Myrna and I were talking about Hoosier cabinets…I’ve always
admired them; they were built and sold to ladies who actually baked from
scratch! The ads for them mention that
they were scientifically designed…for step-saving and ergonomics. Everything you really needed to bake was
right in front of you.
I loved the flour bins, a sugar jar, and the other accessories you could buy. What I really love is the pull-out large
sanitary enameled work surface…you could roll out your cookies, knead your
bread, make pie crust right on that surface! And all the accessories that were available!
Our Mom and Grandmother didn’t have Hoosier cabinets because
they were married to men in the construction and home building business and
they had built-in cabinets…but with things like flour and sugar bins, pull-out
bread boards and counters that were custom height.
If you look around kitchens today, they are not really
convenient. Whenever I move to a new
kitchen…and because my husband was in the military for some time and we have
moved around since he got out, I have done that more than I like, I try to set
it up as conveniently as possible, with a baking center, dishes between the
sink and table, pots and utensils by the stove, etc. I keep those Hoosier
cabinets in mind when I set up my baking area, and I use the inside upper doors
for my most used recipes, and other useful information.
Wouldn't it be fun to have one of those!? And how beautifully you could arrange everything!
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I'm with ya girl when it comes to Hoosier Cabinet. Whenever my husband and I go to antique stores I find myself drooling over one. My problem is having space to put one. I have honestly thought of removing some of my cabinets and counter space to replace it with a Hoosier cabinet. Ah my heart. I have to admit my ignorance though. I didn't know they had so many accessories! Now I really want one!
ReplyDeleteThey are so neat. I've seen a few, but they have not had a lot of the things showing in the pictures.
ReplyDeleteFamily from Red Oak, bought a Sellars kitchen queen in Walnut and brought it home to my kitchen in the Northwest for memories of home. Makes me smile whenever I walk in my kitchen.
ReplyDeleteI'd love one, too. Alas, they weren't sold in my country - the cabinets we had here didn't have all the special features but were more plain - and as I am baking without gluten, I actually have nearly a dozen different kinds of flours instead of just wheat, so I need much more cabinet space.
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