The 55th annual New York State Fair butter sculpture was unveiled with much fanfare on Tuesday, one day before the Fair officially opened for its 13-day run.
This year’s sculpture — created in the form of a train carrying kids eating various dairy products — underscores the importance of dairy products to build strong bones and brains, according to the American Dairy Association North East.
The sculpture, residing inside a temperature-controlled case in the Dairy Products building at the State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, draws onlookers from all over New York, perhaps for the oddity of a piece of art sculpted from an every day food item. Butter sculptures are a tradition at several state fairs around the country, including in Texas, Illinois and Iowa, which has featured a butter cow at its fair for over 100 years.
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