On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:49:04 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>Oh pshaw, on Thu 29 Nov 2007 01:20:06p, Boron Elgar meant to say...
>
>> On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:22:05 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>Oh pshaw, on Thu 29 Nov 2007 12:03:38p, Boron Elgar meant to say...
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:04:16 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>>>> > wrote:
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>I didn't know what they were called. My mother had one back in the
>>>>>1950s, with crystal swans that sat on top of it and a crystal vase to
>>>>>sit in the middle. Back in the day, I think that was considered
>>>>>"elegant" for a dining room table centerpiece. :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My mom had something, too, and it spent its time parked in the middle
>>>> of the dining room table.
>>>>
>>>> For some reason, wax fruit is also in this memory.
>>>>
>>>> Boron
>>>>
>>>
>>>LOL! Waxed fruit was parked in a crystal bowl on the sideboard. :-)
>>
>>
>> I remember trying to eat one of the apples....my mom wasn't happy.
>> Neither was my stomach.
>>
>> Boron
>>
>
>OH, that's too funny! I remember that one of my cousins tried to to that
>at their home.


I'll bet there are a lot of people of our generation who have
attempted to dine on waxed fruit.

Boron