So looking for something sweet for Retro Tuesday I laid eyes upon my Pyrex Prize Recipes book published in 1953.
Leafing through it I couldn't help but fawn over the Hostess Set. No I don't have a complete one, I have pieces of one...
And this recipe looks almost edible in the bright red bowl!
Not only tasty but inexpensive! Ok I admit that this might be pretty good on a cold night! Is this a side dish or the main dish? Any idea?
BBQ chicken with all the fixings! Doesn't look really BBQ but I could definitely eat this!
See? everything tastes and look better in Pyrex!
It's a known fact! So get in the kitchen and cook something in Pyrex!
Have a great Retro Tuesday! Be sure to hop,skip and jump and say hi to my PMSing pal Tracy @
I just saw 2 pcs of the hostess set yesterday. One was red & one was washed/faded to pink :)
ReplyDeleteNever saw the hostess set. I must get some more info on Pyrex as I'm new to the addiction but want MORE! Is there a book you would recommend?
ReplyDeleteLeah: Great to hear from you :)
ReplyDeleteLinda: I have 2 Pyrex books and love them both.
Pyrex the unauthorized collector's guide by Barbara E. Mauzy is considered by many THE book, but I find it has big gaps.
Pyrex by Corning a collector's guide by Susan Tobier Rogove and Marcia Buan Steinhauer has a lot of info on the history of Pyrex and of the older pieces. This one is out of print but you can find it at Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
I also rely on this site: The Pyrex files http://dragonfire1.50megs.com/Pyrex/Pyrex.htm and Pyrex Love.
Hope that helps :)
So shall I keep my eyes 'peeled' for the red Pyrex for you? Often I come across Pyrex and wonder if I should pick it up or not.
ReplyDeleteOh, and the chicken looks like it's going to get up and leave the Pyrex. Haha!
Maureen, I've been looking for 3 or 4 small red bowls like the ones in this post or 2 yellow ones.
ReplyDeleteIf you grab some let me know! :)
Want it, want it, want it.
ReplyDeleteBTW, how did "the press" go? I'm dreading the day and it's coming soon.
Erin
Erin, since I lost 30 pounds it made it easier for the press to do its job and painless!
ReplyDeleteI was really surprised! I blinked and it was over!
Hilarious! I love Pyrex and collect a bunch of the dishes but have never seen the recipe book. Hot dogs and corn bread? Yuuuck
ReplyDeleteHooray! Frankfurters and Pyrex! My favorite things....
ReplyDeleteYou know I saw that yellow set at an estate sale - given my a company I loathe by the way.
ReplyDeleteI cant remember the price exactly - there were two sets very good one yellow, one red ... over $60 as I recall. each set.
And honestly I loved them but that company charges so much for everything and the house was such a mess, the woman was a horder. Like I had to take stuff home and leave it out to make sure spiders were gone. Thats how bad - and they were charging retain when you had to root thru a basement like that... awful