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The Banana is Back!

The whole banana Christmas ornament has been one of our best sellers. Unfortunately our best selling ornament is no longer produced by the vendor, but we have a replacement now! The Best Banana from Inge-Glass looks good enough to eat!

Best Banana  Farmer's Market Collection 2010

Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red. In popular culture and commerce, "banana" usually refers to soft, sweet "dessert" bananas. Bananas from a group of cultivars with firmer, starchier fruit are called plantains.

Bananas are classified either as dessert bananas (meaning they are yellow and fully ripe when eaten) or as green cooking bananas.

Passion Plum

Passion Plum Farmer's Market Collection 2010

Plum fruit tastes sweet and/or tart; the skin may be particularly tart. It is juicy and can be eaten frefsh or used in jam-making or other recipes. Plum juice can be fermented into plum wine; when distilled, this produces a brandy known in Eastern Europe as Slivovitz, Rakia, Tuica or Palinka. Dried plums are also known simply as prunes.

The Pineapple - A Symbol of Hospitality

Perfect Pineapple Farmer's Market Collection 2010

The pineapple made its way to America through importing methods from the Caribbean in the seventeen hundreds. Since it was rare and had unique characteristics, it was soon the symbol for hospitality in early America. But the problem was getting the pineapple to other places because the only trade routes were by ship.When the ship arrived it was considered to be a great achievement to arrive with a pineapple. 

Another story tells that New England ship captains would return from their journeys and would put a pineapple around peoples houses as a symbol of a safe return. The pineapple has such a unique style to it that it was often used as the centerpiece in food banquets. It was also used as for decorating for arriving guests through 18^th and 19^th centuries.

The pineapple still remains the symbol of hospitality today. It just has that warm welcoming sense to it that says you are welcome to come in.

Southern Sweet Tea

Finest Tea Inge-Glas Coffee Lounge Collection 2010

Southern Sweet Tea

• 6  cups  water
• 4  family-size tea bags
• 1  to 1 3/4 cups sugar
• Lemon wedges

Bring 6 cups water to a boil in a saucepan; add tea bags. Boil 1 minute; remove from heat. Cover and steep 10 minutes. Remove tea bags, squeezing gently.

Add sugar, stirring until dissolved. Substitute Splenda for sugar if desired. Pour into a 1-gallon clear glass container, and add enough water or ice to fill. Serve over ice. Garnish with lemon wedge.

Fresh Lemonade!

Luscious Lemon Farmer's Market Collection 2010

Fresh Lemonade

• 1 1/2  cups  sugar
• 1/2  cup  boiling water
• 2  teaspoons  lemon zest
• 1 1/2  cups  fresh lemon juice
• 5  cups  cold water

Stir together sugar and 1/2 cup boiling water until sugar dissolves.
Stir in lemon rind, lemon juice, and 5 cups cold water. Chill 8 hours. Garnish, if desired. Yield 8 cups.

I like to make a double batch and dispense from a clear glass jug-style dispenser with spout. Fill the container about half full of ice and reduce the amount of the water in the recipe to account for the ice. Slice a couple of extra lemons and drop in some long-stemmed red cherries (rinse first or your lemonade will be pink). Very cool and refreshing!

Now....the down and dirty, quick and easy recipe for Sunday afternoon surprise company!

Same container and decoration with sliced lemons and cherries....orange slices too if you have them......just mix up two containers of Crystal Light or Great Value Lemonade (less water again to make up for the melting ice). I use the sugar free and grandkids love it and never know the difference!

Two Weeks Left!

Heirloom Memories

As time goes by and another year comes to an end, we fondly remember Christmas festivities and memories of the past. Decorating the Christmas tree, every ornament in the keepsake box has meaning, a memory; the rocking horse, the old drum, the mini car....you feel a gentle wave of emotion and nostalgia ...reminders of happy moments and unforgettable times.

Beep Beep

 

Toot Toot Train

Toy Drum

Heirloom Sports Collection

 

Fourth and Goal Football

Hole in One Golf Ball

Tennis Anyone! 

Boys of Summer Baseball

Tip Off Basketball

World Cup Winner Soccerball

Dressed to the Nuts Snowman!

 

Dressed to the Nuts!

Whimsical Snowman dressed in black top hat, branch arms, and adorned with acorns. Made of mouth blown, hand painted glass and measures approximately 4"

Santa's Shiny Steam Engine

 

Santa's Shiny Steam Engine

Beautifully decorated train engine from Inge-Glas' Christmas Vision Heirloom Collection.