Awesome post – thank you for sharing this lovely family farm. I do hope you go back in September and share the trip with us readers. Best, Kim

Here in San Francisco, we’re blessed to be surrounded by organic farms and farmers markets every day but Monday. Nothing beats fresh produce and knowing the grower makes your meals even more special. My friend bought me a Vitamix so I like to freeze some of the strawberries, pour them into the container and in 45 seconds, have fresh strawberry sherbet (I’m lactose intolerant). Even with the drought, we’ve had some amazing berries and I’m always grateful to our growers for their hard work.

I want to live closer to that farm. It’s an inspiration to go buy some strawberry plants for my tiny patio garden. Thanks!

What a wonderful post! Very enlightening and makes me want to go to my nearest strawberry farm in my area to pick and/or buy some right away. Thanks for sharing.
Ann

Wow! that’s quite an operation. Here in Minnesota we can harvest the strawberries in June. They are varieties that can take the extreme cold we have. We grow some in our garden and they are extra special. Thanks to the Dennison’s for sharing this great story and to you for telling it to us.

Dori, Thank you again for this wonderful article; we never looked better! If I ever get to be as good or as useful as you make me sound, I’ll be proud. Believe it or not, we will be picking strawberries again tomorrow, June 15! That is way later than last year. My daughter, Nettie Grace and our friend, Asher, who is visiting from the U.K., visited this week. We were happy to still have strawberries, as that was his one request. He must be at least 6’6″ tall, and not used to our hot weather, but he and Nettie picked one whole row. It’s a long way down to the strawberries from that height, but he was a trooper. He and Nettie prepared several meals while they were here, and Daddy and I just sat back and enjoyed the luxury. Asher made a dessert called Eton (“a posh school”) Mess, which is traditionally made of strawberries and meringues mixed up with whipped cream. Since meringues are not as available in Elora as in Eton, he made it with wedding cookie (“biscuit”) pieces, broken to bits. The “bits and bobs” of pecans from the biscuits added another layer of flavor. He and Nettie renamed it Elora Mess! So there’s a truly international recipe for our farmgirl friends. And it was wonderful! It is great to read comments from friends, new and old, and those I haven’t met, yet. Isn’t it amazing to be farmgirls (and guys) in a small world?

Awesome post – thank you for sharing this lovely family farm. I do hope you go back in September and share the trip with us readers. Best, Kim

Here in San Francisco, we’re blessed to be surrounded by organic farms and farmers markets every day but Monday. Nothing beats fresh produce and knowing the grower makes your meals even more special. My friend bought me a Vitamix so I like to freeze some of the strawberries, pour them into the container and in 45 seconds, have fresh strawberry sherbet (I’m lactose intolerant). Even with the drought, we’ve had some amazing berries and I’m always grateful to our growers for their hard work.

I want to live closer to that farm. It’s an inspiration to go buy some strawberry plants for my tiny patio garden. Thanks!

What a wonderful post! Very enlightening and makes me want to go to my nearest strawberry farm in my area to pick and/or buy some right away. Thanks for sharing.
Ann

Wow! that’s quite an operation. Here in Minnesota we can harvest the strawberries in June. They are varieties that can take the extreme cold we have. We grow some in our garden and they are extra special. Thanks to the Dennison’s for sharing this great story and to you for telling it to us.

Dori, Thank you again for this wonderful article; we never looked better! If I ever get to be as good or as useful as you make me sound, I’ll be proud. Believe it or not, we will be picking strawberries again tomorrow, June 15! That is way later than last year. My daughter, Nettie Grace and our friend, Asher, who is visiting from the U.K., visited this week. We were happy to still have strawberries, as that was his one request. He must be at least 6’6″ tall, and not used to our hot weather, but he and Nettie picked one whole row. It’s a long way down to the strawberries from that height, but he was a trooper. He and Nettie prepared several meals while they were here, and Daddy and I just sat back and enjoyed the luxury. Asher made a dessert called Eton (“a posh school”) Mess, which is traditionally made of strawberries and meringues mixed up with whipped cream. Since meringues are not as available in Elora as in Eton, he made it with wedding cookie (“biscuit”) pieces, broken to bits. The “bits and bobs” of pecans from the biscuits added another layer of flavor. He and Nettie renamed it Elora Mess! So there’s a truly international recipe for our farmgirl friends. And it was wonderful! It is great to read comments from friends, new and old, and those I haven’t met, yet. Isn’t it amazing to be farmgirls (and guys) in a small world?

I have that same set of nesting Pyrex bowls. The color has been ruined by washing in the dishwasher. They will be used for a long, long time. However, I didn’t get them for the $2.46 mentioned in the year 1946. Thanks for sharing the information about Pyrex. I had no idea they were connected with the Corning Glass Works.

What a fun read! I love the nesting bowl ad. That set is my favorite also! I use it everyday. I would like a few more refrigerator dishes and I saw a picture of some ruffle edged cereal bowls that I would love to have. Vintage all the way for me! 🙂

I enjoy seeing the older Pyrex also.. I look at it longingly at the thrift or antique stores, alas only so much room in my kitchen.. The small blue bowl of the nesting set was the tune fish bowl at our house when I was growing up! I look at it and remember tuna fish sandwiches with potato chips and chocolate milk!!!

I have the nesting bowl in the earth colors, brown and beige. I use mine for making Irish Soda Bread every St Patricks Day. In the summer I use them for salads at picnics. Thanks for the article. I will be on the lookout for the anniversary specials.

My grandparents gave me the pink and white set of bowls for a high school graduation gift and I used them for many years! The large one was perfect for whipping up an angel food cake, that was the first dessert I made for my hubby when we were married 55 years ago. Thankfully I still have my husband and wish I had the bowls too!
You always have the most inspiring posts!!

Beautiful collection, thank you for sharing. I have a pyrex collection displayed on shelves in my kitchen. May I send you a photo? The large yellow nesting bowl, in my family is called the potato salad bowl. Want to know how much potato salad to make? Fill the bowl, always served in that special bowl. I found a second yellow bowl a few years back at a flea market $10.00 I was thrilled to have a spare.

Hi Dori,
I live in Corning,NY where Pyrex was developed. My husband was born and raised here and worked in “pressware” many years ago. We have the beautiful world famous Corning Museum of Glass right here in our own backyard. Thanks for your walk down memory lane. So glad you are still using your pieces as we are although your collection is more extensive and in much better shape!! 🙂 Judy

Oh, Pyrex… It is nothing but a love affair!

I have the pink and white nested bowls from the late 50’s/early 60’s. My mother received a set as a wedding gift (1959) and about 15 years ago I found the exact same set at a thrift store in the country for EIGHT DOLLARS. My mother and father are divorced, and my mother did not get to take her bowls with her (long story) and when she saw mine, she said, “how did you get those away from your dad?” I had to tell her I had bought my own. Whenever I’m at my dad’s, I look to see if they are still there, and they are. I may ask my stepmom if I can have them at some point. I remember them from when I was very young, so they have some sentimental value for me as well.

I also have several refrigerator dishes with the turquoise chicken motif, they have followed me for many years. I have a yellow mixing bowl with a lip, I got it at a garage sale for a quarter. 😉 I have several Pyrex loaf pans.

But the greatest thing I have? I found the 8-cup Pyrex handled measuring cup. It is ancient, I can tell by the thickness of the glass and the way the measurements are crafted. I have wanted one FOREVER and found it at a Restore thrift store in the next town over. It was $8, and I waffled a bit on it, but bought it anyway.

I, too, don’t like plastics but since I tote my lunch to work, as do my kids and my husband, I’m afraid the glass would get dropped/broken, or worse yet, lost. 🙁

i also do not have a microwave—-and plastic is not used for food storage at all—–my pyrex bowls i found at a house sale by a cemetary on a weekday–not even an organized sale–just look inthe cupboards and give a price———–so for the 4 bowl set in very good condition and 2 refrigerator glass boxes —–i paid around 3 dollars!!!!! i also have some blue and white corningware pieces and 2 round covered pyrex baking sets which i love!!!!!!!!!noreen