On 12/9/11 10:13 AM, A.Nonny.Mouse wrote:

> What I am looking for is the old type, like my Mom and both grandmothers
> used.
>
> It had a thick twisted wire handle, with a loop large enough for my thumb
> to go through on the end opposite the bristle end. The bristle end is the
> important part. The bristles were stiff enough to get into corners of pans
> and into the smaller indentations of ornate mold type pans. It wasn't so
> stiff that it would ruin the tops of pastry when it was used for it's
> originally intended purpose.
>
> It was NOT one of those limber, practically useless silicone rubber things
> that every place in the world sells today. It was NOT a small, softer
> bristled brush resembling a natural bristle paint brush that you might use
> for painting the rungs on the back of your chairs.
>


That sounds more like an old fashioned basting brush-the type often used
on poultry during roasting. Try looking in the grilling section of your
local hardware store.