Elaine,The only mugs I remember as a child were the big shaving mugs that held the soap for the men to lather up to shave! We had matching cups and saucers-coffee cups and saucers were bigger than the china tea cups and pot(the family never used anything but loose tea on Dad's side) my other grandma did use tea bags sometimes. The mugs for coffee came in the 1960's , I think-not really sure. I know we had small cups that came with the dinnerware we got for wedding shower--the first mugs I had were made by Fire King(if memory serves me ) they came in green, blue or white. I still have a few along with the green soup bowls and platters from long ago! I remember the older folks always dunked doughnuts, toast and cookies in their coffee and tea--now I don't know anyone that dunks!!! Helen

Helen, I have fallen in love with Nonni's biscotti. And I dunk! I dunk in hot green tea, usually made with loose leaf tea in a small two cup tea ipot (immersion gizmo fits only it) but I also always have k-cup green tea as backups if I am feeling puny <smile>. Elaine A joke's a very serious thing. --Charles Churchill Hello helenware On Tuesday, March 1, 2011, you wrote > Elaine,The only mugs I remember as a child were > the big shaving mugs that > held the soap for the men to lather up to shave! > We had matching cups and saucers-coffee cups > and saucers were bigger than > the china tea cups and pot(the family never > used anything but loose tea on > Dad's side) my other grandma did use tea bags sometimes. > The mugs for coffee came in the 1960's , I think-not really sure. > I know we had small cups that came with the > dinnerware we got for wedding > shower--the first mugs I had were made by Fire > King(if memory serves me ) > they came in green, blue or white. I still have > a few along with the green > soup bowls and platters from long ago! > I remember the older folks always dunked > doughnuts, toast and cookies in > their coffee and tea--now I don't know anyone that dunks!!! > Helen