In the spirit of Easter, and new beginnings, I feel that a confession is in order.
I must admit, that I have a thing for deviled egg platters.
What is a deviled egg platter?
Well... it's a platter with little egg sized indentations especially for serving deviled eggs.
I enter into evidence... THIS lovely amber carnival glass platter...
This was the catalyst for my mini obsession.
When I was 4 or 5 years old, my "Nanny" (Colorado Dad's Mom) lived in Red Oak, Texas and had one of those old fashioned china cabinets with glass doors on the front. She had all sorts of "pretties"... odds and ends arranged inside... china plates... a shaving cup that some ancestor had used... assorted teacups... a ceramic bell from a road trip with "New Mexico" written on it.
Your grandmother probably had a similar cabinet...
I now have one myself (minus the bell from Stuckey's).
Your grandmother probably had a similar cabinet...
I now have one myself (minus the bell from Stuckey's).
The one object that always caught my eye, was this iridescent egg platter.
It was tucked away on the bottom shelf (right at my eye level). I loved the way the surface reflected rainbows (I mean what little girl wouldn't love that?). Nanny would take it out of the cabinet and let me inspect it carefully. "You can have it someday", she promised.
And today... it is mine!
It was tucked away on the bottom shelf (right at my eye level). I loved the way the surface reflected rainbows (I mean what little girl wouldn't love that?). Nanny would take it out of the cabinet and let me inspect it carefully. "You can have it someday", she promised.
And today... it is mine!
Well, I discovered recently that one platter just doesn't hold enough eggs for a big gathering... We have a big clan, and eggs are usually the first item to disappear (even before prayer I might add... egg thieves abound in our family).
So I started a "hunt" for just ONE more egg platter. So I mentioned it to my Mom-in-Law, who just happened to have a clear glass one that she never used! And I mentioned it to my dear friend Susie, who ran across one at an antique store. (If 2 are good, then 3 are better!) Then Houston Mom found one on e-Bay that was totally different than the other three (it was ornate metal). Well, of course I had to have it! So suddenly my egg platters have multiplied (like Easter wabbits).
This could seriously become a problem... I've seen so MANY deviled egg dishes.
My tiny farmhouse will not hold a larger collection, but I am so pleased with my quartet.
They were each found by ones I love... and they are all special and unique.
I really am done though... really...
I have met the "Official Egg Platter Quota for a Small Farmhouse".
Don't buy me any egg platters (unless of course, you find one that's REALLY cool or UNUSUAL... and just can stop yourself...I mean I'd forgive you if push came to shove).
