A vintage wooden butter mold with a carved leaf design - Nobtis/Getty Images These decorative molds were always made of wood, and they could be square boxes or cylinders. The butter was set into the ...

Question: I bought what I think is an antique butter mold at my neighbor’s garage sale. That is what she told me, and it had been in the family forever. On the bottom the carved mold is a flower.

Once a burdensome chore for each family to produce for dinner, the art of making superior butter became a delightful practice, and each neighborhood soon developed butter-making households that had ...

In today's kitchens, refrigerators have touch screens and ovens can be turned on with an app. Modern kitchen gadgets simplify everyday tasks, but some of us miss the old classics. And while some of ...