How high will this auction go? We try to do a ‘Hot Box’, feature auction and this week is a real winner. A 1939 Black Mammy’s Cookbook came up for auction and the bidders want it. More then one is listed and one is asking $349 for the cookbook. The auctions are in full swing [...]
As a feature of the blog and the store, I faithfully go in and take a good look at what is selling and what is not, and try to let you know my finds. At the moment, I discovered the Russian porcelain is creating a buzz. It is indeed some beautiful work, but even the earlier [...]
Back in the late 70’s and into the 80’s, latch hooking was all the rage. Herrschners and a few other craft supply catalogs sold them quite cheap. You could also find them at your local Ben Franklin and several other stores where crafting supplies were sold. Thank goodness we didn’t have time to ever use [...]
Cast Iron Cookware delivers a wonderful meal if you learn to use it correctly. The most common complaint is the weight of the pots and pans, and that they rust. While it is true they do weigh more then the thin stainless cookware, they make up for that by the cooking quality they deliver. Cast [...]