Some Yummy Pinkness

Since I  am participating {over at Our Back Porch} in Beverly's Pink Saturday, I thought I'd focus on some PINK here at The Country Cupboard.

Isn't this retro pink room just awesome!?!  Hope you have a wonderful PINK day!

Blessings,

Rebecca

Sweet Tooth

Sometimes you just need a sweet goody. I have two recipes to share with you today, Reece Bars and Cornflake Chewies. These sweet treats are yummy and easy. They are great for that special occasion that you need finger foods. Just click each recipe card to print.




Sweet Yummy Blessings,
Rebecca

The Hoosier

Ahhh, the Hoosier cabinet!  Don't you just love them!  Even this is a favorite of my sweet hubby.  He fondly recalls the Hoosier in his Granny's warm and cozy kitchen.  Maybe some day, we'll own a wonderful Hoosier.

The Hoosier gets its name from its origin...the Hoosier state, Indiana.  This wonderful piece could be found in a large percentage of kitchens in the early 1900's.  It was a great kitchen work unit for the homemaker.  

Many had special features such as pull-out porcelain work areas, utensil drawers, shelf for dishes, flour bin, sugar bin, tin bread drawer, perhaps a coffee grinder and spice jars.  Later versions were enameled and stood on legs, much like the four-legged stoves and sinks of the 20's.  Do you have a Hoosier in your cozy kitchen?  If so, I'd love to hear {see} all about it!

Cozy Kitchen Blessings,

Rebecca

Yellowware

Here are some facts about Yellowware:

*Color ranges from corn yellow to a dark mustard color
*Ceramic made by firing yellow clay
*Clear glaze covers the piece and only the clay should be yellow
*Marked pieces will probably cost 30 percent more than unmarked pieces
*Contain lead and should NOT be used for preparing food
*Yellowware pieces include bowls, pie plates, pitchers, molds, milk pans

Yellowware has caught the attention of collectors in the past few years, so the value has increased. Of course, there are lots of reproductions out there as well.

So, there you have it on Yellowware.  If you have a yellowware collection...just give me a Yell.  I'd love to see your collection!

Watt Pottery

I have a passion for Watt Pottery {apple design}.  I have loved this pottery for many years.  Several years ago, on one of my junking jaunts, I ran across a bowl in the apple design for $15.00. at a yard sale.  It had a small crack on the bottom, but not noticeable when sitting on my shelf, so it didn't bother me!!  

When I first began researching the history of Watt pottery, I found out a lot of interesting information.  I'm going to share that with you now.

The Watt Pottery Company was owned and operated by W.J. Watt and his family.  Located in Crooksville, Ohio, they began in 1922 until 1965 {the year I was born} when there was a devastating fire.  This ended the production of their pottery.

Here are their different handpainted patterns and the year they were first produced.

Starflower:  1951

Apple:  1952

Cherry:  1952

Silhouette:  1953

Rooster:  1955

Dutch Tulip:  1956

Tear Drop/American Red Bud:  1957

Morning Glory:  1958

Autumn Foliage:  1959

Double Apple:  1959

Tulip:  1961

During these years, many merchants would purchase the pottery as sales promotions having their company name on them.  This was very popular advertising up into the 50's and early 60's.  It was a very competitive market between the Watt Pottery Co., Western Stoneware Co., Red Wing Stoneware Co., and other midwest potteries.

Today, Watt Pottery can be found in a range of prices, making it affordable for most people to collect.

So, there you have it on Watt Pottery.  Do you collect this kind of pottery?  If so, what's your favorite design?  

Sweet Apple Blessings,

Rebecca

*Pie Safes*

The pie safe served households throughout the country during the 19th into the first decade of the 20th century.  Weekly baking of bread, cakes, cookies, and pies were stored in a pie safe.  These pie safes were ventilated with decorative pierced tin panels that kept out the critters, and allowed air to flow through, discouraging molding.  However, the patterns of the punched tin were for decoration also.  The tin panels were also used on other furniture, especially in the south.  Pie safes varied in sizes.  Some safes had only doors, while others had drawers as well.    

This is my pie safe.  I think it is my favorite piece that I own.  I rescued it from a lady's garage where I found it in many layers of paint.  When refinishing it, we found oak underneath.  It is totally beautiful!  I don't keep pies or baked goods in it now, but it serves as wonderful space for keeping quilts and blankets.  I can't help but think about the pies and goodies that were once kept behind the pierced tin doors.

Country Blessings,

Rebecca

Corn Bake

Who says a delicious dish has to take a lot of your time and have a lot of ingredients! Not me, when it comes to this Corn Bake. It is a quick and easy tasty corn dish for sure!

You will need:

2 {15 ounce } cans of creamed corn

1 {8 ounce} package corn muffin mix

2 eggs, beaten

1 stick margarine, melted

*Mix all of the ingredients and pour into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish.

*Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

That's it! Enjoy!

Click the recipe card to print.

Well, I forgot to snap a pic of it after it came out of the oven. I had a hungry crew ready to dig in. Maybe I can snap one next time I bake it!

Yummy Tummy Blessings,

Rebecca