Warm Belly Lion,

lol. You can put Corel Ware in the oven, also. It's not plastic, though,
it's really glass. <grin> <smile> lol.

Yes, it will break if you drop it, unfortunately, and it does shatter. lol.
I alsohave a lot of Corel ware, and I do use it in the oven all the time. I
also have stone ware china as well. I love it, too.

You can all come for dinner.

Last night we had some friends over for supper. They helpped us
tremendously after the Tornado, and we had the following:

turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravey, California Blend Veggies, green
salad, olives, pickles, cranburries, hot buns, and lots of ice water.

I played the organ for them after supper while Linda and Vernon cleaned up
things and put food away. Linda wanted me to sing, and she threatened me
with gravey on my nose if I didn't sing. lol. It was really funny! <grin>
She kept telling me she had a spoon full of gravey, and she actually
touched my nose with it. lol. Then we thought we all better sing "Joy to
the World." lol.

It was a fun time. She gave me a warm blankie for Christmas to put over me
when I'm sitting in my chair in the evening, or during the day when I'm
feeling lazy and sleepy. lol. I love it. She's going to make one for
Vernon, also. They are made out of fleece. They are loving! and squeezable
and soft. lol.

Lovings and Squeezings for all of you.

Love,
Pat who is feeling blessed and full of love,


At 05:32 PM 12/28/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Hey, Family
>
>I just made a cooking discovery that might help some of you, too.  I have
>always gotten frustrated because by the time I finish cooking one thing,
>something else has gotten cold.  By the time I put the whole meal together
>I've got to reheat everything in the microwave.  My dishware was Corelle
>which is supposedly indestructible plastic, but I managed to break it.
>
>Anyway, a friend gave me a set of Pfaltzgraff stoneware (ceramic china) for
>Christmas.  The neat thing about ceramic is that you can put it into the
>oven.  I just cooked pork chops (on a baking sheet) and thought one of them
>was a bit underdone so I put the dish back into the still warm oven.  Not
>only did it finish cooking the pork chop (which was really fully cooked
>anyway, I later realized) a little more but kept it nice and warm for 20
>minutes when I had to answer the phone.
>
>So if you have that same kind of problem you should try using stoneware
>(ceramic china).  Some warnings, though, be sure to use mitts when taking
>the plate out of the oven.  The same thing that makes it work to keep the
>food warm means the plate will be hot when you take it out.  Also, they warn
>you not to put the hot plate on a wet surface or the plate may crack.
>
>Warm belly Lion