I loved that ad because I sometimes feel that way - we always have to pray before I get my plate to the table because it's TIME TO EAT! I didn't know what a Hotray was (it sounded a little offensive if you pronounce it the way I did) so I looked it up and found this great explanation:
I completely forgot that we had the hot cart next to the dining table in the early 1970s. Good lord, that ad! Thanks, Ruth, for pulling that memory out.
Ahh, c'mon, Ruth, please reconsider your 'no comment' re: Salton Hotray! I agree to "diss" the gross ad, but not the product. What happened to your mother's wheeled one? To rediscover why Mom loved it, if you hurry you may be able to snag this sought-after marvel -- Mid-Century Vintage Salton Hotray for $450 on ebay. Marked down from $600!!!
FYI, my original Hotray was personal splurge in late Sixties, way-back-when I lusted over one owned by my pal Mary Ellen Burris. Both of us were young Cornell Extension Home Economists. We and our wheeled Hotrays are still functioning fine. Burris, now age 91, retired in her mid-eighties, with some reluctance from impressive 50-year career at Wegmans, eventually overseeing a staff of 100 as Senior Vice President of Consumer Affairs. Every time I see her wear her sparkling retirement gift -- a star-shaped lapel pin studded with fifty diamonds -- I remember the precise moment more than half-century ago when I suggested to Bob Wegman that he ought to create a consumer affairs position. Even though he didn't know what such a person would do, he took my advice. Mary Ellen wrote her own job description... and the rest is history, some of which I'm confident is familiar to you.
I loved that ad because I sometimes feel that way - we always have to pray before I get my plate to the table because it's TIME TO EAT! I didn't know what a Hotray was (it sounded a little offensive if you pronounce it the way I did) so I looked it up and found this great explanation:
https://www.midcenturymaurer.com/blog/2018/11/10/all-you-can-heat
Thanks for the popover recipe, yum yum!
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That old-school ephemera is fire. I get a kick out of seeing that format, that font, that everything.
I completely forgot that we had the hot cart next to the dining table in the early 1970s. Good lord, that ad! Thanks, Ruth, for pulling that memory out.
Yes to the Popover , one of life’s treats
Ahh, c'mon, Ruth, please reconsider your 'no comment' re: Salton Hotray! I agree to "diss" the gross ad, but not the product. What happened to your mother's wheeled one? To rediscover why Mom loved it, if you hurry you may be able to snag this sought-after marvel -- Mid-Century Vintage Salton Hotray for $450 on ebay. Marked down from $600!!!
P.S. I own (and use) two.
Definitely did not mean to diss the hotray!
FYI, my original Hotray was personal splurge in late Sixties, way-back-when I lusted over one owned by my pal Mary Ellen Burris. Both of us were young Cornell Extension Home Economists. We and our wheeled Hotrays are still functioning fine. Burris, now age 91, retired in her mid-eighties, with some reluctance from impressive 50-year career at Wegmans, eventually overseeing a staff of 100 as Senior Vice President of Consumer Affairs. Every time I see her wear her sparkling retirement gift -- a star-shaped lapel pin studded with fifty diamonds -- I remember the precise moment more than half-century ago when I suggested to Bob Wegman that he ought to create a consumer affairs position. Even though he didn't know what such a person would do, he took my advice. Mary Ellen wrote her own job description... and the rest is history, some of which I'm confident is familiar to you.
Bless you for sharing this recipe! Now I have a very good reason to buy a pop-over pan. I cannot wait to try this recipe. Cheers!
My wife is the popover queen in my house and she swears by her cast iron one!