On Thu 03 Nov 2005 12:10:36p, Andy wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> On Thu 03 Nov 2005 11:29:00a, Andy wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu 03 Nov 2005 10:32:11a, Andy wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>>
>>>>> Growing up, Pop would make Sunday pancakes in this specific bowl:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://tinypic.com/fasyet.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>> It predates me into the mid 50's.
>>>>>
>>>>> We'd watch him make the batter, standing there watching his every
>>>>> move, listening to his lecture about the finer points of pan prep,
>>>>> pancake bubbles, testing, flipping, etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> But it was that bowl that we waited for on Sundays. We'd loiter
>>>>> sleepy- eyed around the kitchen waiting for him to open the cabinet
>>>>> and bring it out. Then any shred of sleepiness vanished.
>>>>>
>>>>> Did everyone have a magic pancake batter bowl they worshipped as we
>>>>> did? I don't even remember if we were allowed to touch it.
>>>>>
>>>>> The ceremony and fanfare was so wonderful. Pop turning glop into
>>>>> gold!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This was ours, originally purchased in the 1940s...
>>>>
>>>> http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=fattv5
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> That's the same company!!!!
>>>
>>> Geez... Wayne, you have a long lost cuzin Andy in the family??? I'm
>>> checkin' the family records on this end for a long lost cuzin Wayne!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> LOL! That's quite a coincidence. If you didn't know, the green was
>> called "Jadite". Actually, back in the decades prior to the 1970s,
>> Fire King / Anchor Hocking, was at least as popular if not more so
>> than Pyrex.
>>
>> In todays market, I really prefer the Fire King measuring cups over
>> Pyrex. I don't like the open handles on the Pyrex cups. Fire King
>> has the old closed loop style.
>>
>
>
> Wayne,
>
> If it weren't for the "Good Topic" thread by JM, I'd never thought about
> it but it rattled some marbles.
>
> I pulled out the bowl and looked at the bottom stamp and found a website
> about it.

Andy, pull up eBay and search for "Fire King". You'll be amazed at all the
pieces of every description that are available.

> Pop's pancake batter bowl was apparently one of a concecutively sized
> set, which we didn't have from the best of my recollection.

I think some of the bowls like yours were available individually, but also
in varied size sets.

> Pop was far more proficient at outdoor bbq. There must've been some sort
> of cooking arrangement between Mom and Pop, allowing Pop pancake chef's
> rights on Sundays.

My dad did alright on the BBQ front. He regularly grilled pork chops,
steaks, and burgers, and they were all good. However, he made some
godawful concoctions in the kitchen! :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!