Whisks galore! Old kitchen gadgets through the years | Letters
In response to a letter, Barbara Foster still uses wedding presents from 1966, and Pete Lavender rues trying to slice mushrooms on an old egg slicer In my…
According to The Guardian, in response to a letter, Barbara Foster still uses wedding presents from 1966, and Pete Lavender rues trying to slice mushrooms on an old egg slicer In my kitchen I have, and often use, a number of our wedding presents from 1966 (Letters, 7 October) – a Picquot ware teapot, a Prestige egg whisk and several mixing bowls.
I’m sad to say, they have outlived my dear husband by 19 years.
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