snowbird, yes, fried butter. I'm not creative enough to make this up. Here's a link for proof. The guy who made the fried butter also invented fried coke(as in coca-cola).
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/090209dnmetfairfood.40824cb.html
"Deep Fried Butter is the creation of Abel Gonzales Jr., who's received previous Big Tex honors for his Texas Fried Cookie Dough, Fried Coke and Fried Peanut Butter, Jelly and Banana Sandwich."