The Early American Bowl Set
One year in the 60s, we were given a chip and dip set which consisted of the 4 quart mixing bowl and the one quart, I guess, with a brass hooky-bracket thingy that sat on the top edge of the large bowl and held the 1 qt thing of dip. For any of you old enough to remember, that is when products like sour cream-based French Onion Dip started appearing in the dairy cases in grocery stores as a way of adding more fat to the potato chip eating experience. Back then potato chips were much saltier than they are now and tasted better. There was also some sort of canned bean dip made for Fritos that actually contained lard. All of this was like the line from "Dixie," "make you fat or a little fatter." Well, the bowl did not get used much for chips; why use a bowl when the bag was handier, but it made a great bowl for tossed salad, turkey dressing and other large tasks. It was used enough that it faded over the years.
One year in the 60s, we were given a chip and dip set which consisted of the 4 quart mixing bowl and the one quart, I guess, with a brass hooky-bracket thingy that sat on the top edge of the large bowl and held the 1 qt thing of dip. For any of you old enough to remember, that is when products like sour cream-based French Onion Dip started appearing in the dairy cases in grocery stores as a way of adding more fat to the potato chip eating experience. Back then potato chips were much saltier than they are now and tasted better. There was also some sort of canned bean dip made for Fritos that actually contained lard. All of this was like the line from "Dixie," "make you fat or a little fatter." Well, the bowl did not get used much for chips; why use a bowl when the bag was handier, but it made a great bowl for tossed salad, turkey dressing and other large tasks. It was used enough that it faded over the years.
