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Saturday 12 May 2012

Sepia Saturday 125; Kitchens; 12. May 2012

I am short of kitchens from my ancestors, but fortunately I have many copper pots, pans  and cake tins which were used  by my great grand mother. They hang  now as ornaments in my kitchen. Unfortunately the pictures  are all in colour, not from the Sepia picture time.





This was my first kitchen in the early 1960is;  early training; he has not improved!



One of my copper cake tins, I have many different patterns and sizes of those.




This was my second kitchen, when we moved into our first own home.  Also in the 1960is.




I still have got the weights, but I think I gave the scales away. My grandchildren loved to play with the weights. 


This is my kitchen now;



Some of my old copper pans and pots;



Copper pans and pots I use. Tagine is  my favourite cooking pot, I use it every day.


I hope you enjoyed old and new!

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14 comments:

  1. Great old and new kitchen shots. I like the old copper pots.

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  2. Yes, kitchens have changed over the years. But all the ones you illustrate share a joy which is sadly lacking from the royal kitchens of Windsor Castle

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  3. Oooooh -- love the copper pots. They look good and heavy. I so enjoyed visiting your kitchen which is so open and bright.

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  4. I don't think I have come across any copper pots before. But definitely have not cooked in one. They cook and heat up faster than stainless steel ones?

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  5. Kitchens have certainly changed as you pictures show. I suspect that we live in them much more than our ancestors did and definitely mor that royalty. Now where is that box of weights that we had once?

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  6. I enjoyed all these pictures of your kitchens, and what a neat and tidy kitchen you have now! I’ve heard good reports of the tagine, I may have to invest in one at some point.

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  7. Hi Tatiana, I DID enjoy my visit! I have some dishes and pans from my two grandma's too, and enjoy them very much. Happy Mother's Day!

    Kathy M.

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  8. I made chicken tagine once but I didn't have that special pot. How do you use yours every day? What do you make in it?
    Just curious. I love your beautiful open and bright kitchen.
    Nancy

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  9. It's so nice to see a man happily cooking in the kitchen. He looks like he's singing and he looks great in that apron!
    Barbara

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  10. I like your collection of old copper pots. I have curious about what tagine is--I will have to look it up.

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  11. Nancy, You can cook anything in it, meat, risotto, vegetables, Potatoes,anything that needs time for cooking. The lid is designed, that the steam collects and then slowly runs back into the pot. It cooks faster and is easy to use.

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  12. Great idea to document all of the houses you've lived in with photos. While I've taken some photos of my past homes, I didn't think to take pictures of the kitchens. You have such a neat and open kitchen. Like the copper pots and pans. Imagine you have made many a cake in the cake tin.

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  13. You've brought back memories with that image of the weight set. My father had one and I don't know whatever became of it. I too remember playing with it. They were like Matrushka dolls in that they got smaller and smaller. I need to find what became of them.

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  14. I loved your take of your kitchens of old and new, makes me wish I'd taken pictures of all my kitchens, don't think I did. I really like the look of your kitchen now with the open shelving. I also envy you having your grandmother's copper pots. Thanks for sharing!

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