Friday, November 26, 2004
Out of retirement
I had asked my parents to bring a platter for the turkey, as the platters I thought I had were not up to the task. But in the run-up, I rediscovered the large platter from my great-grandmother's Limoges set, bought for her for Christmas 1899:
(It was stored in a different place from my other platters.)
Phone call. "I have a 17" platter, that should be big enough, so don't bring one."
When Dad saw what I had, he said, "You know, I was around the last time that was used. In forty-one, forty-two. After that, the dinners were at our house." I was touched by this. (My dad wasn't much older than my nephew is now.)
So here it is, in use, after sixty years:
It's a jolly good platter for turkey, too, as it has juice wells, which most modern platters don't. It was obviously meant to serve Roast Something at Sunday and holiday dinners.
(It was stored in a different place from my other platters.)
Phone call. "I have a 17" platter, that should be big enough, so don't bring one."
When Dad saw what I had, he said, "You know, I was around the last time that was used. In forty-one, forty-two. After that, the dinners were at our house." I was touched by this. (My dad wasn't much older than my nephew is now.)
So here it is, in use, after sixty years:
It's a jolly good platter for turkey, too, as it has juice wells, which most modern platters don't. It was obviously meant to serve Roast Something at Sunday and holiday dinners.
// whipped up by Charlotte @ 9:08 AM 
