Yesterday, with the poodle skirt blog in process and my mind in the 1950s, I found myself using my vintage Sunbeam Mixmaster while making dinner. It was a wedding gift to my parents who got married in 1949.
It's still going strong. A couple of years ago, I sent it to the vintage mixer "spa" for an overhaul. I've got no affiliation or anything, but if you have a vintage mixer, you will really enjoy this site. I love my oldie-but-goodie mixer, and was delighted to find someone who could give it lots of TLC and keep it humming along. I feel like Phil's mixer business is much like my quilt business, caring for cherished items that often hold lots of history and memories, and are generally just very cool.
I have so many memories of being small enough to sit on the counter next to this mixer and help my mom make cookies and cakes by adding bits of the ingredients as the blades whirled and the bowl spun slowly around. I found it fascinating to watch each new ingredient spiral into the mix and eventually blend in. Not to mention the fun of eating the delicious end products. Ahhhh.....
I have so many memories of being small enough to sit on the counter next to this mixer and help my mom make cookies and cakes by adding bits of the ingredients as the blades whirled and the bowl spun slowly around. I found it fascinating to watch each new ingredient spiral into the mix and eventually blend in. Not to mention the fun of eating the delicious end products. Ahhhh.....
Both my mom and my grandma had one of these same models. I don't know what happened to my grandmother's mixer, but I know my mom's died making too much divinity candy.
ReplyDeleteThat must've been a lot of candy! Lucky you!
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