[Sca-cooks] To oil or not to oil?

[Volker Bach]

Salvete

I've returned victorious from a flea market expedition, having secured a very 
cheap set of wooden butter moulds (one for about a pund, the other for 
individual plate setting patties). 

(Do you have butter moulds in the US? Basically, it's a wooden mould with 
decorative patterns into which the butter is pressed, then turned out onto a 
plate. The small patty version even has an ejection mechanism. This used to 
be popular in Germany, though it's hardly ever done these days)

My question: The previous owner used these purely for decoration. If I plan to 
use them for real, should I oil them before their first use? And if so, would 
linseed oil be acceptable? 

Thanks

Giano



	

	
		
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