![]() “So it was never butter that was intended to go to the marketplace, so it’s a great way to use that product and be able to use it for this promotion at the state fair.” “The butter that we use in the display is past its expiration date,” Hubble said. Jenny Hubble from the American Dairy Association explains that the butter used for the sculpture was never intended to be sold. ![]() But the disposal of the butter sculpture hasn’t always been that simple, and it isn’t as wasteful as it seems. On the surface, the answer is simple: It’s thrown away. Of course, after the butter sculpture is revealed, another question inevitably arises: "What happens to all the butter from the butter cow and the butter sculptures at the Ohio State Fair when the fair is over?" The 14-foot-tall, 58-foot-long sculpture took five sculptors about 500 hours to complete and was formed with 2,200 pounds of butter. Classic scenes from the movie were recreated in butter, including the playground scene where Flick gets his tongue stuck on the pole, as well as butter portraits of Ralphie and his friends and family. The association said this year's display marks 35 years since the release of the holiday film, which was shot in Cleveland. And this year, the occasion is especially jolly: The American Dairy Association Mideast announced on Tuesday that the 2018 butter sculpture will come straight out of "A Christmas Story." ![]() This story originally ran in August 2016 as part of the Curious Cbus project.Įvery summer, the beginning of the Ohio State Fair is marked by the unveiling of a new butter sculpture.
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