Vintage Dinnerware Can Show Off Favorite Candy and Treats
Candy and cookies are the best holiday treats. Your vintage dishes can be the star of the show when you mix and match them in your table setting, and use them to keep the candy handy for guests of all ages.
Just as you can repurpose a special canister as a cookie jar, you can also repurpose salad, soup or cereal bowls, and just about any dish to make it the candy dish. Choose a color or theme that works with your holiday décor, and there you are!
Many vintage candies are still available, online or in specialty shops. Back in the day, we walked down to the local dairy store to buy our penny candy. There were lots of choices for just one cent, including apple green grasshoppers and bright wrapped fruit drops.
When we went over to our Aunt Gertie's house, she had a tin of ribbon candy or filled hard-candy raspberries. Those were special treats.
New or old-fashioned candies, in new or vintage candy dishes, are fun to look at and to eat. And they may well get the conversation going into precious memories of holidays gone past. You can reminisce and enjoy those stories, along with a taste from those times.
A tidbit dish with an upright handle in the center makes it easy to serve candy or treats, and move the dish around or carry it when you are setting up your tea table or sideboard.
Colors in the dish can be used to show off colors in the candy. Bright candies look great in a white or glass dish, and multi-color treats that pick up the pattern in a china bowl can add charm to your casual buffet.
A salad bowl for a big bowl of candy when you're entertaining a crowd, or to serve a sweet-salty treat like kettle corn or cereal mix. Wrapped candy will last a long time (depending on how many candy monsters come over to visit).
Stick candies are cute in a glass custard cup. These glass cups can also be placed at individual place settings. Or use them to hold a small assortment wrapped in netting, as small party favors for your guests to take home.
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Just as you can repurpose a special canister as a cookie jar, you can also repurpose salad, soup or cereal bowls, and just about any dish to make it the candy dish. Choose a color or theme that works with your holiday décor, and there you are!
Many vintage candies are still available, online or in specialty shops. Back in the day, we walked down to the local dairy store to buy our penny candy. There were lots of choices for just one cent, including apple green grasshoppers and bright wrapped fruit drops.
When we went over to our Aunt Gertie's house, she had a tin of ribbon candy or filled hard-candy raspberries. Those were special treats.
New or old-fashioned candies, in new or vintage candy dishes, are fun to look at and to eat. And they may well get the conversation going into precious memories of holidays gone past. You can reminisce and enjoy those stories, along with a taste from those times.
A tidbit dish with an upright handle in the center makes it easy to serve candy or treats, and move the dish around or carry it when you are setting up your tea table or sideboard.
Colors in the dish can be used to show off colors in the candy. Bright candies look great in a white or glass dish, and multi-color treats that pick up the pattern in a china bowl can add charm to your casual buffet.
A salad bowl for a big bowl of candy when you're entertaining a crowd, or to serve a sweet-salty treat like kettle corn or cereal mix. Wrapped candy will last a long time (depending on how many candy monsters come over to visit).
Stick candies are cute in a glass custard cup. These glass cups can also be placed at individual place settings. Or use them to hold a small assortment wrapped in netting, as small party favors for your guests to take home.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Sally_Kimbel
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