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

Okay, but you have to agree, not everyone has a spare butter paddle in the
house. I know *I* sure don't! LOL. I'd have to use a fork or a true
gnocchi board. :~)

kili