Newspaper Page Text
4C
♦ SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2006
When it comes to cups, it's all about size
How exactly does one tell
the difference between a tea
cup, demitasse, coffee cup or
chocolate cup when identify
ing antiques you may ask?
This is a question we hear
a lot at Carrie Lynn’s espe»
daily when customers are
digging through boxes of
china at one of odr estate
sales. I think everyone
should have their very own
“special” cup and saucer for
enjoying their morning cof
fee or afternoon tea.
I recently read a very
good article in the Antique
Week publication that Mr.
Joe Gayle is kind enough to
share with me when he is
finished reading it. The ear
liest containers from which
to enjoy tea didn’t have
handles at all and were just
simple bowls made of earth
enware. In the early 1800’s
handles were added to the
cups. Supposedly this “inven
tion” was made popular by
Madame de Pompadour.
A small southern town with no buttermilk?
I had yet to recover from
being subjected to the ridicu
lousness of a New York City
diner that sold out of grits
two mornings in a row when
I encountered a more trau
matic travesty - a Southern
town that sold out of but
termilk.
Yep, that’s the truth. It
may sound like a George
Orwell piece of science fic
tion but it happened: New
York City ran out of grits
and a South Georgia town
ran dry of buttermilk.
The end of time is surely
near.
I like buttermilk. In fact,
I love it. When I was grow
ing up, a gallon of butter
milk could always be found
in our refrigerator right
next to the gallon of sweet
milk. Incidentally, only tra-
Morghan Katherine
Palat
Winther Hardy and
Brian Palat of Warner
Robins announce the birth
of a daughter, Morghan
Katherine Palat, at Houston
Medical Center on May 23.
Grandparents of the baby are
Danny and Angela Mullis of
Eastman, Stan and Bonnie
Palat of Warner Robins; Jim
and Shelly Hardy of Atlanta
and Valda Palat.
Jamarion Ty’jai Harris
Laquita Bramwell and
Jameal Harris of Warner
Robins announce the birth of
ason, Jamarion Ty’jai Harris,
at Houston Medical Center
on May 24. Grandparents
of the baby are Marilyn and
Roy Marderville of Warner
Robins and Mrs. Wobb of
Warner Robins.
Melia Donise Seaberry
Tara Burge of Warner
Robins announces the
birth of a daughter, Melia
Donise Seaberry, at Houston
Medical Center on May 24.
Grandparents of the baby
are Peggy Burge of Slidell,
La.; Judy Franklin of Slidell,
La. and Charlie Seaberry, Sr.
of Kenner, La.
Kiana Janea Bentley
Shanika Banks and Kevin
Bentley announce the
birth of a daughter, Kiana
Janea Bentley, at Houston
Medical Center on May 24.
Grandparents of the baby are
Linda and Lucious Bentley
of Bamesville; Willie Rogers
of Fort Valley; Lillie Banks
of Warner Robins; Great
Grandparents of the baby
Annie Larry of Fort Valley;
Lelia Jackson and James
Jackson of Bamesville.
Cesar Allessandri
Martinez
Cindy Rodriquez and
Cesar Martinez of Warner
Robins announce the birth
of a son, Cesar Alessandri
Martinez, at Houston
Medical Center on May
24. Grandparents of the
baby are Juan and Aracely
Jillinda Falen
Antiques
carilynns@alltel.net
The average size of a bone
china English teacup is 3.5
to 4 inches wide without the
handle and 2-2.25 inches
high with a matching saucer
of 5-5.75 inches. Originally
coffee cups were taller and
narrower in comparison but
after the Victorian era, tea
cups and coffee cups became
interchangeable and came
in all shapes and sizes as
you can see in any modern
gift or department store.
The demitasse originated
Ronda Rich
Columnist
ditional Southerners call
it sweet milk. Yankees and
Southerners who have got
ten past their raising mere
ly acknowledge it as milk,
which is as boring as milk
without chocolate or butter
in it.
Anyway, given the choice,
I have always taken butter
milk over sweet milk. This, I
Rodriguez of McAllen, Texas
and Elias and Berta Alicia
Martinez of Aguascalientes,
Aguascalientes.
Kielee Shianne Walton
Marsha Mossman and Scott
Walton of Byron announce
the birth of a daughter,
Kielee Shianne Walton, at
Houston Medical Center on
May 24. Grandparents of
the baby are Mark G and
Celestia Mossman of Byron
and Ken and Debbie Walton
of Warner Robins.
Micheal Lashawn
Chapman
Alecia Chapman of
Warner Robins announces
the birth of a son, Micheal
Lashawn Chapman, at
Houston Medical Center on
May 25. Grandparents of the
baby are Joann Mosley of
Macon; Ernestine Chapman
of Macon; Larry Fowler of
Macon and Steven Robinson
of Macon.
Carrington Deion
Willis
D’Andre and Angela Porter
Willis of Byron announce
the birth of a daughter,
Carrington Deion Willis, at
Houston Medical Center on
May 25. Grandparents of the
baby are Wallace and the
late Carrie Porter of Byron;
Barbara and the late Frank
Willis of New York, N.Y., and
Tyrone and Effie Hopkins of
Columbus.
Makimba Miladre Mary
Williams
Sarita Williams of Warner
Robins announces the birth
of a daughter, Makimba
Miladre Mary Williams, at
Houston Medical Center on
May 25. Grandparents of the
baby are Randolph and Mary
Williams of Fort Valley.
Tyler Channing
Williams
Channing and Pamela
Burch Williams of
Hawkinsville announce
the birth of a son, Tyler
Channing Williams, at
Houston Medical Center
■ • ** | •
mmm . s.. - >
JR9L
in France and the word lit
erally means “half cup”.
Although the French invent
ed the espresso machine,
the Italians perfected it
and there are over 200,000
espresso bars in Italy.
Demitasse cups are much
smaller and delicate for just
a small amount of tea or
that super strong espresso.
Demitasse cups are gener
ally 2-2.25 inches wide and
2.25 inches high.
Hot chocolate cups were
If *** j:: v
"[ _
realize, puts me in a minor
ity. Of all my contemporary
friends, Karen is the only
one who drinks buttermilk.
The rest of them, when
buttermilk is mentioned,
will make ugly faces, shake
their heads violently and
ask, “How in the world do
you drink that disgusting
stuff?”
cAeu/^^^zzauls
on May 25. Grandparents
of the baby are Cindy and
Tom McCleary of Rock Falls,
Illinois.
Michael Jay den Dennis
Titus and Denise
Gardiner-Davis Dennis of
Warner Robins announce
the birth of a son, Michael
Jayden Dennis, at Houston
Medical Center on May 25.
Grandparents of the baby
are Nancy Dennis of Warner
Robins; Selicia and Leon
Wynn of Warner Robins;
Tracey and Michael Jones of
San Diego, California, and
Ronald Gardiner of Rex.
Wyatt Thomas Norris
Ashley Brewer and
Matthew Norris of Warner
Robins announce the birth of
a son, Wyatt Thomas Norris,
at Houston Medical Center
on May 26. Grandparents of
the baby are Tom Norris and
Kathy Norris of Byron and
Susan Greene of Byron.
Alexis Grace George
Jennifer Hoke and
Craig George of Warner
Robins announce the
birth of a daughter, Alexis
Grace George, at Houston
Medical Center on May 26.
Grandparents of the baby
are Greg and Debbie Hoke of
Warner Robins and Howard
George and Mary George of
Warner Robins.
Joshua Wayne Hendrix
Jerry and Janice Barfield
Hendrix of Cochran
announce the birth of a son,
Joshua Wayne Hendrix, at
Houston Medical Center on
May 26. Grandparents of the
baby are Gladys Barfield of
Bonaire; Johnie and Judy
Barfield of Henderson;
Cheryl Hendrix of Cochran
and the late Jerry Wayne
Hendrix of Eastman.
Jake Manning Brady
Joey and Jennifer Johnson
Brady of Cochran announce
the birth of a son, Jake
Manning Brady, at Houston
Medical Center on May 27.
Grandparents of the baby
LIFESTYLE
first introduced in the 18th
century and were tall like
early coffee cups and some
times had 2 handles and a
lid. To bring further confu
sion to our readers, there
were also such things as
cream soups and saucers.
You would look at that and
say , Wow! That’s a lot of
coffee or tea! Well, you can
thank the Victorians for
that; they had a specialized
utensil or piece of china for
everything including bouil
lon cups and saucers as well
as cafe-au-lait cups and sau
cers.
Collecting cups and sau
Karen, though, said, “I
especially like it with hot
cornbread.”
I smiled, remembering
Daddy and all the times he
would come in from a long
day’s work. There was always
a hot, homemade supper on
the stove but many times,
he would say, “I’ll just have
milk and bread.”
And, Mama, for once with
out a word, would head to
the kitchen and stir him up
a hot cake of fresh cornbread
always baked in a seasoned
iron skillet. Not once did I
ever hear her say, “I’ve got
a stove full of food. I’m not
cooking anything else.”
She’d take a bowl and
break the hot cornbread into
pieces and drop it into the
cold milk, sometimes butter
milk, sometimes sweet milk.
are Ivey and Sue Brady
of Cochran and Katie and
the late Marvin Johnson of
Cochran.
Yvonne Patricia
Shannon
Sean Keith and Shereen
Cooper Shannon of Bonaire
announce the birth of a
daughter, Yvonne Patricia
Shannon, at Houston
Medical Center on May 27.
Grandparents of the baby are
Vivian and Tom Shanklin of
Chicago, Illinois and Robert
Shannon of Chicago, 111.
Damion Coal Angelo
Donald, Sr. and Natasha
King Angelo of Macon
announce the birth of a
son, Damion Coal Angelo,
at Houston Medical Center
on May 28. Grandparents
of the baby are Margret and
Danny Angelo of Macon;
Thresea Alston of Macon.
Great Grandmother to the
baby is Rose McDaniel of
Macon.
Shan’yia Diamonique
Moore
Kim and Shana Dasher
Moore of Baxley announce
the birth of a daughter,
Shan’yia Diamonique Moore,
at Houston Medical Center
on May 28. Grandparents of
the baby are Chante Mobley
of Baxley; Rozell Paulk of
Baxley; Arlee Reynolds of
Baxley and Worthy Moore of
Baxley.
Malcolm Alxaiveon
Walker
Alvontee Jackson of Fort
Valley and Malcolm Walker
of Warner Robins announce
the birth of a son, Malcolm
Alxaiveon Walker, at
Houston Medical Center on
May 28. Gi-andparents of the
baby are Alvin and Birdelle
Jackson of Fort Valley and
Malcolm and Rosie Walker
of Warner Robins.
Diamond Santira
Latrice Walton
Cawana Walton of Warner
Robins announces the birth
of a daughter, Diamond
& >o -«
cers is a very affordable
and enjoyable hobby. You
can collect the old Homer
Lauglin patterns or the old
restaurant, railroad or ship
china which is much heavier
and durable or you can col
lect the fine china demitasse
such as Shelley, Noritake or
Rosenthal. You can make
a great gift by taking an
antique cup and saucer and
filling it with fancy tea bags
or coffee singles or tea bis
cuits and wrapping it in
cellophane and tying it up
in a bow. Pick up a bunch
of mismatched cups and
saucers at yard sales, flea
markets or thrift stores and
My daddy would drop his
spoon into the mixture, lift a
bite to his mouth and smile
as if it were the most deli
cious culinary experience
possible.
To him, it was better - or
at least just as good - as a
perfectly charbroiled sirloin
steak. For many of the rural
South, especially those who
lived through what some
called the Great Depression
but others cursed as Hoover
Days, cornbread and milk
were nothing short of manna
from above.
So, I come by my love for
buttermilk honestly. And,
to be honest, I was afraid
its popularity was dwin
dling and thus threatening
distinction. But I shouldn’t
have worried.
While on a writing retreat
Santira Latrice
Walton, at
Houston
Medical Center
on May 28.
Grandparents
of the baby
are Betty
Jean Walton
of Warner Robins; Monroe
Jackson, Sr of Warner
Robins; David Brown and
Shirley Brown of Macon.
Sara Lynn Ford
William and Angela Fennell
Ford of Perry announce the
birth of a daughter, Sara
Lynn Ford, at Houston
Medical Center on May 29.
Grandparents of the baby are
James Fennell and Louise
Fennell of Perry; Norman
Ford of Perry and Elaine
Rodgers of Summerville,
South Carolina.
Sean Walker Mulvey
Brian and Angela
Troutman Mulvey of Bonaire
announce the birth of a
Forget Expectations-
Try A Giant Fixture In A Small Space
(\
• c The Sjifjfitinj Stcrc
926 Carroll St. •
478-224-8888 i
T-F9ani-spm SAT loam-2pm
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
throw your own tea party
and wear vintage hats and
gloves and have a blast! To
really do it up right, visit
the Front Porch Tearoom on
Carroll Street to see how to
do it right and have a great
lunch! Little girls love to
play tea party and you can
get cheap real teacups and
saucers that are chipped or
slightly damaged and if they
get broken, just throw them
out or save the pieces to
mosaic tile a stepping stone
or table top! Antiquing is
recycling on the highest
level.
Happy Collecting!
Jillinda Falen is the owner
of Carrie Lynn's Antiques in
Perry. She has been collect
ing and selling antiques for
22 years and is an estate
liquidation specialist. You
may contact her via the
Houston Home Journal ,
www.antiquesingeorgia.com
or carrielynns((i)alltel.net.
at a seaside cottage, I had a
hankering for it so I headed
out to the store.
“Excuse me,” I said to the
South Georgia grocery clerk.
“Do you carry buttermilk?”
“We’re out. Sorry.”
Two more grocery stores
and not one container of
buttermilk to be found. All
sold out. I was disappointed.
Then I took heart.
With so many people buy
ing buttermilk, cows will
keep making it, stores will
keep selling it and I can keep
drinking it.
Life is good.
Ronda Rich is the best
selling author of What
Southern Women Know
(That Every Woman Should)
and The Town That Came
A-Courtin’.
7/i\ 7
Phlf
son, Sean Walker Mulvey,
at Houston Medical Center
on May 29. Grandparents
of the baby are John and
Joyce Troutman of Warner
Robins; Barbara Kimball
and Scott Kimball of Warner
Robins and Brad and Linda
Mulvey of Newton, 111.
Adia Lashay Sims
Tachiana Ingram of
Warner Robins and Antonio
Sims of Athens announce
the birth of a daughter, Adia
Lashay Sims, at Houston
Medical Center on May
30. Grandparents of the
baby are Elaine and Andre
Williams of Warner Robins;
Joann Sheats of Athens and
Anthony Sims of Athens.
150. W