Not for the Lactose Intolerant
Quick, name the recipe that calls for 400 pounds of butter and a refrigerator the size of a barn. If you said "The Illinois State Fair Butter Cow" give yourself a high-five. For more than 70 years this big butter Bessy has been the Fair's unofficial icon. Each year fairgoers flock to the Dairy Building to watch the "Butter Cow Lady" get paid to play with her food as she sculpts this dairy-based delight from mere unsalted butter.
