If you are from a southern state such as Texas I am from Texas originally) or Oklahoma you are probably familiar with the "buttermilk goblets". During the time these were made buttermilk was the milk left over after the cream used for churning butter and was skimmed from the top of milk, the milk was allowed to sour slightly, creating buttermilk. It was very different from the processed cultured buttermilk available in the stores today. (EAPG Identification Site)
Not interested in buttermilk? I am certainly not! These would make great dessert dishes. Just fill the glass with cake, ice cream, and a favorite topping and you have a yummy treat and a beautiful presentation.
Not interested in buttermilk? I am certainly not! These would make great dessert dishes. Just fill the glass with cake, ice cream, and a favorite topping and you have a yummy treat and a beautiful presentation.
As you can see, the tops are very wide. The glasses are stemmed, similar to later glassware known as ice cream or sherbet dishes. The just give you much more room to be creative with the desserts you serve using them.
This set of goblets features the Bellflower pattern, considered by most early glass scholars to be one of the earliest patterns created to include a full line of serving pieces. The goblets are also made of flint glass. Flint glass has a high lead content and has great clarity. There were many makers for this pattern. These are believed to be a product of the McKee Brothers Glass Company and were posibly made as early as the 1860s.
This set of goblets features the Bellflower pattern, considered by most early glass scholars to be one of the earliest patterns created to include a full line of serving pieces. The goblets are also made of flint glass. Flint glass has a high lead content and has great clarity. There were many makers for this pattern. These are believed to be a product of the McKee Brothers Glass Company and were posibly made as early as the 1860s.
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