Here’s a question for you. Have you ever heard of pastry forks?
I’ve already shared some stories about my Mom. She loved to travel, and she loved to entertain. (Sound familiar?) My Mom was a “city girl” when she married my Dad… (if you can call Kalona, Iowa a city!) And she knew how to set a BEAUTIFUL table, complete with lace tablecloths and stemmed glasses. I never really appreciated her attention to detail before she died, but I look back now and marvel at her style and sophistication. And I wish I could tell her that now.
My Mom in front of one of her family’s businesses in Kalona |
But several years ago I was mystified by a discovery in one of my dining room hutch drawers…and only my dear departed mother could have answered my question. I wondered why a land-locked Iowa farm wife would be in possession of a boxed set of pastry forks imported from Great Britain.
Linda Short says
I think I have these in my mom’s silver collection which I only use for special occasions!-hers came form England as the family is English & Irish-
Meemaw says
Thanks for your comment Linda! Looks like we can BOTH entertain in style…when we want to! 🙂