Holy Grail Achieved - P-53 Self-Timing Saucepan Completed
After many years of searching, it has come to pass. One of my Holy Grail pieces has been realized. Granted, I have multiple "Holy Grail" pieces. From the P-116 Fall/Autumn Leaves Percolator to the...
View ArticleFlower 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...
View ArticleE-1310 Electromatic Table Range Booklet - Scanned
Compliments of Trent, in Idaho. A scanned copy of the E-1310 Electromatic Table Range booklet.Thanks Trent!The PDF embedding from Google Drive is not the best method of sharing information (it does...
View ArticleRival Crock Pot with Corning Ware Booklet - Scanned
So, I have had this as a gigantic 89 MB .tiff file for about a year. WAY to large to do much of anything with. But I finally found a converter that I could live with (meaning it was free)..... So now...
View ArticleCorning Ware Electromatics 1963 Booklet - Scanned
The Corning Ware Eectromatics Use & Care booklet from 1963(ish). This is a slightly later publication, as it includes the Immersible Warming Tray (P-54), which was not released until a little...
View ArticleCorning Ware Electromatic Dutch Oven and Skillet Booklet - Scanned
Most collectors are familiar with the Electromatic Skillet (P-12-ES heater base & P-22-B dish) and the short lived P-53 Self-Timing Saucepan (only available in 1963). There was another...
View ArticleCorning Ware Microwave Browners and Micromates Booklets - Scanned
After all the information I have posted regarding Electromatic Skillets and Table Ranges, I figured it was time for some scanned documentation regarding the other pieces that receive the most...
View ArticleCorning Ware Marks and Mayhem - General Dating of Corning Ware Back Stamps
I think it's time to touch on the dates associated with certain marks. I have avoided this subject, primarily because with Corning Ware, it is not an exact science. The Hub Machine began forming...
View ArticleCounter (Saver) Culture - Counter Saver Cookie Baking & Rolo Cookies
Today, I am trying an experiment. I have been asked this question before, about a year or so ago, and I did not have a definitive answer at the time.Can you use a Corning Ware Counter Saver as a...
View ArticleAmerican 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...
View ArticleKraut 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...
View ArticleCorning 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...
View ArticleRhode 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....
View ArticleCracking 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...
View ArticleThe 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,...
View ArticleGettin' 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...
View ArticleCoffee'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...
View ArticleSweet 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,...
View ArticleMore 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...
View ArticleEarly 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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