The Old Stone Bowl"I set the old stone bowl before my little daughter. It’s a cumbersome object but it carries its own weight around here. As many things of old, it was made to last and last it has…through four generations of my husband’s family. It has weathered the Great Depression, two World Wars, Sputnik and a walk on the moon, and the technological age. And it still sits, steadfast and rock-solid on a small kitchen table in our home.
"This bowl has been caressed by the hand of a great-grandmother, the hand of a grandmother, the hand of a mother, and now the small dimpled hand of a young granddaughter. Our hands have all dipped into its rounded stomach and churned out good things to nourish our family."
Some of you asked for Oma's Bread Pudding Recipe so I included it at the end of the column.
What a beautiful piece of history. I love old stoneware, but to have one with such a rich past, how wonderful! Congrats on the new column, too!!
Posted by: Alice C | October 30, 2007 at 03:28 PM
Wonderful!
Posted by: Mary Ellen Barrett | October 30, 2007 at 05:54 PM