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Wood Butter – A Recipe for Your Utensils!
November 28, 2011 by Barb | Creative-Culinary.com 420 Comments
Typically called Spoon Oil, this magical elixir has been renamed Wood Butter and I think that’s a much better fit; it’s perfect for the care of the wood items we use in the kitchen; wood butter helps to renew wood utensils and bowls. A necessity but also a bit indulgent…yes, ‘butter’ is perfect! We need to take special care of our wood kitchen items in Denver due to the low humidity in our environment and I can be as lax as the next person. Making your own ‘wood butter’ makes it simple and inexpensive too. I was reminded by another friend Jennifer that it’s also magical hand lotion…and that it is!
I was lucky to find…
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