Comments on: Colored Glass from the 1940’s onwards http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/colored-glass-from-the-1940s-onwards A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:19:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Mary-Ann http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/colored-glass-from-the-1940s-onwards#comment-17907 Thu, 02 Nov 2006 20:51:59 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/colored-glass-from-the-1940s-onwards#comment-17907 MM, sometimes while reading through your posts, i felt you're the brother we never had. Your memories about kulambo, ghost-stories, spooky 'tuko' sounds, swaying langka and tambis trees were so similar with ours. Except our grandma's house made of cement with pawid roofs. It was a special place! I'll always remember Bicol... Your story made me laugh! Thanks! MM, sometimes while reading through your posts, i felt you’re the brother we never had. Your memories about kulambo, ghost-stories, spooky ‘tuko’ sounds, swaying langka and tambis trees were so similar with ours. Except our grandma’s house made of cement with pawid roofs. It was a special place! I’ll always remember Bicol… Your story made me laugh! Thanks!

]]> by: Patricia http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/colored-glass-from-the-1940s-onwards#comment-12931 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 03:51:53 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/colored-glass-from-the-1940s-onwards#comment-12931 The way you described your lola's house is a lot like going through my lola's house in Cebu, complete with the ghekos. As a kid, I didn't like going to the living room at night by myself because she had a huge collection of masks from all over, one even had something like teeth for a necklace. But she also had a lot of those cyrstals too, like your blue fruit bowl (which went to my mom). I saw similar ones in Greenhills last year and it cost something like P3K. The way you described your lola’s house is a lot like going through my lola’s house in Cebu, complete with the ghekos. As a kid, I didn’t like going to the living room at night by myself because she had a huge collection of masks from all over, one even had something like teeth for a necklace. But she also had a lot of those cyrstals too, like your blue fruit bowl (which went to my mom). I saw similar ones in Greenhills last year and it cost something like P3K.

]]> by: corrrine http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/colored-glass-from-the-1940s-onwards#comment-12814 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 04:43:56 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/colored-glass-from-the-1940s-onwards#comment-12814 I agree with Kulasa...more than the price in terms of pesos are the memories that go with these glass and china wares. Frustrated by the quality of baking pan and measuring glass in a Makati department store, I went to Laguna and rummaged through my mother's cabinets. Lo and behold, I found her yellow and red mixing bowls and aluminum baking pan for upside-down cake. My brother beat me to the glass measuring cup. I marvel that the quality has not changed through the years. Simple stuff but they sure are treasures to me! My mom and I used them since I was 10 years old! I agree with Kulasa…more than the price in terms of pesos are the memories that go with these glass and china wares. Frustrated by the quality of baking pan and measuring glass in a Makati department store, I went to Laguna and rummaged through my mother’s cabinets. Lo and behold, I found her yellow and red mixing bowls and aluminum baking pan for upside-down cake. My brother beat me to the glass measuring cup. I marvel that the quality has not changed through the years. Simple stuff but they sure are treasures to me! My mom and I used them since I was 10 years old!

]]> by: mita http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/colored-glass-from-the-1940s-onwards#comment-12811 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 02:42:53 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/colored-glass-from-the-1940s-onwards#comment-12811 Carnival glass..my grandmother seemed to have a preference for the pink ones...but she had the blue, the colorless and green ones too...or maybe that was from the other lola. Speaking of inherited china...my mother was showing off her china to my very young nieces years ago and said it would go to them when she passed. After a brief silence, the youngest asks, "Lola, when are you going to die?" Carnival glass..my grandmother seemed to have a preference for the pink ones…but she had the blue, the colorless and green ones too…or maybe that was from the other lola.

Speaking of inherited china…my mother was showing off her china to my very young nieces years ago and said it would go to them when she passed. After a brief silence, the youngest asks, “Lola, when are you going to die?”

]]> by: kulasa http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/colored-glass-from-the-1940s-onwards#comment-12810 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 02:27:44 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/colored-glass-from-the-1940s-onwards#comment-12810 Cleaning house may be such an ordeal but the treasures and memories that come along with each piece you see are priceless. I have most of the stuff from my lola since my siblings thought I should have them. Most of the glasswares are shades of blue, green, or just clear. My aunts say some are from the 30's and 40's pa. Half are still in boxes but this post made me think that it's time to start bringing them out and using them. Thanks MM. Cleaning house may be such an ordeal but the treasures and memories that come along with each piece you see are priceless.

I have most of the stuff from my lola since my siblings thought I should have them. Most of the glasswares are shades of blue, green, or just clear. My aunts say some are from the 30’s and 40’s pa. Half are still in boxes but this post made me think that it’s time to start bringing them out and using them. Thanks MM.

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