For 50 years, the New York State Fair has featured an enormous sculpture made entirely of butter, portraying such scenes as Dairy Princess Coronation (1973), Boy with Double Dip Cone (1991), and Thanks for the Milk, Moo York! (2015).
Suffice it to say, the butter sculpture is a big deal—literally. Last year’s 50th anniversary entry, “Your Milk Comes From A Good Place,” portraying a farmer delivering milk to a grocery store customer, weighed in at 800 pounds.
“The butter sculpture is a great way to remind consumers that dairy is local and responsible producers by farmers who care about their cows,” said Bret Bossard of Barbland Dairy in Fabius, NY, quoted on Syracuse.com. “When consumers buy milk and dairy products, they are supporting the state’s economy, as well as the 4,400 dairy farm families that call New York home.”
To that end, the newly renamed Syracuse Mets, partnering with the New York State Fair, will play a game as the Syracuse Butter Sculptures, with jerseys featuring script that emulates the soft edges of a stick of butter, and a cap logo that is half Arthur Fonzarelli and half stick of butter.
To complete the buttery effect, fans at the game will receive a bobblehead of a butter sculpture of longtime team mascot Scooch. The one-game name change will take place Saturday, July 13, against the Scranton-Wilkes Barre RailRiders.
