On 1/16/2011 8:31 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 1/16/2011 8:30 PM, Arri London wrote:
>> S Viemeister wrote:
>>> Yes, French White CorningWare has vertical ribs around it. It
>>> post-dates the squareish ones with grips on each side. The new
>>> 'CorningWare' has a version of the ribbed French White, but in
>>> stoneware.
>>> I have a number of pieces of the traditional shapes in white, as well as
>>> French White, a few Cornflower, and some yellow pieces, which were only
>>> produced for a short time.
>>
>> We have quite a few Cornflower pieces. TMU worked in retail and was
>> given a few pieces by a Corning rep. My father liked it so much, he went
>> out and bought more LOL. Good thing. A couple of years later it was
>> discontinued. Not ever getting rid of those.
> >
> _Very_ useful stuff.
> Cooking (stove-top, oven, microwave) storing (fridge, freezer)
> attractive enough for table use...chip and break resistant, doesn't rust
> like Le Chartreuse (and nowhere near as heavy!)...and easy to clean.
>
Good heavens! My spell checker obviously doesn't like heavy French
cookware...(chartreuse???)