David Hendley on fri 15 jan 99
At 04:15 PM 1/13/99 EST, you wrote:
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>Ah, the old mustache mug, I used to count left handed mustache mugs as one
>of my specialties! Back when it was semi acceptable to tell ethnic humor, I
>used to make
>"Polish" mugs with the handle on the inside.
>Earl Brunner
>
On my visit to Poland, I was amazed to find out that mugs are
not very common. Most folks drank their hot tea out of what
I would call a water glass.
There were shortages of lots of things (this was the in the
Berlin Wall days), but people seemed to be using a handleless
glass for hot tea by choice, not necessity.
I'm known to reach in and snatch a hot pot out of a cooling kiln,
but I had trouble drinking a glass of tea in Poland!
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
hendley@tyler.net
http://www.farmpots.com
Martin Howard on mon 18 jan 99
David Hendley has had much the same experience I have had in Poland.
I have been there once a year for the last 12 years now.
Once I took a lot of mugs, giving them away as presents to my host
families.
Did they use them? No. They were put away in the glass fronted cupboards
and just held on display.
We all drank from those glasses set within metal or plastic containers.
There is good Polish pottery, but it is from rather sandy clay, porous
and used to be on the heavy side. But recently I have seen some better
ware with interesting design, pattern and colour. But I am sure they are
in daily use on the table.
Martin Howard
Webbs Cottage Pottery and Press
Woolpits Road, Great Saling
BRAINTREE
Essex CM7 5DZ
01371 850 423
araneajo@gn.apc.org
Martin Howard on tue 19 jan 99
There is good Polish pottery, but it is from rather sandy clay, porous
and used to be on the heavy side. But recently I have seen some better
ware with interesting design, pattern and colour. But I am sure they are
NOT
in daily use on the table.
Sorry Friends, I missed out a negative.
Martin Howard
Webbs Cottage Pottery and Press
Woolpits Road, Great Saling
BRAINTREE
Essex CM7 5DZ
01371 850 423
araneajo@gn.apc.org
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