On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:04:29 -0400, "Dee Randall"
> wrote:

>
>"kilikini" > wrote in message
. ..
>>
>> "Curly Sue" > wrote in message
>> ...

>>> I bought a set of butter paddles at a flea market that do the same
>>> thing.
>>>
>>> Sue(tm)
>>> Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!
>>
>> Okay, this is a new term for me. What's a butter paddle? (Just tell me,
>> please don't make me do a Google!)
>>
>> kili
>>
>Which came first?
>
>Fantes says for their gnocchi board
>http://fantes.com/pastamakers.htm#gnocchi
>
>"Also used in pairs for rolling cold butter into balls"
>
>Dee Dee

In the US, anyway, the butter paddles undoubtably came first.

http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibi...utterhands.htm

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!