tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337619855323242672.post5772762790578650721..comments2012-01-25T08:29:10.341-05:00Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161153959289171264noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337619855323242672.post-50524789764195334542012-01-24T14:05:11.984-05:002012-01-24T14:05:11.984-05:00Stainless steel snack cups:<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Eco-Vessel-Stainless-Container-Silicone/dp/B005F68VZU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1327431835&amp;sr=8-1<br /><br />Great post!Alison P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337619855323242672.post-70060774733470545672012-01-20T14:35:52.394-05:002012-01-20T14:35:52.394-05:00Were your blue and white dishes the Currier and Ives ones?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337619855323242672.post-22368197016971708042012-01-17T14:24:59.145-05:002012-01-17T14:24:59.145-05:00I like the little ones sweeter and the broom. Did you grow the broom corn yourself and make the broom?Debbie's L'Brihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07339800133876611955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337619855323242672.post-8983920551695371592012-01-17T14:20:12.541-05:002012-01-17T14:20:12.541-05:00Sorry about the anonymous. My google name links to a blog but I am a blogger flunkee :) I am a regular 53 year old western new york granny, a faithful reader along with my daughter. Her blog is waasup.blogspot.com/ and she got internet for a year for Christmas so she is updating it again some.<br />I mentioned Buffalo China because it is fun to get something sort of local and because I THINK there is no lead! We live in an old house and have done renovation work but (because of foster care mostly) when we tested we have been okay. Scary stuff.<br />One local-ish to me broom guy that comes well recommended is http://broomsanddusters.com/contact.php.<br />Hannah, thanks for continuing to blog. I meant to say that a few posts ago. It is easier to be a blog flunkee but I think God is using you here.<br />grannybooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337619855323242672.post-15289886119846427222012-01-17T13:04:04.683-05:002012-01-17T13:04:04.683-05:00Hello Anonymous! :) I will have to remember that FANTASTIC tip for the batter. As of yet, I don&#39;t have any hook handle mugs, but I&#39;ve seen them in the shops. I do love how thin the corelle stacks and you are right on, dishes are heaps of fun!<br /><br />Kristin, I happened to be looking for a lead free crockpot and happened upon an article on lead in old dishes. I had no idea. So I began googling the name on the back of my blue and white dishes and found out they are loaded with lead, in the coloring under the glaze and in the glaze itself. Most every dish that is nmade in China that has been tested has lead under the glaze, so if your glaze gets an invisible crack or scrape, it leaches into the food. A few yrs back when we were sandblasting the kitchen, one of the kiddos lead level came back slightly elevated. The health department advised us to get rid of every toy in our home made in China and we did and ever since then I&#39;ve been trying to educate myself on safety in our home, as far as what we use and play with and eat with. I learn something new all the time. :)<br /><br />Bonnie, someone local makes our corn brooms and they are sold at craft shows and in the local health food stores. My sister happened to hear me say I loved the way they looked and bought me one and now, I love the way they WORK! Thanks for keeping your ear to the ground for me concerning the snack cups. They are the only thing that keeps Addie from feeding her snacks to the dogs.<br /><br />HannahMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161153959289171264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337619855323242672.post-76982766935683527612012-01-17T12:18:49.760-05:002012-01-17T12:18:49.760-05:00I think a friend found stainless snack cups, I&#39;ll try to remember to ask her where.<br />I want to know where you got your broom! I need a new broom, as my corn one is finally falling apart and my husband can&#39;t remember where he bought it. I am a convert to them also, and will just put up with pieces falling out whenever I sweep &#39;til I find a new one!Bonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01363843039604440511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337619855323242672.post-67131121195629781762012-01-17T11:16:15.794-05:002012-01-17T11:16:15.794-05:00Good Morning Hannah~<br />How do you know those things are in your dishes?<br />And which dishes did you have to get rid of by chance?<br />I am working through eliminating these things from my kitchen.<br />Baby steps...right?<br />XOKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07414904472345377597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337619855323242672.post-12620573037020425522012-01-17T11:01:26.177-05:002012-01-17T11:01:26.177-05:00FYI, an old corelle &quot;hook&quot; coffee cup makes a dandy pancake batter scoop. It hooks on the batter bowl to keep things tidy. I get them from the thrift store. I like my original corelle (just white) because it is lightweight and timeless and easy to find second-hand. The plates stack nicely on the bowls for leftovers, and for larger amounts on old pyrex bowls (my fave, though harder to find in thrift stores these days). I also use restaurant ware (specifically Buffalo China) which I get second hand. I like the heft, and the treasure hunt. I just told my DIL-to-be to choose her colors for Corelle and &quot;China&quot; so DD and I can enjoy looking for it. We are pushing her toward blue, haha, as I have red/pink and DD has green/yellow. In the end we will likely share. Dishes are strangely fun.<br />grannybooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com