Great Grandma's Dishes

Great Grandma's Dishes

For Christmas dinner, we use my Great Grandma's dishes.  She received these dishes as a gift for her 50th wedding anniversary.  The name of the dishes are Fire King.  The are made by Anchor Hocking in Ohio!  

Unfortunately, I do not have a memory of my Great Grandma, but my Dad speaks fondly of her often. He is the one that has gifted me these heirlooms.

I purchased the gold chargers at Dollar Tree.  I think they help to show off the gold trim on Great Grandma's dishes.   

I don't have any gold flatware, so I use my every day mismatch silverware (many are from my Great Grandma's daughter - my Grandma - my Dad's mom).  

That little glass plate you see above the butter knife is...

a butter pat.  These are from my mom.  Back in the good 'ole days, people used butter pats for just that - a pat of butter at each place setting.  Last year we used these, and they were a great conversation piece.

For the center piece, I used one of the serving bowls from Great Grandma's set of dishes (see the gold rim peeking out).  I filled it with greenery and red bulbs.  I scattered a few white tipped pine cones around the center piece.

How 'bout you?  Do you have any butter pats or a story about them?  

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