Month: May 2017

There’s a cookbook for just about any occasion!

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I was walking through a used book store this weekend and stopped in their cookbook section.  While there, I realized that there is a cookbook for just about any occasion.

Salads, Asian cuisine, Barbeque, Southern and even dessert cookbooks are a small sample of what you can find.  One of the cookbooks that would be fun is this one titled BEST LOVED HERSHEY’S RECEIPES.

hersheys

What makes it fun is that it’s full of recipes for dessert, and you can see it in my abebooks shop here.  Another terrific cookbook that you can find is this one titled TASTING GOOD—THE INTERNATIONAL SALT-FREE DIET COOKBOOK.

salt free

This cookbook is literally packed full of great recipes that are salt-free.  You can see it in my abebooks shop here.  There is even a cookbook for drinks, and it’s titled THE ART OF THE COCKTAIL.

cocktails

The cookbook was written by Ben Reed and can be seen in my abebooks shop here.  As a matter of fact, you can see all of my cookbooks in my abebooks shop here.

What kind of cookbooks have you run across?

A little Depression glass history

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The term “Depression Glass” is a common term that is used by just about everyone, but what exactly is Depression Glass?

Depression Glass was an inexpensive household glassware that became very popular starting in the 1920’s through the 1940’s.  Depression glass came in a wide variety of colors including light to medium green, pink, amber, amethyst, yellow (also called canary), cobalt blue, jadeite (an opaque green) milk glass and even red.

This type of glassware was also given away as premiums (a marketing idea to help increase sales of a product).  I’ve heard of small saucers or tumblers that were included inside a box of oatmeal and items given away at a gas station with a gasoline fill-up.

Due to its popularity as a collectible, Depression Glass has been reproduced.  I’ve seen quite a few of these reproductions come out of China, and you can tell the reproductions from the real deal.  The colors are a little off—there are green colors that almost border a forest green, and even the pink is different (it looks more orange than the old pink).  I would suggest that you familiarize yourself with what the colors each individual pattern came in.

Another thing to look at is the pattern itself.  There are going to be obvious flaws with the reproduction’s pattern that the real pattern wouldn’t have.  I’ve also seen patterns on reproductions that are missing portions of the pattern.

The wonderful thing with Depression Glass is that it can be very affordable.  There are pieces that sell for a few dollars to a few hundred dollars, so you can find some great items to either collect or even use around the house!

There are some great Depression Glass pieces in my Etsy shop here.  I also have another blog post on Depression Glass on this site, and it can be seen here.

What kinds of Depression Glass items have you run across?

There are many different types of tables to consider decorating with

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Dinner tables, coffee tables and even side tables can be seen in pretty much every house nowadays.  Did you know there are many, many different types of tables that you can decorate your house or apartment with?  Here’s a few for you to consider:

Flip-top table—This is a table that has two leaves, and the leaves are one on top of the other.

Pie-crust table—This is a small, round table having a top with its edge carved or molded in scallops. This type of table is common in 18th-century English furniture.

Gate-leg table—A gate-leg table is a type of table that was first introduced in England in the 16th century. The table top has a fixed section and one or two hinged leaves on the sides.  This type of table also has two legs that swing out to hold the leaves up.  When the leaves are not in use, the legs fold in and the leaves fold down below the fixed section and hang vertically.

This is just a small sampling of what’s out there.  What kinds of tables have you run across or have used?