From Mama's Kitchen
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.for those who savor the look and flavors of yesterday's kitchen. |
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August 2007
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Mama's Kitchen is a free newsletter about kitchen collectibles. This newsletter is designed to be entertaining and educational, but also a dialogue among those who have a fondness for kitchen items of all kinds. I hope you'll join us for a few memories, giggles, laughs and some useful information about kitchen collectibles. I am not an expert in any field, but I have been buying and selling kitchen items for over 9 years and loving them for a lifetime. Remember collecting anything should be fun. This is especially true when you can use your collection on a daily basis. Please let me know if there is a particular item you would like featured in upcoming issues. |
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| The Anchor Hocking Company evolved from a small company in operation in the early 1900's. The Ohio Flint glass Company of Lancaster, Ohio was headed by Isaac J. Collins, a man of vision, who shaped the future of what would later become Anchor Hocking. Collins soon acquired the Lancaster Carbon company. Out of the merger of these two companies came the Hocking Glass Company, a name derived from it's location near the Hocking River. In 1937, the Hocking glass company merged with the Anchor Cap and Closure Corporation, and the Anchor Hocking Glass Company was born. The company mass produced tableware. With the development of a glass substance that would not crack, the successful production of ovenware began. The Fire-King line began in 1942. From this line came excellent examples of dinnerware in colorful patterns. The dinnerware came in Milk Glass, Jade-ite, Copper Lustre, Pink Swirl and Turquoise Blue. The company also produced a variety of bowls in different colors from cereal bowls to one handled soup bowls. Fire-King kitchenware made its mark with exciting patterns and unusual shapes in mixing bowls. The tall splash proof bowls and the Swedish Modern mixing bowls proved to be useful as well as eye catching. Along with sets of mixing bowls, Anchor Hocking provided sets with salt and pepper shakers and grease jars. These sets have become some of the most collectible pieces of kitchenware to own. The patterns were done in Tulips, Apples, Red Dots, Black Dots, Pastel Stripes or Rainbow and one called Modern Tulip. Of the clear glass products, the Sapphire Blue Ovenware is most sought after by the collector. For collectors who wish to stray from the dinnerware, kitchenware, and ovenware, the Fire-King mark often appears in unexpected places. For example, Anchor Hocking produced souvenir items in the milk glass with the Fire-King mark. Lamps, planters, and ashtrays are only a few examples of items bearing the Fire-King mark. The Fire-King line was produced until the late 1970s. Anchor Hocking did produce items commemorating Fire-King's 50th Anniversary in 1992. The collector has a wide variety of items from which to choose. To learn more these facts and many more can be found in the book "An Unauthorized Guide to Fire-King Glasswares," by Monica Clements and Patricia Clements, Schiffer, 1999. |
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KINDERGARTEN SANDWICHES |
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| Remove crusts from a white and graham loaf and cut each in thin slices lengthwise. Shape with round-fluted, elliptical, cutlet-shaped, square or oblong cutters. Spread one half the pieces generously with butter, which has been worked until creamy. From remaining pieces cut out shapes, using small flower, animal, or fancy cutters, and refill cuts thus made with similar cuts of bread from the contrasting color. Put together and wrap in cheesecloth, wrung out of hot water to keep moist until serving time. |
Fannie Merritt Farmer: "A New book of Cookery," Little, Brown & Co., 1915. I found this confusing until I realized the graham loaf is dark whole grain bread. A tulip insert of dark bread is inserted into an identical cutout in the white bread, sort of like putting together a puzzle. The butter holds them together. If you have a favorite recipe to share, please send it to mamas@tias.com and we'll pass it along. |
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 This is a dough cutter made by the Edward Katzinger Co. in Chicago, Illinois. My guess is that it was used in a bakery since Edward Katzinger originally made nothing but pie tins for bakeries. I haven't a clue what the dough being cut was used for and if someone knows, please e-mail me. I'm sure it dates back to 1920 or earlier before the company became Ekco in the 1940s. In fact I really believe this may have been one of the earliest utensils made by this company. I have been unable to find it referenced anywhere so the value is anyone's guess. I started at $75.00 due to its age and rarity (at least I think it's unique and rare). The value may go up or down as time goes by.
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| Do you have an odd piece of kitchenalia that you'd care to share or ask others to help you identify? Just e-mail a picture and your thoughts to mamas@tias.com and we'll post it and any responses here. |
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Cutters -- Is it a Sandwich, Cake or Cookie? Once there was a clear difference related to size, kind of dough and effect of baking. Now a cutter is almost always referred to as a cookie cutter. In the past cutters were used for sandwiches, cakes, hors d'oeuvres, as well as cookies. Cutters are fun to collect because there are so many different kinds and most are relatively inexpensive. They've found new uses as well. Children love them for Play Doh and they make great Christmas tree ornaments just to name two. The first one pictured is actually identified as a sandwich or cake cutters. It probably dates back to the 1950s and has a book value of $15-$20. The second one is a Foley rolling cutter that allowed you to cut several shapes by rolling it across the dough like a rolling pin. The book value is $8-$10 but depending on the market I've seen them sold for as much as $25.00.
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I don't remember ever making cookies as a child. I don't remember my Mama or Grandma ever making them. I remember cakes, pies, bread, rolls, biscuits, dumplings and even cupcakes coming out of their kitchens but not cookies. I'm sure we must have done it at some point but it was obviously not a high point in my life. Of course we hardly ever had sweets around unless it was a special occasion or we were making funeral food. Making desserts was not high on the priority list of two women who cooked and cleaned from morning until bedtime. The one thing I used to love watching them make was rolls. My mama would cut the dough into strips; twist it around her fingers, ending up tying it in a knot. Then she would put them in an old tin muffin pan, brush them with melted butter and bake them. Eating one of those rolls was like going to heaven. It was the one thing she did that I really tried to learn but I never did master it and I regret it to this day. I still can't resist homemade rolls or bread. In fact put it next to ice cream and I'll take the bread every time. With each bite I always think the same thing, "Nope, not as good as yours, Mama, not even close." Do you have a kitchen memory to share. Please send it to Mama at mamas@tias.com |
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Tie apron strings, sashes or other garment ties together before washing to prevent tangling. Jim from Missouri wrote:
To clean a grater after grating cheese, grate a raw potato and then wash in boiling water.
Alyssa from Minnesota wrote:
To keep honey from granulating, keep it in a covered glass jar away from the light.
Have you got a great kitchen tip or question, please send it along to mamas@tias.com |
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Mama's Bargain Shack is a clearance market for some of my sale and reduced price items from Mama's Treasures. Yes, you can still make offers even though the prices are reduced. We always have some kind of sale in progress. Mama's Bargain Shack can be found on Earthling.com just by hitting the link at the top of the main page. This store will focus on newer gift items as well as vintage collectibles. I will be including vintage items that can be used in crafts and creating unique gifts. Many items such as vintage postcards are now sought after for crafts such as scrap booking or decoupage. The same can be said for old buttons and even kitchen items. There will also be Vintage Collectibles for your home, a line of handmade Soaps and Lotions, crafted Christmas Ornaments, Tools, China, Pottery, Magazine Ads, Cookbooks, Signs & Plaques, Kitchen Items, Jewelry, Candles, Fountains, and Wind Chimes. I've recently added more items from Mama's Treasures plus Ragballs, Pillows, Quilted Wall Hangings, Birdhouses, Peg Racks, Americana Items, Medicine Bottles, New Costume Jewelry, a Stainless Pie Server, Glass Trinket Boxes, Metal Signs, Jewelry Bags, a Monet Collectible Box, Vintage Cookbooks, Decorating and Collectible Books. My goal is to keep prices as low as possible and have frequent sales so the savings can be passed on to you. Mama's Bargain Shack is located at www.tias.com/stores/bargainshack I invite you to drop by and browse, shop if you care to, and remember I love to get offers. So come on by for a visit at Mama's Bargain Shack, the shop where Bargain means Bargain! Joining my mailing list at Mama's Treasures or Mama's Bargain Shack also makes you eligible for promotional coupons and advance notice of sales. New items added at Mama's Treasures include Fire King Tulip Bowls, New Vintage Advertising, Libby Pink & Black Pitcher and Glasses, a Lux Timer NIB, Federal Sugar Shakers, Androck Hamburger Molds, Foley Choppers, Mirro Cookie Cutters NIP, Kromex Spice Set, Bakelite Red Spatulas, Darners, Buttons, Star Thread Box, Pincushions, Button Covers, Tupperware Measuring Cups & Pin Holder, Shopping List Holders, Ovenserve Pink Custard Dishes, Nativity Figures, Hazel Atlas Pink & Aqua Crinoline Dinner Plates, Kodak Cameras, Stanley Plastic Refrigerator Boxes, Androck Red Bakelite Egg Beater, Plastic Sandwich Boxes, Anchor Grease Jar, Anchor Barrel Salt & Pepper Shakers, Royal Aqua Utensils, Recipe boxes, Hazel Atlas Style Green Shield Range Shakers with Holder, Tulip Sugar Shaker, Galvanized Ceiling Tin, Vintage Aprons, Handkerchiefs, Hazel Atlas Dot Bowls, a Rare Katzinger Primitive Dough Cutter, Never Opened Rinso & Oxydol Boxes, Androck Bullet Utensils, Anodized Aluminum Bowls, Crockery Bowls, Milk Bottles, New Advertising Items, Swanky Swigs, Pyrex Bowls, Casseroles & Refrigerator Dishes, Ball Jelly Jars, 1950s One Cup Coffeemaker, Shawnee Pot & Saucers, Glass Doorknobs, Potholders, Craft & Decorating Books, Cookbooks, Embroidered Kitchen Towels and much more! Drop by and visit me at www.tias.com/stores/mamas. I love to chat, answer questions and I always consider reasonable offers. |
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