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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
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 Posted - Jun 08 2008 : 07:28:15 AM
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Thank you, Sunshine, for identifying the red dish.
Sue, Ronna told me the red handles gadget is used to make toasted sandwiches, you cut off the corners after you have greased the inside of the circles and put your cheese sandw3ich inside. I'm going to have to try it out some day soon...Tuxedo kitties are so special, my son had a tusedo cat named Felix, he disappeared one day, we were sad to lose him. Thanks for the quilt complements. I hope I can get back to some big ufos in my sewing room soon. Karin
Farmgirl Sister #153
"Give me shelter from the storm" - Bob Dylan
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Jun 08 2008 : 08:30:42 AM
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you can also put fruit inbetween your slices of bread and make personal pies...wit a little bit of sugar also. I love your red cup...begging to be put in a window and let the light shine through.
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wendy
Utah
USA
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
2544 Posts |
Posted - Jun 08 2008 : 09:41:24 AM
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Wow, that is a beautiful collection of glass, I love the color. I 'll have to be on the lookout for that, I love the cupboard color too, very pretty.
Karin
Farmgirl Sister #153
"Give me shelter from the storm" - Bob Dylan
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palmettogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
571 Posts
sue
camden
south carolina
USA
571 Posts |
Posted - Jun 08 2008 : 10:22:08 AM
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| thanks for the info on the "red-handled object"! now, i guess i'll have to go out and look for one too! i have so much fun scouring flea markets, garage sales, etc. looking for old kitchen utensils (i collect the red-handled ones, but i do have quite a few green-handled ones as well) i love to use these things and think of how many ladies used them before me-----do you think they were good cooks?! ha, ha! oh, and i love the ruby/red glass, too! i think colored glass is soooo happy to have around, doesn't it just make you want to smile when you look at it? and perfect for christmas, valentines day, 4th of july..... |
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Ronna
True Blue Farmgirl
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Ronna
Fernley
NV
USA
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Posted - Jun 08 2008 : 11:40:59 AM
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Jess, we never made anything but cheese sammies with the gadget, guess fruit comes under the "whatever" heading. I do recall if the bread or insides or the toaster weren't greased well, they would stick and it would be a gooey mess. Canned fruit pie filling would probably be the easiest to use for sweet pies.
I had a large number of red, green and yellow wood handled kitchen utensils. Daughter has whatever she wanted, think I sold some to an antique dealer and probably still have a box full hiding somewhere. No place to hang them to display in this kitchen. Nearly all the wall space is cupboards, window or appliances. Not complaining about that, needed the extra cupboards we had built by the original cabinetmaker. |
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
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Posted - Jun 08 2008 : 11:55:20 AM
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I hate to tell you all what I did today, I think maybe that was a yard sale tick that latched on to me and gave me this wicked case of junkstore fever. I went to my favorite place today and got, oh my, treasures galore. I;ll have to go sit down cellar and muse on my misbehaving. Surely I;m too old to be having so much fun...I'll post pictures at some point...I better go check on my garden, who knows what's popped up there....Karin
Farmgirl Sister #153
"Give me shelter from the storm" - Bob Dylan
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Ronna
True Blue Farmgirl
1891 Posts
Ronna
Fernley
NV
USA
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Posted - Jun 08 2008 : 12:28:37 PM
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That 'fever' is addicting, no doubt. Isn't it totally astounding what some people will give away or sell for pennies at a yard sale. Some of my stuff, I buy with the intention of giving away or selling for just what I paid; others I would rather throw in the trash than sell to someone who offends me with a dollar offer on a $50 item..even if I only paid the silly dollar for it. I'm not dumb or stupid. There's a guy who goes to all the yard sales here asking for old cast iron...I tell him I have lots, but not to sell at what he's willing to pay. He wants it for a couple of bucks to resell for the going prices. I can spot a dealer as soon as I see them. It's like some law enforcement and no offense intended, but certain people just have "the look". I love to ace out the dealers in the thrift shops..one told me she hated me and I do think she was serious, cause I got a pair of flapper era ladies shoes at the antique mall-when I was helping a friend and this one has a booth there. Hey, first come, first serve. Even the manager told me she didn't have time to find all the underpriced stuff like I did. Good shopping, wherever it might be, takes time.
OK, Karin, ready for more photos from you. Isn't it fun to share :) |
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theoanne
True Blue Farmgirl
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teddie
CARROLLTON
GA
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Posted - Jun 08 2008 : 1:59:37 PM
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Kari,
the quilts are great! my kitties are spoiled,but they don't have quilts.
We didn't make cheese sandwiches . We made apple or cherry pies. We used the bread,but put canned pie filling into it. Then cooked them over and open fire. When you took them out you rolled them in powdered sugar. We called them camper pies since we did this when camping. you'll have to make some.
TEDDIE
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
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Posted - Jun 08 2008 : 3:22:25 PM
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Well, that sounds tasty, Teddie. We are going to build a firepit in the back yard at some point this summer, and that sounds like a great way to
put that red handled item to use. I have a cast iron pan for making aebleskive, Danish round pancakes. They are similar, you cook the bottom half of the batter, drop in a little fresh applesauce, flip em over and roll them in sugar. Haven't done that in about 40 years. My mother was Danish so we had lots of wonderful food traditions, and some I was not so fond of, eel never appealed to me, not reindeer meatballs, but the desserts and the cookies are out of this world. When i was really little my grandmother used to send us a big box of different Danish cookies she made. My brother and I always thought that was the perfect gift....Karin
Farmgirl Sister #153
"Give me shelter from the storm" - Bob Dylan
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
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Posted - Jun 08 2008 : 3:28:26 PM
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Ronna I know what you mean about dealers, they are pretty weaselly sometimes. I thrift because I love all the old things and I love to share the stuff with my friends, but I'm not interested in turning over my treasure to some dealer. I've lived in Maine most of my life and I get so tired of hearing people pissing and moaning about how they had three old bottlecaps right after WW!! that if they hadn't tossed them, they'd be worth all kinds of money. or how they had an old bucket, whatever, it just is tedious, I wouldn't want to spend my whole life going around trying to price everything I ever had. I try to enjoy the present, and I am thankful to have found this forum, lots of remarkable women here.....Karin
Farmgirl Sister #153
"Give me shelter from the storm" - Bob Dylan
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Jun 08 2008 : 3:33:29 PM
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My goodness Karin, I want to be a kitty at your house. That little bed is so cute and the little chair. I know from the things I have that you made, how beautiful your quilting is. Lots of nice pictures. Love looking at them.
NANCY JO
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