Cup and Saucer Cookie Contest

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Apr 22nd, 2008 by Marilyn

So, this cute little cup generated surprisingly big feelings.

I heard everything from “love that cup!” to “I want a cookie NOW. RIGHT NOW.”

Agreed. It says high tea, and Grandma’s sideboard, and you know, it does say gimme two oatmeal chocolate chip cookies RIGHT NOW. And that handle! Just looking at it makes me roll out scones and sit up straight. There is even a painful backstory involving frozen scones, QVC and the Mall of America, but…another day.

Today, let’s have a contest. We all agree that the pink-flowered cup and saucer are lovely. But tell me, cookie freaks and china lovers, where did they from?

A few clues. I got this cup and saucer:

…on a U.S. road trip, but it’s not U.S.-made.

…somewhere ‘everything old is new again’

…a place where you see the sunny side of life.

The answer may surprise you. I’ve had them for years and it still surprises me.

What – a prize? You want all this sly talk and a prize, too? Greedy, greedy, but here’s the deal – if you can correctly identify where I collected these lovelies, I will mail you an extra-tacky postcard from Lawrence, Kansas with the Oatmeal Chocolate Chip recipe on the back. Wow! That’s way better than big cash money, eh?

It’s a place you buy things, not a city, but extra chocolate chips to the genius who gets the city too. I won’t confirm the answer until tomorrow morning, so you may guess as many times as you like, and all correct guesses win the recipe. I might just print the recipe anyway, but don’t tell the others.

Good cookie recipes live forever – especially this one.

The recipe, not the cookies. They live a very short, delicious life.

Tags: collecting, contest, cookies

Posted in cookies, Vintage

15 Responses to “Cup and Saucer Cookie Contest”

on 22 Apr 2008 at 11:10 am1natalie

two guesses.
1. kansas city
2. bloomington, mn (where mall of the americas is)
when i saw the set i first thought it was johnson brothers chippendale red. but that would put it being made in england. maybe rose by royal albert? but again made in england.
i have no idea!
on 22 Apr 2008 at 11:43 am2Kathy from NJ

At a Marshall’s or Home Goods in Miami, FL
on 22 Apr 2008 at 1:02 pm3Renovation Therapy

I’m guessing Dublin, Ireland
on 22 Apr 2008 at 1:05 pm4Renovation Therapy

or Canberra, Australia
on 22 Apr 2008 at 1:23 pm5Heidi

Long Island, New York…….
on 22 Apr 2008 at 1:56 pm6Marilyn

Hmm….try a few more clues.

It’s NOT a place where they’d serve high tea.
It’s on the road, but NOT FAR off the road.
It’s in the US, but feels like “the old country.”
on 22 Apr 2008 at 2:30 pm7Carol

Goodwill or Salvation Army resale shop? In Florida?
on 22 Apr 2008 at 2:33 pm8Carol

NYC. Somewhere near Broadway.
on 22 Apr 2008 at 2:37 pm9Carol

Bought at a Cracker Barrel in Florida.
on 22 Apr 2008 at 6:26 pm10modernemama

kenton national flea market?
on 22 Apr 2008 at 7:29 pm11Renovation Therapy

Pearl River Trading – NY, NY

Boston, MA

Williamsburg, VA
on 22 Apr 2008 at 8:44 pm12Kathy from NJ

Wal-Mart in Amish country, maybe Ohio or Lancaster, PA?
on 22 Apr 2008 at 8:46 pm13Kathy from NJ

Or maybe Target.
on 22 Apr 2008 at 9:27 pm14jenni

I was gonna say Cracker Barrel, but Carol said that first, and some other good ones are already there. So to be different I am going with K-mart. But K-mart? Old Country? just doesn’t seem right.

I bet it’s made in CHINA.
..chuckle..
on 22 Apr 2008 at 10:14 pm15Junebug

Long Island, New York
Maldives