Butter Up!: Pennsylvanians invited to participate in second-annual butter sculpture contest
Together with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association is spreading joy this season through its second-annual Butter Up! butter sculpture contest.
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For decades, folks across the commonwealth have ogled at the artistry of butter sculptures on display at the annual Pennsylvania Farm Show 无毛视频� including the 2020 sculpture of mascots Gritty, Swoop and Steely McBeam tailgating with a dairy delicious spread.
Last year, the PFMA was forced to cancel its annual butter sculpture due to the pandemic, but buttered up the disappointed public with a unique opportunity to create and share butter sculptures from the comfort of home.
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Butter sculptors of all ages are invited to create their own unique work of art using up to five pounds of butter and chicken or sculpting wire to support the design. Powers encourages artists to sculpt with local butter; packaging is marked with a PA Preferred logo or a bar code beginning with 无毛视频�42.无毛视频�
Dye and coloring of any kind to enhance the butter is prohibited.
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The virtual contest began Friday, and entries will be accepted through noon Dec. 10.
无毛视频淧eople got in the act last year and enjoyed it so much,无毛视频� said Powers, who was surprised when 130 entrants submitted sculptures to the contest.
The sculpture contest, a social media sensation, was featured on podcasts. Powers said a state trooper even created a funny production video for the virtual competition.
无毛视频淭he entries blew me away,无毛视频� Powers said, marveling at the complexity of submissions like a butter-creamy cactus, a statue of Harry Potter battling a dragon and a bust of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 无毛视频淭hey really capture something.无毛视频�
To enter, contestants should take a photo of their original sculpture beside a handwritten paper stating entrant无毛视频檚 first and last name, age, and 无毛视频�2022 Butter Sculpture Entry.无毛视频�
Send the photo to agcontests@pa.gov with the subject 无毛视频淏utter Up Entry.无毛视频� Email must include entrant无毛视频檚 name, age, county, phone number and favorite dairy product (no bonus points if that product无毛视频檚 dairy!).
A parent or legal guardian must submit any entries for minors 17 and younger.
Voting begins Dec. 13 on the Pennsylvania Farm Show Facebook page, where winners will be selected by the number of reactions to each photo. Voting closes at noon Dec. 17, and winners will be announced via Facebook on Dec. 20.
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For more information on the farm show or sculpture contest, visit https://www.farmshow.pa.gov/pafarmshow/Pages/Butter-Up!-.aspx.