a coffee pot {in my mom's lovely china pattern, c. 1952},
for when we take our coffee in the drawing room
for when we take our coffee in the drawing room
an ice cream fork
{because one is suddenly longing
to set the table properly}
to set the table properly}
a muffin cover
{even if I'm staying here}
a soup tureen
{because even if the soup is tinned,
it can still be very nice}
{because even if the soup is tinned,
it can still be very nice}
What's on your packing list?
9 comments:
Such beautiful things...the ice cream fork is a new one to me though. The etiquette would most likely have been pushed aside last night when it was me, a big spoon, and a tub of coffee-flavoured Haagen-Dazs. Apologies to Pym!
My list would be include a teapot and strainer - no bag dunking allowed.
I love looking at examples of what was included in older silver patterns ... though I don't think eating ice cream with this implement would be very cosy.
What a lovely idea for a post, what fun it must have been thinking it up.
That ice cream fork looks positively lethal. Mmmmm, beautiful cutlery, smooth, delicious ice cream... owwww stabbity fork tines hiding in the spoon.
The coffee pot is very pretty though. :)
What fun! I am also intrigued with the ice cream fork... have never seen one before. Yesterday I made a Nutella Crunch Ice cream cake (sinful, really) for a family gathering. The fork would have been perfect.
I don't own a soup tureen, but wish I did. Not sure it would see enough use to justify the cupboard space though.
Don't forget boiled eggs for lunch and a warm cup of ovelitne before bed and if you have invited a young curator for lunch, make sure you have a bowl of frsh pears at your sideboard.
Happy Pym Reading week :)
A good recipe for Cauliflower Cheese. It sounds vaguely like Mac and Cheese, but I don't know how I'd like cauliflower subbing for macaroni. However, all the sweets sound delicious and I love sherry.
Also don't forget your cookery books on your nightstand. Or a bunch of mimosa impulsively bought. I love the items you have chosen. As you can tell, I am reading Excellent Women!
And a bottle of Madeira, "a suitable present for a respectable unmarried lady who might be visited by the clergy." Personally I think I'd take a bottle of gin...
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