On 12/11/2015 6:45 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 6:49:44 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>> Does this thing remind anyone else of Robbie the Robot? It's a vintage
>> nut chopper. It belonged to my grandmother. An interesting little bit
>> of family cooking history.
>>
>> http://i66.tinypic.com/20gickj.jpg
>>
>> I have posted grandma's recipe for date nut coconut candy before.
>> That's the gadget she used to chop the walnuts. Circa 1950 or so. The
>> glass base is stamped Federal Tool Corp. Chicago. The top is actually a
>> plastic measuring cup that pops off. It has a built-in shaker on the
>> top for sprinkling the chopped or ground nuts on something. The blades
>> seem to be still good and sharp.
>>
>> According to eBay and other sites it's worth about $4. To me, it's
>> priceless.
>>
>> Do you have any fun vintage stuff around the house?
>
> Not me. If it can't go in the dishwasher, I don't want it.
>
> "Old" doesn't hold any particular attraction to me. Must be
> genetic. When I was a kid, our dishes were melamine until
> Mom switched to Corelle in the 80s.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
I like old gadgets but only if it's functional. The nut chopper still
works, should I ever need it.

My maternal grandparents had melamine. I still have one of the divided
serving bowls and a platter. Functional. Mom bought Corelle when it
first came out. She was still using it in 2008. I had a set, too, for
about 20 years. I got tired of it after a while. I donated the set to
the Salvation Army and bought a set of white stoneware to replace it.

Jill