I prefer a cup, but don't use a saucer. I use mugs for cocoa and hot chocolate. cups get the coffee to a temp that is comfortable for me Mugs keep it too damned hot. and I like my cocoa and chocolate very very warm. Jeane On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 10:42 AM, Doug Crim <ddcrim@gmail.com> wrote: > After giving it some thought, last Tuesday, on our trip to Houston and MDA, > we did stop for breakfast in Georgetown, Texas... our coffee was served > using a cup and saucer.. maybe they are not obsolete after all.. > > :-)* > > > On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Emma Roses <roses4831@msn.com> wrote: > > > > > I've been trying to think when we started using mugs. I think it was > about > > in the late 70's when I bought a set of dishes that had matching mugs > with > > it. I still use them. I don't think I've used a cup and saucer, except > for > > nice dinners when I set a nice table. Then I would set the c & s > out.Emma > > > > > Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:43:53 -0600 > > > From: ddcrim@gmail.com > > > To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: Re: [ML] Liver and lights at Ma's... > > > > > > 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 > -- Some people weave burlap into the fabric of our lives and some weave gold thread. Both contribute to make the whole picture beautiful and unique. Anonymous Watch your thoughts: they become words. Watch your words: they become actions.Watch your actions: they become habits. Watch your habits: they become your character. Watch your character: it becomes your destiny.______Francis Outlaw