bell' has a saucer on the bottom(now the top...) to form a seal.
And viola! Fresh butter without refrigeration!
Check them out at:
http://www.frenchbutterdish.com/
cryhavoc