A sealed package for supporting for use after the cover is peeled off, an individual portion of butter, comprise a stiff base member and a cover made from a flexible sheet into a shape having a center portion co-extensive with the top surface of the butter and downwardly and outwardly extending edges pleated to form peel tabs, said top member being cohesively attached (preferably at spaced locations) with the peel tabs extending beyond the base. Apparatus includes means 114 for transporting a base carrying the butter 6, Fig. 11, means 46 for cutting flexible material into predetermined lengths and for feeding the lengths to a rotatable vacuum drum having a plurality of die stations and a tamper 74. The longitudinally extending edges of the formed package are further pressed into cohesive engagement by a roller assembly which contains resiliently mounted blades. The cover may be only partially formed when applied and finish- shaped when the package is complete. IMAGE
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