August Break 2013 - Something old

My husband and I are both fortunate enough to have inherited something old from our grandmother(s). I have an old steamer trunk (I think that's what they were called back in the day) that my paternal grandmother had from as far back as I can remember as a small child. I recently gave it to my daughter who treasures it, and uses it to store blankets in.

My husband was given what is called a 'hoosier', that his grandfather bought his grandmother in 1906. She used it right up to the day she passed away. My husband remembers he and his cousin chinning themselves up over the top to see what grandma was making. She would give them pieces of dough and send them off to play. He loves this piece and I can't blame him. We actually use the top part for a mini-bar that holds our liquers, bourbon, and rum, as well as appropriate stemware for each. You can also see a few of my cookbooks, and we also have all of the original glass spice jars, the glass sugar container, and the original rolling pin that came with it. Oh, and that top metal piece (I think it's aluminum, but don't remember for sure) the teapot is sitting on, pulls out so you have a large baking surface.

Both of these pieces are awesome and hold a lot of history for our families!