...for my bread
Many years ago, I found a Hornsea Butter dish in a CS, in the Brontë pattern. I loved it. Then two years ago I dropped the lid and it broke. I was really upset
And then, about three weeks ago, I noticed the dish was chipped at the top, and a crack was running down from the chip...
I have been checking the CS in Norfolk and Chorlton looking for a new glass or china butter dish [of any brand] I had no success. I looked on eBay - they had complete Hornsea ones for £20 - £40, And the ones without lids were £10+.
I do so like to have a civilised breakfast, with a toast rack and a butter dish...
What's on your toast these days?
Definitely a Trigger's Broom butter dish!
ReplyDeleteYou have quite a way to go to catch up with Trigger's broom! Keep us posted!
ReplyDeleteNow the lid is wooden, it will probably outlast the China base
DeleteI love that Bronte pattern. I spotted a set of six mugs in a CS a few years ago. They’re the ideal size for a coffee and stack beautifully.
ReplyDeleteHornsea made some lovely, durable, stuff. We use our 1979 wedding plates and bowls every day. Apart from one bowl dropped by a visitor, we still have all of them.
DeleteA least it’s prettier than Trigger’s broom! I like the new pattern very much and the lid fits beautifully. I like butter, spread, hummus, jam, crushed banana, marmalade on my well fired toast, but not all at once. Catriona
ReplyDeleteThose are all good toppings!
DeleteHomemade raspberry jam (been making it at my old work).
ReplyDeleteWith Scottish raspberries , of course!
DeleteI seem to recall the late Queen enjoying a marmalade sandwich with a certain bear. For the longest time, I didn't like the taste of butter. But, more recently, I've come to like it.
ReplyDeleteYes she did! How strange that I had forgotten that. We rarely had butter at home when I was growing up. In recent years I have come to like it too
DeleteBob is so clever, what a splendid lid. I too like a butter dish. I have a vintage china one by Shelley which I bought at an antique fair over 30 years ago. On toast it has to be wholemeal bread, butter then Marmite. I love marmalade but no longer have it because of sugar content but if I did it would be Frank Cooper's Vintage Oxford marmalade. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteThat is an excellent Marmalade indeed 🍊. Marmite on toast is a great comfort food. I knew a chap at uni who always carried a jar of Marmite in his briefcase, just in case anybody offered him a slice of toast!
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