tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post5207535125446127018..comments2024-03-28T03:02:26.081-04:00Comments on Tea With Friends: A truly "sweet" vintage photoAngela McRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928913868086900802noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-63623776617412938132020-06-27T22:01:28.783-04:002020-06-27T22:01:28.783-04:00Very interesting. So much is done by machines thes...Very interesting. So much is done by machines these days we often forget how they were done in the past. Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16363927407017174685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-42313096374934486002020-06-26T20:20:48.049-04:002020-06-26T20:20:48.049-04:00That's a very interesting stereograph photo fr...That's a very interesting stereograph photo from 1912. The current process of making sugar cubes has considerably less charm and a lot more noise! When I ran out of sugar cubes during the pandemic, I really missed them, since my local grocery didn't have them any more. I finally ended up ordering them on line, since using loose sugar in my hot tea just wasn't the same. I love using my little sugar tongs and have several nice ones, including one with a real amber insert which I bought in Lithuania, and a vintage Russian one I found in an antique shop in Helsinki.Vernona in DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309168590955782420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-52279357357408156722020-06-26T20:11:00.262-04:002020-06-26T20:11:00.262-04:00Funny you mentioned this....I am amazed at how the...Funny you mentioned this....I am amazed at how they are packed so tight I can't get them out of their package! ��love this post Angela. Donna zAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-57394812644278992852020-06-26T11:57:14.492-04:002020-06-26T11:57:14.492-04:00Wow! I had never thought about how those cubes we...Wow! I had never thought about how those cubes were packed. Interesting photo, a good reminder of how things "used to be."Joy Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947320669321955911noreply@blogger.com