I love dunking doughnuts as well. By the time I am done dunking doughnuts, my cup looks like I put garbage in it, but they are so good. Barb tipperboo12@msn.com > Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 00:53:32 -0500 > From: etm1935@gmail.com > To: ddcrim@gmail.com > CC: memory-lane@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ML] Liver and lights at Ma's... > > But the saucers used in my husband's family were > not matching cups and saucers, they were fancy cut > glass saucers set aside specifically for coffee. > What did others use? I grew up with cups and > saucers and not mugs but we also served tea and > not just coffee. I think mugs came into being as > more and more people went to work in > offices,. > > Elaine > > Whether you think that you can, or that you > can't, you are usually right. --Henry Ford > (1863-1947) > > Hello Doug > > On Monday, February 28, 2011, you wrote > > > My Grandad saucered his coffee, which in itself > > wasn't a big deal in those > > days, but this subject got me to thinking... > > what ever happened to saucers? > > Growing p, we always, always served coffee > > with a cup and saucer... I > > couldn;t tell you the last time I used a saucer. lol > > > :-)* > > > > On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 9:25 PM, helenware > > <helenware@comcast.net> wrote: > > >> Guess I was real lucky to have had all my grandparents until I was married > >> and had all my children. I also had all four great-grandfather's and they > >> would pour the hot tea or coffee into the deep saucer their cup fit in-a > >> sip > >> the cooled liquid---the most interesting was my g.grandfather Peter, he was > >> red headed and Irish-he had a huge handlebar moustache-he always had a > >> napkin to dry the moustache after he drank-it was waxed and stiff as can > >> be! > >> I remember the cups as off white and quite large with a good size handle > >> and > >> deep saucer. > >> Another of my great-grandfathers never ate a big meal at night-he always > >> had > >> "milk toast" toast mashed up with warm butter milk poured over it-he ate a > >> big breakfast and the noon meal was called dinner and was his main meal of > >> the day. > >> I love hearing all of peoples memories-such wonderful things to remember > >> and > >> talk about! > >> Helen > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > > email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with > > the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > > subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message