Vintage Housewares: Dishes, China and Tableware Part 2

[@meredithlynn]

That feeling you get when you sit down at a table that has been set. It can make the simplest meal feel more special. It was part of everyday life. Cloth table cloth and cloth napkins were even layered for the meal. Life was slower and meal time was the best part of the day. Best best memory of our table wear was Blue Willow China and Frankoma Pottery. Enjoyed your tableware collection. Thanks again for another great video❤😊

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Meredith Lynn! You are so right about sitting down at a table that has been set. I made you feel like the meal was important - and everyone eating together at the same time and talking around the table. Blue Willow is a wonderful pattern. Thanks!

[@BritInvLvr]

Vintage dishes makes me happy.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

I'm so glad! Me too! Thanks!

[@darlenecarr7061]

Just found your channel via Cooking the Books. Oh, my, this is going to be my newest binge channel. Especially this dish and housewares stuff. I've been a thrift store dishaholic for 40 years. Downsizing now, but I can live vicariously through you now. 😊

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Darlene - so glad you found me! Thanks so much!

[@amberrippsmith2541]

Oh how I adore your collection! Dish sets have been my family thing for generations... between myself and my mom we have 14 sets of dishes that have been inherited and acquired. Perhaps that's too many but I don't think "too many sets of dishes" is a thing! I love your channel and thank you for sharing your collections and recipes with us!❤

[@HumbleVoyager]

I just love seeing all those tables set with beautiful dinnerware! Thanks for sharing some of your collection.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome, Nancy! Having the table set with nice dishes always made it more special. Thanks!

[@ravenmccall5486]

Hi Kevin, thanks for the memories! I could write a book, but I'll try not to! My Mom inherited the Harkerware Springtime dishes in the tan and white from my Dad's aunt. I would give my eye teeth for those dishes! She had the Moss Rose Bavarian China. Gran had the Royal Doulton Pomeroy and the Royal Albert Old Country Roses. I fell in love with the Franciscan Desert Rose and Gran gifted me a generous starter when I married which my Mother in law add to over the years right down to the glassware! My Mother in law still had her wedding dishes which were the Hollywood Ware Orange Blossom which are beautiful! I stopped collecting the Desert Rose after Wedgewood took over as the quality went downhill. I had a job running a bridal registry in the late 80's early 90's. Setting the tables and playing with all the dishes was a blast! The older I get the more I appreciate the old things! Again, thank you Kevin!

[@destinationunknown4959]

I love your channel, it has all the feel good things about it. Cooking vibtage cookware and pleasant personalities

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks so much!

[@JohnSmith-to8lq]

Very well said

[@dianaw.571]

Love, love, LOVE the Franciscan 🍎 dinnrrware. My Mother's kitchen was everything apple. She had many accessory pieces. I wish I had them now. Also love the Corning Cornflower blue casserole and warming tray set on your shelf. I haven't seen that before. My Mother also had several casseroles, a tea pot and a percolator in that pattern. Bring back lots of happy memories.

[@kathleenpalmer845]

It would be SO FUN to have a potluck dinner of vintage casseroles and other foods of the times with your tables set up with vintage china of the times like this episode. What great reminiscing would occur ! 😄 🥘☕️🍰

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Kathleen! That is a great party idea!! Lots of fun!

[@Canerican.]

OMG? You have the weed plates,my mother used these for years when we were growing up & we called them the weed plates! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 ! Some of the plates you featured are pretty enough to hang on the wall!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi CC! They do look like pot leaves on those plates! But my research tells me that it was not the intent of the designer LOL!

[@msb358]

Oh my gosh! I LOVE all the tables set in different sets! Such fun!!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks MSB!

[@notinmanitou]

I could look at dishes all day long! I have a set of Johnson Bros. and my mom had a set of Vernon ware. My Johnson Bros, bought in 1978, didn't do well in the dishwasher. Chipped a lot, but I love it anyway. I pick up pieces on eBay now and then.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi notinmanitou - Johnson Bros. made some wonderful patterns. Sorry they didn't do well in the dishwasher but glad you can find pieces online. Thanks!

[@tomsparks6099]

I love the Sculpted Grape pattern. Gonna keep my eye out for that. Even one plate would make me happy to look at.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

That's a beautiful pattern, Tom - hope you run across some!

[@lightmarker3146]

Dear Keven; I have collected dishes forever and the Blue Ridge is a favorite . The company employed local ladies in E Tennessee to paint them and when you collect enough of them you can tell the different painters from their styles. Homer Laughlin has been a collecting passion with me for 50 years but I'm just a dish nut like my grandmother and aunts before me. The Japanese pieces were nicely done and some Mikasa pieces are becoming collectable for their interesting graphics and their well made . Great show ! P.S. The paper shelf liners and boarders add the perfect touch to the Calvecade kitchen 😊

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks so much, lightmarker! Thanks for the info on Blue Ridge. There are so many great patterns out there - fun to see the variety and appreciate how they were made. Thanks!

[@lesliesosnowski3166]

Love your series on dinnerware. Been slowly getting rid of my collections. I remember my mother‘s Malmac. The turquoise one you had was our every day dishes when we were little in the early 60s. Believe it or not she had turquoise appliances. She had Franciscan desert Rose that she got as a wedding gift that she hated. Never used it. I thought it was pretty. Because of downsizing, i’ve had to let go of all my favorite things. Although I wish I could give away my grandmother silver plate flatware. Nobody wants it. I guess I will have to close my eyes and donate it to Salvation Army. Love your work and thank you!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Leslie - hope you can find good homes for your collections. I know people don't want silver plate anything because no one wants to polish or handwash anything. Thanks!

[@crystals4023]

I know this was a few months ago but I’m just now discovering your channel. It’s my new favorite! I love dishes. When I married 42 years ago I chose the Franciscan Apple and it still looks like new. I love setting a pretty table. Thanks for this, I love the vintage stuff!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Crystals! That Franciscan Apple is a beautiful pattern!

[@dawnelder9046]

I bought 4 small Melmac bowls. Three pink. One beigh. 50 cents. Brought back my childhood. Use them all the time.

[@cindyanderson6139]

You're speaking to my heart here and in part 1. I love china and patterned dishes! I have way too much (according to my husband), but we use our dishes every day. And no, we don't have a dishwasher, at least not of the mechanical type. We wash everything by hand. It's really no big deal, and I like running my hands over the dishes to make sure they're clean. You're so right about being able to buy dishes/china for little or nothing. I find that odd given the number of younger folks who are so concerned about the welfare of the planet and leaving a light "footprint" upon it. You'd think using reusable dishes rather than paper or plastic would be right up their alley. Thank you so much for sharing your collections. Feel free to share other sets any time the mood strikes.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Cindy! Glad to meet a kindred spirit when it comes to china and dishware! Like you, I don't mind handwashing dishes. Over the years I got a pretty good system where I can do it without using a lot of excess water. You're right about all these efforts to reuse, recycle, etc. You would think using pottery and just cleaning them each time would have an appeal over going through thousands of paper/plastic/foam plates, but it's all about convenience now. I'll do more in the future! Glad you enjoy the videos!

[@PC-un7zf]

Kevin you showed lots of fun dishwear! So many memories of these vintage dishes. And you presented Franciscan Apple, my wedding dishes 😍. Apple was manufactured for so many years, that it's a great set to find all the accessories and serving pieces. I met 2 elderly ladies from my husband's hometown that moved to California during WWll to work in the Franciscan factory! They had great stories and after the war they both became elementary teachers. (BTW I am in love with the Sculpted Grape. Gorgeous!)

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks PC! Glad it brought back so many memories and Franciscan Apple is such a great pattern! I'll bet those two ladies had a lot of stories to tell! Thanks!

[@gwennelson6580]

I have a big set of the blue haven. I have the glasses also.several pieces. My mother got this set at safeways for me to be put in my hope chest. I am seventy-seven and I love the dishes. I use them for special occasions.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Gwenn! So glad you use your Blue Heaven dishes! They are one of my favorite patterns, too - and what a nice connection with your mother's memory!

[@doyeworrell1680]

Oh my goodness, I have a complete set of Tulip Time, I just love 💕 it, it’s on display in a cabinet in my kitchen.

[@conniesanchez9114]

I have Lenox china; Morning Blossom received as our wedding present in 1979 from my parents it took a few years we started with place setting for 4 and my mom would add pieces thru the next couple of years to a collection of 8. Along with extra pieces my favorite the teapot which is why I chose the pattern love your show 😊

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Connie - your Lenox china is a beautiful set! Nice that you have place setting for 8! Thanks for watching!

[@conniesanchez9114]

@@cavalcadeoffood thank you I still love looking at it I need to use more frequently your videos have inspired to do so 😋

[@jonathan_nc]

Kevin, it was nice to be recognized! Yes I eat off Blue Ridge every day and it's totally dishwasher safe, but I don't use the heated drying. It does craze sometimes and it's not oven safe. That Whirligig pattern is on the Piecrust shape and the Ridge Daisy is on the Colonial shape. As someone mentioned earlier, it was made in Erwin. TN up until 1957. The amber Depression glass is Patrician pattern, sometimes called Spoke and not Madrid. My grandmother had both patterns and both were made by Federal. Madrid plates are more square. Thanks for part 2. I look forward to more. Maybe something on the accessory pieces like creamers and sugars and vegetable bowls and such? One pattern I remember from childhood is Currier and Ives by Royal China.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Jonathan - turns out I have Madrid as well as Spoke. When I was putting them away I realized that some of the plates were a different shape, but same color. The two sets were all mixed together. I also found another set of Blue Ridge - not sure what it's called but it has fruit on it. Nice pattern. I think I did a creamer/sugar episode some time ago. The Currier and Ives is a great pattern. I only have a couple of pieces. Actually, I should do a episode on platters. Thanks!

[@markaustin4370]

Great episode Kevin! I'm looking forward to the restaurant china That's my every day go to. The one I use looks like a plain white fiesta ware no markings

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Mark! I know the dishes you're talking about - are they from Buffalo China? Sturdy stuff!

[@jenniferelaine891]

I love this series on dishes!!! I look forward to the restaurant ware & hope you decide to do a few more! So fun!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Jennifer! Glad you are enjoying these!

[@NANSC8]

Great video. My favorite is the classic Franciscan Apple. I have that collection, but I must say, I really like the Persian Garden, too.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Both of those are great patterns! Thanks!

[@judyp.6753]

I love all of these settings but especially the yellow flower with the fluted edge! It’s to die for! Thanks for the video 😊

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Judy!

[@othersidetarot]

Hi Kevin! Thanks for showcasing the dishes. You made me want to see your whole collection of electric skillets that were in the background! I think that you may have shown a couple in the past. Have a great weekend-Cheryl

[@TW1257]

He has a video on some of the electric skillets from a couple years ago.

[@othersidetarot]

@@TW1257 Oh. I'll check it out. Thanks!

[@chomama1628]

Can’t wait for the restaurant China video.

[@BritInvLvr]

I know!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks - I don't have a lot, but I'll share the pieces I've picked up over the years.

[@tamsondarland8951]

Thank you, Kevin, for another great video down memory lane. I have Brown Dip Dishware that I have had for years. I also love the clear dishware too. So many beautiful vintage arrangements indeed.

[@sharonhines9698]

So fun taking me back in time to my Era! Thanks for the trip! Be well! 😊🙃

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Sharon!

[@jamessheridan4306]

Growing up in the 60's and 70's our everyday dinnerware was Melmac. We had eight complete place settings in white, black, blue and red respectively. Such memories!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi James - Sounds like you had a lot of Melmac growing up. Those really held up to a lot of use. Thanks!

[@texas1949]

Loved it! Vintage dish-ware is fascinating to me. Thank you for sharing! And… what are you doing with my granny’s Franciscan Apples??? 😂😂❤️ 👏👏👏👏 she left the rest to me! AND her dining set! Early American Ethan Alan.

[@BritGirl-fg9gj]

I have the Tulip Time complete set of china. It's one of my favorites of my various sets of china. It came in a multi color also, but the blue and white is striking.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi BritGirl - that's a wonderful pattern! Enjoy!

[@Videos-mm2eo]

I would have loved to have heard your tangent on the sizes of things today compared to yesterday...LOL. I wholeheartedly agree with you. Love the videos looking forward to the restaurantware video. We all know it takes a lot of work in time to make KZbin videos and we appreciate all that you do .. puts a smile on my face that's for sure 😁

[@PC-un7zf]

The coffee cups are the most obvious difference to today's XXL mugs! And my daughters are amazed at the older dinner plate size vs. newer plates.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

LOL! Glad you agree! I'm going off on too many tangents as I get older! LOL! You should have heard me the other day in Kroger when I had to wait in a self-checkout line because they only had one cashier working. LOL! Oh well, things always change. Glad you enjoy the videos - thanks for watching!

[@VickiFromMichigan]

What a wonderful show of dishes! So much fun! Love the Spring Song set! Thanks for sharing Kevin!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Victoria! The Spring Song pattern is a nice one!

[@sandradaniels7662]

I LOVE your channel!! So much info, so many memories. My mom used mostly Melmac (6 kids). Maybe that's why I buy things like Blue Ridge, Anchor Hocking, Corelle, California Pottery, Stangl etc.

[@PeggyAnderson-bs4lc]

Love this series!!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Peggy!

[@666tokarev]

Love to see the second part!!! Hope Ralph any Mary are well!!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks - everyone is well here!

[@lynntomk]

I was a collector of EAPG US Glass pattern Michigan. It's so darn addicting once you get going. Love seeing the old dish patterns.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

There are so many EAPC pieces - I didn't know there was a club! Thanks!

[@KbB-kz9qp]

Very fun. The fancy blue (English style) pattern reminds me of the set my mom (in S. Dak.) had. She bought it, one place setting at a time, in the local grocery store. In the 1980’s , she bought a set of Corelle ware, and just used the older set for holidays. 😀 Thanks!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Glad you enjoyed the video, KbB! Thanks for watching!

[@charlessommers7218]

As always a good and informative show. Always look forward to shows.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Charles - glad you enjoy the videos!

[@vallis1469]

How fun! I love all your kitchen-y goodies! More please. Hoping your summer is going to be awesome!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Valli! Thanks so much - we'll keep them coming. Wonderful summer so far - hope yours is, too!

[@bullethill9383]

Thanks for sharing 😊 I love the Ridge Daisy set. Lol the coffee cups were so small but the drink was meant to be consumed before leaving the table ☕️

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks - you are right about the coffee cups!

[@jack6964]

Hi Kevin, Blue Ridge was manufactured in Erwin, TN.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, John! Good to know!

[@micamp45hc99]

Hi Kevin, while I love all the patterns and bright colors....the translucent set really caught my eye for some reason. I've never seen anything like that! The pedestal of the Iroquois bowl was so cool. When you showed "Tulip Time" I was hoping to hear it was manufactured from the Holland, MI area but is still beautiful none the less! : ) Great video as always sir, thank you ~ Gregory.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Gregory - glad you enjoyed the video! I believe there was a pottery in Mt. Clemens at one time, but other that I'm not sure if any china was manufactured in Michigan. Thanks for watching!

[@terrysuemakesvideosforyou9940]

Hi! I just love glass and dishes! We had the melmack dishes when I was a kid, but when my mom got a dishwasher we went back to regular dishes because the melmack could not go in the microwave. Also I have the Madrid pattern depression glass, a whole set I have collected. What you have I believe is the Patrician pattern. It was made between 1933 til 1937 in pink, green, amber, and crystal. The book says it is also called Spoke. It was made by the Federal Glass Company too. Madrid is a rather square plate and bowl. Not the round design that you have. Thanks for the wonderful video!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Terry! Thanks for all the information on the Depression glass. Turns out I have Spoke and Madrid - when I was putting them away after recording I notice two patterns all mixed together but the same color of amber. Thanks!

[@terrysuemakesvideosforyou9940]

@Cavalcade of Food you have such an awesome collection of tableware! I have my mother's four sets now along with my four sets!! I honesty just love to look at them and use them. I can't remember a dinner growing up where we didn't set the table with everything!

[@SandraNevins-c3l]

I can hardly wait for restaurant China. My aunt co-owned a dinner. I hope you have some of the same. That's what she had in her home.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

I've got a few odds & ends pieces of restaurant ware. Some of it might be what your aunt had. Thanks!

[@amierichan1428]

Stangl! My grandmother had the Blueberries, and a cousin's wedding dishes were the Orchard Song or Apple Delight. Thistle, Fruit & Flowers, I loved those. I really like the square, solid coloured Melmac (Arrowhead, Brookpark), which my other grandmother had.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Stangl made beautiful patterns! Thanks!

[@doyeworrell1680]

Blue Ridge is made in Tennessee, thanks for sharing those.

[@cynthialambert9067]

I hat never seen Tulip Time before, and I've got 2 or 3 sets of Johnson Bros. ware. Thanks for sharing these with us, Kevin. And yes, we were all slim then because there was no such thing as super sized. Normal helpings of food and drink - in normal-sized plates and cups.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Cynthia - I'm not sure what came first, bigger portions or bigger plates and cups. Thanks!

[@nativevirginian8344]

I remember my mother had Blue Willow dishes when we were kids, then all I remember is Corelle. The Corelle was light & easier to handle and could go into the dishwasher.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

The Blue Willow is a nice pattern. Corelle are great dishes, too!

[@mariaretired9711]

I love Blue Ridge I have a few pieces I found in Goodwill I hope I can find more

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Maria - I see Blue Ridge often at the thrift stores. Thanks!

[@knitterscheidt]

The orange and blue geometric tablecloth is lovely. It was smart of manufacturers to continue patterns of open stock china because it allowed people to collect it over time. Mom would have the starter set and every year she'd add the serving bowls, platters and other accessories, fun. It was like a hobby. Well most of the coffee my family made back in the day you were glad the cups were small, they tended to be a bit stingy with the grounds to water ratio.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Funny how some of these patterns were in production for decades. Yes, it allowed people to pick up pieces little by little and build their set. Thanks!

[@salliemorrill2671]

Love the Iroquois "Grapes" collection. The bowl's futuristic design sealed the deal for me. Persian Gardens pattern of octagonal sided dishware was definitely unique. And of course, Melmac plasticware brought memories of our neighbor's plates. Really enjoyed this video! Looking forward to seeing the restaurant video. The other day I found some negatives my father shot in mid to late 60s in our kitchen, sure enough, we had a similar table w/ the metal banding on the edges. (Can't wait to transfer to thumb drive.) Also, I am curious as to whether a video on cutlery is in the works? Thanks again for taking us down memory lane & educating us. Hello to Maryann & Ralph. God bless. PS: you forgot to promo radio show & Always Analog.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Sallie! Glad you liked the video and I love that you found photos of your old kitchen with the formica table! I won't do a show on cutlery because it's something I've never collected - I guess I had to draw the line somewhere. LOL! Thanks for reminding me about promos for the other channels - there's never a script for anything so sometimes I forget! Thanks!

[@ShalimarPerfume]

The restaurant ware will be interesting. Truly enjoy this series. Regarding dishes growing up. How about some children's play sets/miniatures or baby sets or those sandwich plates with matching tumbler that has a place to fit the cup on the plate. My husband's treasure is a Bunnykin Royal Doulton china set of a bowl, mug and plate from 1966. My recent find is a round platter and bowl made by a group of potters in New Brunswick called Galleon ware. They are a brownish yellow with cattail motif. I use them for chips n dip. I'm always on the look out for unusual dishware. May find the elusive blendo jug and glasses someday.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Shalimar! I don't have any kid's play sets of dishes. Those are hard to come by - many didn't last or got tossed out. I did an episode on snack sets (the sandwich plate with the matching glass) a while back - those are fun! That Galleon ware sounds beautiful! Have fun collecting!! You'll find that Blendo jug one of these days!

[@lynnallen1315]

I think the DG is a pattern called Patrician. P.S. I hadn't had pistachio fluff in 50 years until you made it and I'm about to put together my 3rd bowl of it. 😃

[@matthewfarmer2520]

Those are 1966 Blue Heaven dishware. My older brother has over 200 pieces of it that has different kinds of stuff to it. Plates, butter holder, cups saucers, and cups, baking ware, 12" plates 10" plates, salt & pepper shaker, pitcher, glasses that are clear with blue prints, soup bowls, cereal bowls, dessert bowls ect. Theres more but cant really remember everything. 😊

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Matthew! This is one of my favorite patterns and I have a number of pieces, also. Always loved the colors used in this pattern.

[@annjohnson4776]

Love the restaurant dish videos. Vintage Homer Laughlin Mugs for Marriott Hotel - Gold Crown

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks for the Marriot identification, Ann!

[@anmlvr05]

I have Blue Heaven, everything but the coffee urn and cups as I don't drink hot coffee. I have platters, cake plate, fire king oven ware, slat and pepper, butter dish... I love it . I have a few of the drinking glasses and am always looking for those when I go into thrift stores.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

So glad you collect Blue Heaven - that's one of my favorite patterns. Enjoy!

[@allenwayne2033]

I had a green depression glass plate that was my deceased grandmothers'. Being young and dumb (19, in my first apt) I put a frozen pizza on it (the extent of my cooking skills back then) and popped it into the oven. That was the end of Grandma's Depression plate.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Allen! I think a lot of us did things like that before we knew better! Thanks!

[@ShirleyK-13v]

My husband and I were married in 1959 and received the blue Melmac dishes.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Shirley - Melmac was very popular in 1959. A nice wedding gift!

[@TuckerSP2011]

I loved the last 3 patterns the best. The Persian Garden, Sculptured Grape and Spring song were beautiful. I did like the unusual bowl with the pedestal but it wasn't as practical for storage, but still very pretty and interesting. My niece has a set of the Dogwood pattern of Franciscan which was her paternal great grandmother's. Melamine dishes are very popular again but they aren't microwave safe, but they come in some amazing and beautiful patterns. I bought a long serving tray in Home Goods and people kept cautioning me to be careful with it, it looks just like fine glazed pottery.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Tucker - aren't all those patterns great? There was so many different patterns - it's just amazing how much there was at one time. Those pedestal bowls are hard to store because you can't stack them so they take up a lot of space. Thanks!

[@markaustin4370]

My grandma had GE appliances from about 1960 in that same turquoise color as the melamine

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Mark - that turquoise color was so great. It's hard to find vintage appliances in that color, but they looked great in it! Thanks!

[@scooterdover2771]

One of my aunts had the Apple Franciscan. My mom had the Franciscan (I don't know what it was called), it was along the Fiesta theme of different solid colors. I have a couple of the serving pieces.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Scooter - not sure what the solid color Franciscan pattern is called, but I think I've seen some pieces of it over the years. Thanks!

[@scooterdover2771]

@@cavalcadeoffood It was bugging me so I looked it up. It's Coronado.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

@@scooterdover2771 Good to know! Thanks!

[@monicabrazil212]

The “Apple” Franciscan dishes are my favorite!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Monica - that's a great pattern!

[@gwennelson6580]

I would like to know is corning ware dishes worth collecting? I inherited my mothers dishes plus I have been BUYING PIECES at thrift stores. I enjoy your videos.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Gwenn - I can't really say if they are or not, but I always tell people to collect what you enjoy. If you like Corning Ware, it would be fun to collect. Many people collect them because they were produced in so many variations and can still be found fairly easily. Thanks!

[@fredwiley3731]

Oh, Poppytrail Grape ! My mothers". I have a lot of it. Is there anyway to whiten the the light area that became darker with use.?

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Fred - try using some Bon Ami cleanser and a sponge on the plates. I've found that sometimes helps with those dark areas. That's a great pattern - wonderful that you have you mom's set!

[@jadakowers590]

Super Video!

[@ingrid2543]

Blue Heaven is my favorite!

[@angellee9307]

I got the IHOP big orange juice glasses for ten bucks! They are heavy and it was a good find!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Wow! That was a good find! Enjoy!

[@cindywhite8118]

I remember when those were all the style. It seems every kitchen had one or more of those patterns.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Cindy! These dishes were everywhere! Thanks!

[@allenwayne2033]

Kevin, you do realize that was a terrible choice of tablecloth to display the Tulip Time and Colonial Village, right? Sorry, just had to say it! Love all your vids!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

thank you

[@SK-ki1te]

🤩Thx!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome!

[@princessfiona79]

Do you have an online store?

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi - no, I don't have a store of any kind. I don't sell anything. Thanks!

[@susanpaulson9010]

Do you have Desert Rose?

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Susan - no, I never picked up Desert Rose, although I've seen a lot of it at sales over the years. Thanks!

[@susanpaulson9010]

@@cavalcadeoffood Believe hubbys grandmother left us:me two sets of it. Like the other set I mentioned I obtained for my hope chest from Woolworth, this is also in perfect condition. One day I have a dream of a extra large closet /room just for linens, and dining ware. A person can dream. Lol. Thanks for another great episode.

[@ladyflimflam]

Many of those cups are likely 6 oz.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

That sounds about right. Thanks!

[@cherlynkinney1588]

Have you heard of crinoline dishes? They are ruffled edges in pink.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi - I haven't heard of crinoline dishes. I'll have to look those up. Thanks!

[@TW1257]

I did a search for it. I've seen it before. Pretty pattern.

[@staceywilliams5580]

Grandma had the Melmac. Mom had wheat. Do your cutco section soon.

[@robinrubendunst869]

Hmmm… The Colonial Village pattern looks like a “knock-off” of Johnson Bros. Friendly Village…

[@cavalcadeoffood]

It does have that Friendly Village look to it. I think that type of china was popular and so different makers made some version of it. Thanks!

[@lauren6889]

Was ' Melamine ' here

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Lauren - that was so popular here in the 60's. Thanks!