The history of Hagerstown is only a mold away. A butter mold, that is. The Miller House is home to many local pieces of history, but when it comes to butter molds, the museum has about 200 pieces.

A vintage wooden butter mold with a carved leaf design - Nobtis/Getty Images These decorative molds were always made of wood, and they could be square boxes or cylinders. The butter was set into the ...

Once a burdensome chore for each family to produce for dinner, the art of making superior butter became a delightful practice, and each neighborhood soon developed butter-making households that had ...