Bernie Nicholson is a potter in the Haliburton Highlands who likes to respond to the needs and requests of her customers. She was frequently asked whether she had a French Butter Dish, so she created one in her diverse pottery product line. If you are like me you will be saying “so, what is a French Butter Dish and why would anyone want one”?

A French Butter Dish is designed to keep butter at the perfect spreading consistency. It’s unique design uses water to create an airtight seal that keeps oxygen away from the butter. Without oxygen butter cannot go rancid. The butter is pressed into the lid (1/4^th to ½ lb capacity). The lid is then inverted onto the base that should be about 1/3^rd full of water (salt water is used for non-salted or low salt butter)  and voila your butter stays soft and fresh! When you wish to serve the butter simply remove the top and invert it and it becomes a perfect serving vessel that is decorative and adds a flare to your table. So, now I’m convinced that a French Butter Dish is the solution to keeping butter ready when you are through our hot, hot summer seasons. Check out Bernie’s French Butter Dish. It also comes in any of her other colour pallets.