Vintage 1930s Crooksville Pantry Bak-In Platter - Euclid Pattern circa 1938 round platter the ideas go on and

the ideas go on and on

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With its rolled rim - an industry design style that was added to restaurant ware/hotel ware dishes to make them easier to grab and go in bustling dining environments - and its hefty weight

and these bowls

There is something to be said about a cookbook that publishes its index in the very front of the book and then gets right down to the nitty-gritty details of cooking with no introduction or welcome message or story about the cookbook and how it came to be

Vintage 1930s Crooksville Pantry Bak-In Platter - Euclid Pattern circa 1938 round platter the ideas go on andThis ware is as beautiful as any tableware, and its added utility for oven use makes it invaluable to the thoughtful hostess (from a 1932 advertisement for Crooksville Bak In dishware) {HISTORY} Made by Crooksville China Company in Crooksville, Ohio in 1938, this warm and sunny floral platter was part of the Euclid pattern, which featured an embossed fruit motif around the rim and an off center pink and yellow floral bouquet accented with teal flowers