However, I do like a quick run through the housewares section of an old-fashioned hardware store. And that's how I found these great little glass dessert dishes for $1.59 each.
I have had small dessert dishes on my list for a month or two, so I was thrilled to finally cross it off and bring these cuties home. Mr. Thrift likes them, too, which is no small feat when I'm trying to combine my thrift and his taste (and my taste! I have taste too!).
Here they hold nice little servings of Graham Cracker Pudding. This winter, it will be home-canned peaches with a crisp cookie on the side for a company dessert.
Updated with recipe for Rebecca:
Graham Cracker Pudding - recipe from my mother with a few tweaks by me
In a medium saucepan, bring to boil, stirring constantly (get a book!):
1 quart milk
1 cup crushed graham crackers (I used cinnamon graham crackers this time - that was nice)
2 beaten eggs
1/2 -2/3 cup brown sugar
pinch salt
When the glop comes to a definite boil, remove from heat. Refrigerate overnight - it will solidify. The next day, beat the heck out of it with an electric mixer. Fold in 3/4-1 cup whipped cream - too much whipped cream will dilute the graham taste. If you plan to use a sweetened commercial whipped cream, then use the lesser amount of sugar in the pudding. Gently transfer to a glass serving dish. My mom always made a little fluffy disc of whipped cream on top and sprinkled on some graham cracker crumbs for pretty.
I love small dessert dishes. I have two sets of the Pyrex ones, which are also cheap. My mother always had a set of them, so it was just natural to get some myself!
ReplyDeleteand if they're Pyrex, you can use them as custard dishes and bake in them. How practical!
ReplyDeleteHmmmm....I've never thought to check the housewares section of the hardware store! I will have to give it a look next time we need something for the garden or whathaveyou.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing small dishes like these are good for (or perhaps they do have to be Pyrex?), is making single servings of flan. Drip the sugar goo into the bottom of each. Pour in the egg/milk part. Set them in a baking pan filled up half way with water and bake. Then slip a knife around the edge and flip it onto a plate--it's like a restaurant. (OK, maybe it cools somewhere in there too)
ReplyDeleteI have a thing for dessert dishes, too!
ReplyDeleteBB gave me some for Christmas a few years ago: clear, simple, with a short pedestal
Then there are the red glass ones I found on clearance once...actually "stemless martini glasses" but for us, festive dessert bowls.
And I just love using glass, period...for serving, eating, baking, everything I can. Because of a good yard sale find, I now have two sets of nesting glass mixing bowls, all the way down to a "pinch" size that holds probably 2 tsp!
Okay that was long.
Enjoyed catching up here today. :-)
As if I didn't say enough:
ReplyDeleteLiked the reference to "Mr. Thrift" and "I have style, too!" (made me smile)
There is a hardware store in Jackson, MS that I love. I bought a set of salt and pepper shakers with copper tops for $3.00. I bet ya they last me a life time.
ReplyDeleteYour little dessert bowls are perfection.
A, I need to try to make flan again. And I love your idea of individual dishes, but yes, they have to be Pyrex or ceramic for the baking. ha - I know this from experience.
ReplyDeleteClara and I got little individual servings of graham cracker pudding at Hilltop. It was meh. Did you share your recipe somewhere?
ReplyDeleteI wish I could take you to the little hardware store in our downtown. In my mind, it is one of the best "gift shops" in town!
ReplyDeleteSigh... little dessert bowls are happy things. Especially when they are filled with deliciousness!
What a clever idea, to check the hardware store!! This recipe looks divine.
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