With its origins dating back to the 1930s, jadeite glassware began its mass production through the McKee Glass Co. in Pennsylvania. Their introduction of the Skokie green & Jade kitchenware lines ushered in our fascination with this jade color. Glassmakers catered jadeite to the American public as an inexpensive alternative to earthenware soon after the Depression, both for the home and for its use in restaurants. The Jeanette Glass Company and Anchor Hocking introduced their own patterns and styles, which for many collectors, produced some of the most sought after pieces. Companies marketed this beautiful glass under the monikers of jadite , jadeite , jade glass , jad-ite , jade-ite , so however you want to spell it, let it draw you in for a closer look. If you want a thorough history of the origins of jadeite, collectors’ pricing, patterns & shapes (don’t forget the reproductions in 2000), I highly suggest picking up the book by Joe Keller & David...
I can remember when chocolate chip cookies became the 'in-thing' (well at least in Australia) it would have been in about 1978 when Kellogg corn flakes put a recipe on the side of their cereal packet for Choccy Rocks.....all of a sudden they were everywhere - move over jam drops!
ReplyDeleteDavid those look so buttery and delicious! And I love the Carmel color cake stand!
ReplyDelete@Phil, that is such interesting insight! I love it. Yes, it's amazing to think that chocolate chip cookies are a 20th century invention. I can't imagine having to do without them.
ReplyDelete@Coco, the cookies are perhaps my FAVORITE cookie of all time. As for the caramel cake stand, it's a Martha by Mail product. :)
I vote bring back MBM. So many things I wish I had bought. And to think I threw all those MBMcatalogs away. Ahhhh!!!
ReplyDeleteWho knew? Thanks David for the yummy recipe too!
I agree with you 100%! :)
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