Guest guest Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Hope you don't mind one more dish story but I just had to pass this on. I recently spent several months on a working ranch here in Colorado. A wonderful experience and adventure I'll never forget. The first morning fixing breakfast I opened the cupboards to find a beautiful set of dishes. My friend explained that the dishes had been handed down to him from his grandmother. My friend is in his 70's and yes he still uses these dishes 3 times daily at " sit down meals. " I was shocked to see the size of the China plates and cups. Compared to todays dishes they are tiny. The plates are almost the size of my bread plates. The *tea cups* were half the size of my muggs. When I remarked about the size of the dishes my friend said " just goes to show how folks ate in the olden days. " The China is sturdy but seems so " thin " that you can see through it. Oh and if you are wondering , there is no dishwasher on the ranch other than the cowboy himself. So these days when I fix my plate,I'm eating on either my *fish plate* or what I call the " bread plates. " My large dinner plates look like platters to me now. Deanna in Colorado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Yes, we used to occasionally eat off of my great-great-grandmother's dishes that are displayed in my Grandma's hutch -- they are tiny. These were probably bought when she got married in the 1870's. We only used them " occasionally " because they have to be hand-washed... I will get those dishes someday, they are so pretty and dainty-looking. Not many coffee cups left, though -- apparently those break easiest! Audrey On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 9:11 AM, genny_y2k <genny_y2k wrote: > > > Hope you don't mind one more dish story but I just had to pass this on. > > I recently spent several months on a working ranch here in Colorado. A > wonderful experience and adventure I'll never forget. > > The first morning fixing breakfast I opened the cupboards to find a > beautiful set of dishes. My friend explained that the dishes had been handed > down to him from his grandmother. My friend is in his 70's and yes he still > uses these dishes 3 times daily at " sit down meals. " > > I was shocked to see the size of the China plates and cups. Compared to > todays dishes they are tiny. The plates are almost the size of my bread > plates. The *tea cups* were half the size of my muggs. > When I remarked about the size of the dishes my friend said " just goes to > show how folks ate in the olden days. " The China is sturdy but seems so > " thin " that you can see through it. > Oh and if you are wondering , there is no dishwasher on the ranch other > than the cowboy himself. > > So these days when I fix my plate,I'm eating on either my *fish plate* or > what I call the " bread plates. " My large dinner plates look like platters to > me now. > Deanna in Colorado > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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