No... Just no. - You Cannot Retire and Buy an Island on Corning Ware Sales
I was going to just let this all run it's course, cause this happens just about every year in January, but this year the rumor mill seems to have whipped a frenzy of insanity. I have received upwards...
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Flower Power!! Take 2 - Floral Bouquet (2nd Edition) Begins to Go Mainstream
In 1969, Corning released the Floral Bouquet Limited Edition Gift line.Due to it's popularity, Corning decided to continue producing the pattern in 1970, though in a slightly modified form. This, to...
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Mysteries of Corning Ware - Bistro/Cafe Pattern on P-43
I don't really have a whole lot to say about this mysterious pattern. It seems to only have been available on the P-43-B and no other pieces. The official name has not been verified, but "Bistro" and...
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The 411 on the C-311 - Centura & Pyrocream Tableware Mugs
I don't talk about Centura and Pyroceram Tableware as much as I probably should. It IS, after all, a form of Pyroceram, just like Corning Ware. But I usually hang with the Cook n' Serve items that...
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Mysteries of Corning Ware - The P-102? Teapot/Cream Pitcher
Since it is somewhat traditional, at this point in time, to reminisce about the previous year, I would like to focus on the biggest Corning Ware mystery to surface in 2017. It took a bit of luck to...
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Morning Coffee with Avocado Medallion
We are all familiar with the Avocado Medallion percolators that were sold as an accompaniment to the Avocado Round Cookware series.Both stove top models....and Electromatic models.But did you know that...
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Corning Ware Electromatic Percolator Cords - What You Should Know
There seems to be some confusion out there about replacement cords for Electromatic items. Hopefully this post will shed some light on the subject. I am going to focus primarily on Electromatic...
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Tea... Apparently, it's For The Birds - Corning Ware Game Birds
Very little is known about this "pattern", if one can actually call it that, since it's really a set of 4 patterns. It appears to have been very popular. So popular, in fact, that many companies were...
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Bitter Sweet Wheat - W-57 Deluxe Tea Kettle
This was another one of the "difficult to verify" pieces. Unlike the W-23-EP percolator, however, I actually knew this one existed. I guess that would make it more of a "difficult to get my grubby...
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Early American - Corning Ware, not Pyrex
Most of us that collect anything even remotely connected to Corning Glass Works are familiar with some of the Pyrex patterns. Early American Pyrex Ware, in it's lovely shades of Brown, White and...
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More Sweet Wheat - Wheat W-23-EP Percolator
As I have mentioned before, the old story about "Wheat" being the initially intended pattern for Corning Ware, and how the pattern was not ready for production so the Cornflower was used instead, has...
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Sweet Wheat - Wheat Floral P-80-EP Percolator
Percolators are abound in the Corning Ware universe. Things we never dared to dream existed, will suddenly appear out of nowhere. This is what happened with this Wheat Floral (AKA: Harvest Wheat,...
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Coffee's Glorious Morning - "Morning Glory" P-80-EP Electromatic Percolator
It's has been a while since I have written a new post for CorningWare411. I was tied up in a kitchen remodel, the holidays and birthdays (this alone spans October 31st thru January 29th), book writing...
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Gettin' Sauced with Corning Ware - Cornflower Saucemaker Trio
It's been awhile since I have talked about the SauceMakers. Those really strange shaped pieces made by Corning Glass Works' Consumer Products Division starting in 1963 and discontinued at the end of...
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The Snack-it Does Breakfast - Egg'spertly Baked Eggs with Lemony Asparagus
This recipe did not originate with me; I saw it at Kaylin's Kitchen, linked by a Facebook post. Be that as it may, it sounded SO delicious, I had to talk about it here. What drew me to it originally,...
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Cracking the Cradle Code - Corning Ware Cradles
It was recently brought to my attention that I have not really discussed Corning Ware cradles. To date, I have only touched on adding rubber feet to the bottoms of the Platinum cradles and run through...
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Rhode Trip with Corning Ware - Rhode Island Clam Chowder
I took a little "road trip" to the East Coast for dinner this evening.....Not many people seem to know about Rhode Island Style Clam Chowder, aside from those that actually live in Rhode Island....
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Corning Ware Does Americana - American Goulash (Johnny Marzetti?)
Though my mother received several pieces of Cornflower for her wedding, most of my Corning Ware memories from childhood revolve around her gigantic Spice O' Life 5 quart (A-5-B), the Electromatic...
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Kraut in Kornflower Korning Ware - Reuben Casserole
There is nothing quite as tasty as a Reuben sandwich; that is, unless you throw all the ingredients in to a casserole dish.This is one of my favorite casseroles because.... Well.... It contains...
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American Pie - Shaker Lemon Pie in an American Oil P-309 Pie Plate
What can possibly be more American than pie? Well, pie baked in a Corning Ware P-309 pie plate in the American Oil (Amoco) promotional pattern, of course. While it could be argued that an Apple Pie...
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