Receta No Pain, No Grain - Wonderfully Winsome Wheat
So you may be wondering, at this point, if I am purchasing all the pieces I have been photographing in the thrift stores. No. My kitchen is not nearly big enough to house a collection of that size. Neither is my pocket book large enough to support amassing a collection of that size. Thus, mere photographs shall have to document the patterns I have come across in my rummagings.
There is one pattern though that I cannot resist purchasing, when found. That would be my precious Wheat pattern.
It's somewhat rare, but it does crop up from time to time. And I purchase EVERY single piece I find. As is the case today. A Saucemaker presented itself to me and, well..... Veni, Vidi, Visa!
OK, it was really my Visa debit card, so technically it was "veni, vidi, checking account", but that just doesn't have the same ring to it. Am I right?
The Saucemakers are kind of a strange anomaly. I have 3 now... Two 1-quart models (seen below) and one 2-quart model in Cornflower.
To top it off, the Wheat pattern pieces do not start with a "P" (original) or "A" (post-1972) like most of the standard shaped pieces (French White is another story).... The wheat pattern pieces begin with "W"... I don't know why the Wheat pattern has it's own beginning letter. As a result of this, my guess is that this piece, being a 1 quart model, is either W-55 or W-64. I have no idea which.
Identity aside, I am extremely happy with this find. It cost a little more than I am usually comfortable paying for pieces, that is for sure. After all, for me, half the fun of collecting is getting a bargain. In the grand scheme of things, however, I can think of many other things I could have spent $10 on and had nothing to show for it in the end. Instead, I have a beautiful, and sligthly rarer piece of the elusive Wheat pattern to go with my Broil and Bake tray (W-35-B), 4 quart Dutch Oven (W-34-B), my 6 cup Drip-O-Lator (W-104 with P-114-U) and my Pie Plate (W-309)
So few pieces when compared to the amount of Blue Cornflower I have. Must keep looking!
Where is your Corningware??