Oh pshaw, on Thu 29 Nov 2007 02:10:50p, Boron Elgar meant to say...

> On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:49:04 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>Oh pshaw, on Thu 29 Nov 2007 01:20:06p, Boron Elgar meant to say...
>>
>>> On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:22:05 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>Oh pshaw, on Thu 29 Nov 2007 12:03:38p, Boron Elgar meant to say...
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:04:16 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I didn't know what they were called. My mother had one back in the
>>>>>>1950s, with crystal swans that sat on top of it and a crystal vase
to
>>>>>>sit in the middle. Back in the day, I think that was considered
>>>>>>"elegant" for a dining room table centerpiece. :-)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> My mom had something, too, and it spent its time parked in the middle
>>>>> of the dining room table.
>>>>>
>>>>> For some reason, wax fruit is also in this memory.
>>>>>
>>>>> Boron
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>LOL! Waxed fruit was parked in a crystal bowl on the sideboard. :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> I remember trying to eat one of the apples....my mom wasn't happy.
>>> Neither was my stomach.
>>>
>>> Boron
>>>
>>
>>OH, that's too funny! I remember that one of my cousins tried to to that
>>at their home.
>
>
> I'll bet there are a lot of people of our generation who have
> attempted to dine on waxed fruit.
>
> Boron
>

I have no doubt! :-)

Several years ago I bought some "jeweled" fruit to put in a crystal bowl in
one of our curio cabinets.

This isn't a really clear pictu

http://i5.tinypic.com/8fmyfeb.jpg

--
Wayne Boatwright

Date: Thu, 11/29/2007

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