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Mreader said:
Really pretty pattern!! And btw when do we see your bday ring? You teased us with the side view only ;-)
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Thanks! Soon….my birthday is Feb 17th :Up_to_something:
 
I didn't buy this but came across it in the consignment shop this past Saturday. It is a very old pressure canner/cooker. (I can't get over the wooden handles!) This was the stuff of (kitchen explosion) nightmares of my mother's generation. It seems like I remember a story about a rice explosion.....all over the ceiling. The pressure cookers are made so much better and safer today. If you used one of these you sure were a brave soul. They could be unpredictable...and dangerous!!IMG_3979.jpg
 

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LorettaB said:
I didn't buy this but came across it in the consignment shop this past Saturday. It is a very old pressure canner/cooker. (I can't get over the wooden handles!) This was the stuff of (kitchen explosion) nightmares of my mother's generation. It seems like I remember a story about a rice explosion.....all over the ceiling. The pressure cookers are made so much better and safer today. If you used one of these you sure were a brave soul. They could be unpredictable...and dangerous!!IMG_3979.jpg
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My mother always loved her pressure cooker.
Note: it is not good for broccoli....
Anyway, I seem to remember spaghetti sauce all over the ceiling!
 
stracci2000 said:
My mother always loved her pressure cooker.
Note: it is not good for broccoli....
Anyway, I seem to remember spaghetti sauce all over the ceiling!
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Once the explosion happened, there was no hiding the evidence. My supervisor said her mother still has a dark spot in the ceiling above her stove…but can’t remember what it was that exploded!
 
LorettaB said:
Once the explosion happened, there was no hiding the evidence. My supervisor said her mother still has a dark spot in the ceiling above her stove…but can’t remember what it was that exploded!
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Haha! I remember mom using her pressure cooker almost every day. It was so heavy and hard to wash.
When she made broccoli, I swear the color was more gray than green...... This was back in the day when steaming delicate vegetables was unheard of!
 
stracci2000 said:
Haha! I remember mom using her pressure cooker almost every day. It was so heavy and hard to wash.
When she made broccoli, I swear the color was more gray than green...... This was back in the day when steaming delicate vegetables was unheard of!
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The poor broccoli was steamed to death! LOL!!
 
Oh my! I think this is why I was so reluctant to use my Instapot (took me a whole year to open it) the thoughts of the old pressure cookers exploding all over!
 
LorettaB said:
I didn't buy this but came across it in the consignment shop this past Saturday. It is a very old pressure canner/cooker. (I can't get over the wooden handles!) This was the stuff of (kitchen explosion) nightmares of my mother's generation. It seems like I remember a story about a rice explosion.....all over the ceiling. The pressure cookers are made so much better and safer today. If you used one of these you sure were a brave soul. They could be unpredictable...and dangerous!!IMG_3979.jpg
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One would defiantly want to buy a new seal before using it - i mean look whay happened to the space shuttle
 
YadaYadaYada said:
Oh my! I think this is why I was so reluctant to use my Instapot (took me a whole year to open it) the thoughts of the old pressure cookers exploding all over!
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We brought a new but just a regular pressure cooker a few years ago
i was scared for a long time
But so long as the seal is in perfect condition its safe and most home appliances shops can get new seals even for very old models
 
@Daisys and Diamonds, I’m just a big worry wart about things exploding, like I won’t let my husband get a propane grill because I’m afraid he will blow the house up :lol:
 
YadaYadaYada said:
@Daisys and Diamonds, I’m just a big worry wart about things exploding, like I won’t let my husband get a propane grill because I’m afraid he will blow the house up :lol:
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Daisys and Diamonds said:
I totally get that
i refused to use the gas cook top when we bought this house and went out an bought an electric one
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Yep, me too on both of these. No gas grill, no gas stove. Although I do know that cooking on a gas stove gives the cook more control. I'll give that up for not fearing my house blowing up.
 
@Lookinagain I am so glad we have an electric stove, although it’s a pain to cook on, at least there is no concern about pilot lights going out.
 
Ironically when we got ride of the gas cook top we put in a rheem hot water system that needs the bottles rather than piped in gas from the street
we had a certified plumber install everything
About a year latter and about 6 refills the delivery driver told us the plumber had forgotten to put a board behind the bottles to stop a potential leak accumulating under the house
One phone call to the plumber and he was here in 15 to fix it !

But as for gas BBQ's
Well webbers and acorns just taste so much better
 
Yesterday, at my local antique mall, I found this beautiful salt glazed German stein.
It dates somewhere between 1895-1914.
Notice the art nouveau design. In Germany it was known as Jugendstil.
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@stracci2000, now you can feel authentic when you drink your German beer ;)
 
YadaYadaYada said:
@stracci2000, now you can feel authentic when you drink your German beer ;)
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Maybe iced tea! (Not beer...I think its yukky!)
Anyway, I thought this stein was really beautiful.
I had came across this type of German pottery in the past and had done some research on it. That's how I knew what it was when I saw it.
A new addition to the hoardatorium!
 
@stracci2000, I’m with you about beer……not a fan :sick:

Do you have other steins? Something tells me you have a few hanging around ;)2
 
YadaYadaYada said:
@stracci2000, I’m with you about beer……not a fan :sick:

Do you have other steins? Something tells me you have a few hanging around ;)2
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We only have one other stein.
DH has a German stein that belonged to his Dad, it is from the 1970s. It's one of those colorful touristy ones that are so common.
 
SparklieBug said:
:lol: My mom had "the bean incident"...and yes, all over the ceiling. She was twitchy about using the pressure cooker for good reason!

I love the Instant Pot!
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Do you guys have tinned condenced milk ?
You can boil it up for about 4 hours and it turns to caramel
Its so delicious
But it does tend to explode and and up on the kitchen ceiling
its never happened to be because i scarafice a bit of caramel by punching a hole in the lid and watching the water level like a hawlk
Nowadays they sell it already caramelized because im thinking so many mother's banned its 'manufacture' in their kitchens
 
Daisys and Diamonds said:
Do you guys have tinned condenced milk ?
You can boil it up for about 4 hours and it turns to caramel
Its so delicious
But it does tend to explode and and up on the kitchen ceiling
its never happened to be because i scarafice a bit of caramel by punching a hole in the lid and watching the water level like a hawlk
Nowadays they sell it already caramelized because im thinking so many mother's banned its 'manufacture' in their kitchens
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I had this once, it was delicious!
 
LorettaB said:
I didn't buy this but came across it in the consignment shop this past Saturday. It is a very old pressure canner/cooker. (I can't get over the wooden handles!) This was the stuff of (kitchen explosion) nightmares of my mother's generation. It seems like I remember a story about a rice explosion.....all over the ceiling. The pressure cookers are made so much better and safer today. If you used one of these you sure were a brave soul. They could be unpredictable...and dangerous!!IMG_3979.jpg
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We donated an old pressure cooker much like that one just last week - although it didn’t have wood handles, or the pressure gauge, but it was in very much the same condition. It was huge - probably held 25 quarts or so. I assume it had been used for canning. “Maid of Honor” brand.
 
Remember the brass lamp we bought for $6.50 a month or two ago? Here it is today, finally on display now that the Christmas decorations are all packed away.

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We re-wired it with a vintage-looking twisted cloth-covered cord, and added a new shade, of course. And polished, and polished, and polished! My husband, who’s really good about such things, gives it a quick polish every week or so.

(The shade cost about five times as much as the lamp by the way - LOL! But we found an absolutely lovely shade for another lamp, in perfect condition, during the same goodwill trip, so I figure that part’s a wash!)
 
VRBeauty said:
Remember the brass lamp we bought for $6.50 a month or two ago? Here it is today, finally on display now that the Christmas decorations are all packed away.

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We re-wired it with a vintage-looking twisted cloth-covered cord, and added a new shade, of course. And polished, and polished, and polished! My husband, who’s really good about such things, gives it a quick polish every week or so.

(The shade cost about five times as much as the lamp by the way - LOL! But we found an absolutely lovely shade for another lamp, in perfect condition, during the same goodwill trip, so I figure that part’s a wash!)
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Beautiful! I once had the same perpetual brass desk calendar, sans the marble!
 
Daisys and Diamonds said:
Do you guys have tinned condenced milk ?
You can boil it up for about 4 hours and it turns to caramel
Its so delicious
But it does tend to explode and and up on the kitchen ceiling
its never happened to be because i scarafice a bit of caramel by punching a hole in the lid and watching the water level like a hawlk
Nowadays they sell it already caramelized because im thinking so many mother's banned its 'manufacture' in their kitchens
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I ADORE caramel pie!! You can also put the cans in a slow cooker with water and it works. But…you can leave it in too long and the caramel turns very very brown!! If done tight, it’s easy and safe!
 
LorettaB said:
I ADORE caramel pie!! You can also put the cans in a slow cooker with water and it works. But…you can leave it in too long and the caramel turns very very brown!! If done tight, it’s easy and safe!
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Ive done it that way but i was still scared and punched a hole in the lid
 
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