Good Old Fashioned ????? and Moneysaving - bedspreads

Justamum

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Does anyone use one of those fancy tiered cake-stands any more? The only places I've seen any lately are in those rather expensive, retro tea-rooms that seem to be all the rage

I want one of those. I've seen them in the M&S cafe - they use them for afternoon tea. I don't know if they are on general sale.
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anguk

Justamum wrote: »

I want one of those. I've seen them in the M&S cafe - they use them for afternoon tea. I don't know if they are on general sale.
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I'm sure I've got my MIL's tiered cake stand somewhere.

There's quite a few on Amazon and Argos sell a couple:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/0131560/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CKitchen+and+laundry%7C14418476/c_2/3%7C15701295%7CTableware%7C14418523/c_3/4%7Ccat_14418523%7CServingware%7C14418534.htm
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/0288925/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CKitchen+and+laundry%7C14418476/c_2/3%7C15701295%7CTableware%7C14418523/c_3/4%7Ccat_14418523%7CServingware%7C14418534.htm
http://www.amazon.co.uk/tiered-cake-stand/s/qid=1267728988/ref=sr_pg_1?ie=UTF8&rs=&keywords=tiered%2Bcake%2Bstand&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Atiered%2Bcake%2Bstand&page=1

DianaMattos

Does anyone use one of those fancy tiered cake-stands any more? The only places I've seen any lately are in those rather expensive, retro tea-rooms that seem to be all the rage[/QUOTE]

I got one for my birthday last month from my Amazon wishlist and its fab!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Polka-Design-Two-Tiered-Stand-Plate/dp/B002A10Y0I/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2YHAXNRJWQ1MT&colid=2GQSNHQSP6H0U

My mum also managed to find matching cake cases and paper napkins to go with it. I'm trying to start a family tradition with our little girl for 'tea' on Sunday evenings, sandwiches and homemade cakes on the cake stand!

carefullycautious

I rue the day I gave away my candlewick bedspreads. Does anyone know where I can buy one from? I have searched the internet but cant seem to find the old fashioned ones.

THis thread has made me chuckle as at the start of this winter I decided to find some old fashioned candy striped flannelette sheets. Amazon came to the rescue and I ordered two sets

We have been toasy warm all winter with our hot water bottles. I have just brought a third set from TJ hughes. We use these under our quilts which also saves on washing the covers (another chore which gets harder to do especially trying to put on the king size on my own)

i also wear a pinny and really miss my twin tub and spin dryer. All items I got rid of thinking I should really become a modern minny. How wrong I was.

If I could get a candlewick bedspread I would be in heaven.

Real Ladies hankies are another of my likes. I love ironing and seeing everything neat and tidy after being on the line on a windy day. My idea of Bliss is to spend an hour or two ironing with a play on radio 4.

champys

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

How could one eat a boiled egg without an egg-cup? Surely they can't be outmoded as well? What do people use instead?

Actually it seems eating boiled eggs is old fashioned - when friends come to visit they are often surprised when I put boiled eggs out for breakfast. Most of them don't seem to think beyond cereal or toast, with the exception of a fried breakfast as an occasional indulgence.

When I inherited my mother's china dinner set, it came with 12 lovely cups and saucers. That's another thing. I must use them, or else they must go as they take up useful space. But we're so wedded to mugs these days! I now make a point of serving after-dinner coffee in them, and sometimes tea in the afternoon, and people say ooohhh, you have cups and saucers!
(more modernly, I have just discovered they are great to serve a little bit of fancy soup in, as a starter before a dinner party!)

champys

ChocClare wrote: »

Maybe it's just me, but even if I eat a sandwich, I feel the need to wipe fingers and/or mouth at the end of it. OK, so you could use kitchen towel, but why burn down the rain forest when you've got something green and reusable right there?

Yes, exactly, and if you are used to the feeling of cloth, paper just isn't quite the same..... that also goes for handkerchiefs in my book.

nuttybabe

champys wrote: »

Yes, exactly, and if you are used to the feeling of cloth, paper just isn't quite the same..... that also goes for handkerchiefs in my book.

my dad always uses cloth handkerchiefs. I remember, when i was little, Sunday evening when mum did the ironing I used to iron all his handkerchiefs!!!

Silaqui

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

How could one eat a boiled egg without an egg-cup? Surely they can't be outmoded as well? What do people use instead?

I don't eat boiled eggs very often - once a year maybe but in a hark back to my student days, when I do get a fancy for one I balance it in a wide shotglass! :rotfl:

I do have a set of proper cutlery complete with butter knife, cheese knife, and I also use fish forks (the ones with the little notch).

When I'm at home, I always make tea in a teapot and drink it from a cup and saucer, never a mug, which seems to be unusual amongst my generation (I'm 25). I like to make the tea in the pot, then put the milk into the teacup and pour the tea onto it. If you make it in a mug (which I do at work) you have to put the milk in after, which never tastes right to me!

I need one of those anitmaccassars (sp) for the passenger seat in my car as it feels disgusting from when OH sits there with his gelled head!

Also, I'm not sure if this is an old style thing or just a quirk - but with proper loaves of bread (ie. bloomer type, not sliced) my nan ALWAYS puts the butter on first and then slices across the bread, she does the most perfect slices!

x

Lily-Lu

nuttybabe wrote: »

my dad always uses cloth handkerchiefs. I remember, when i was little, Sunday evening when mum did the ironing I used to iron all his handkerchiefs!!!

My dad always had a white cloth one in his trouser pocket

Lucky you, getting to just iron his hankies. Never forget, one night he said he'd give me a sixpence if I washed his hankies. Of course, only being about 6yrs old, I jumped at the chance with all the thoughts of going to the corner shop the following day and getting a lucky-bag packed with sweets.....Well, after that once, I never offered again....I feel like heaving just thinking about it now:rotfl:

Justamum

nuttybabe wrote: »

my dad always uses cloth handkerchiefs. I remember, when i was little, Sunday evening when mum did the ironing I used to iron all his handkerchiefs!!!

I always use cloth hankies, mainly because tissues make me sneeze more. I used to iron them into nice little squares, but I don't bother any more. I've got a basket in the bathroom and clean ones just get put in there. I've basically given up ironing now there are no hankies to iron