A Penicuik butterdish is thrown in the
traditional potter’s in-and-out design which kept butter fresh and spreadable before fridges were invented. The lid held here is filled with butter and
suspends inside a close fitting bowl of a base half-filled with water. Taken
out and it forms the butterdish you see, returned to
its storage position the two parts fit together as the glazed box shown
above. The butter stayed fresh and soft
longer without any need for additives and the water was changed every two
days. Only a few country potters across
A Penicuik saltshaker is equally a real challenge
to the potter’s art. Thrown in one piece
with an internal open cone as its base, it’s quite different from the familiar
modern salt cellar. Lift it from the
table in the palm of your hand and shake up and down without turning it over. Salt drops gently out from beneath just a wee
bit at a time.
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