Video: Conshohocken artist sculpts 1,000 pounds of butter
The sculpture, honoring the 60th anniversary of the milkshake, was unveiled Thursday at the Pennsylvania Farm Show.
A Conshohocken artist was the toast of Pennsylvania Farm Show on Thursday, where he unveiled a 1,000-pound butter sculpture to honor the 60th anniversary of the milkshake
Since the milkshake was created in 1954, by the Pennsylvania Dairymen's Association, artist Jim Victor took some inspiration from the1954 hit song "Shake, Rattle and Roll." Victor sculpted a diner scene in which a family enjoys a milkshake while they watch a couple of cows "shake."
"For 60 years, milkshakes have been part of the Farm Show tradition of celebrating Pennsylvania agriculture," said Agriculture Secretary George Greig. "What may seem like just a great drink in a plastic cup is a lot more – it's a representation of the state's 7,200 dairy farm families who grow Pennsylvania by driving the economy, creating jobs and supplying quality products to consumers."
Victor started making the butter sculpture in mid-December. He also works in other culinary media, including chocolate and cheese, according to the Department of Agriculture.
See time-lapse video below, or visit the Farm Show website for more images of all the golden goodness.