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A butter container or like container for preserving a foodstuff has an upwardly open receptacle forming the base, a plate at an upper part of this receptacle for holding the foodstuff and having a portion covered with an absorbent material dipping into water contained in the receptacle. The cover co

A butter container or like container for preserving a foodstuff has an upwardly open receptacle forming the base, a plate at an upper part of this receptacle for holding the foodstuff and having a portion covered with an absorbent material dipping into water contained in the receptacle. The cover comprises a thin inner wall with an extension dipping into the water and covered on its outer surface with an absorbent material, an outer lid spaced from the inner wall, a water directing channel connecting the inner wall to the outer lid, and perforations in the lid through which water can be poured into the cover to pass via the channel into the receptacle.

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A cooling container for a food stuff, comprising: an upwardly open receptacle forming a base for said container and adapted to hold a body of water; a plate disposed above said body of water and mounted in an upper portion of said receptable for receiving a holder for said foodstuff on said plate, s

A cooling container for a food stuff, comprising: an upwardly open receptacle forming a base for said container and adapted to hold a body of water; a plate disposed above said body of water and mounted in an upper portion of said receptable for receiving a holder for said foodstuff on said plate, said plate having a side thereof covered with an absorbent material and an extension covered with said absorbent material extending downwardly from said plate into said body of water whereby water evaporating from said absorbent cools said foodstuffs on said plate; and a cover swingably mounted on said receptacle and concave in the direction of said receptacle to enclose said foodstuffs on said plate in a closed position of said cover, said cover comprising: an inner wall externally lined with absorbent material and having an extension covered with absorbent material projecting into said receptacle and the body of water therein, an outer lid spaced from said inner wall and juxtaposed therewith, a channel interconnecting said outer lid and said inner wall around a portion of the periphery of said cover and adapted to direct flow of water introduced between said outer lid and said inner wall into said receptacle whereby water evaporating from the absorbent material on said inner wall cools said foodstuff in said closed position of said cover, perforations formed in said outer lid and communicating with the space between said outer lid and said inner wall for enabling evaporation from the absorbent material lining said inner wall and pouring of water through said perforations into said space for passage into said receptacle, and a peripherally extending drip edge around an upper part of said outer lid projecting downwardly in a closed position of said cover, and a cover cap extending outwardly from said outer lid at a rear portion of said container, said extension of said inner wall articulating said cover on said receptacle, said channel being formed at a front of the container with a handle.