The Long Lost Bennington

 

Many years ago when I spent most of my

free time rummaging through boxes at

garage sales, church sales and flea markets,

I bought this Bennington Pottery loaf pan.

It was a perfect cooking vessel, the design

was simple and clean and it held the heat

well.  And it was just so New England.

 

 

From researching the date, I guess this was

made sometime in the 1960's.  That 1874 is

a model number and not a date and the dg

is the guy who reopened Bennington.

 

 

Somewhere in the past 20 years, in making

room for toys and kid stuff, I realized it was

gone.  I couldn't remember selling it, I often

searched for it but always came up empty.  I

was afraid I had had one of those regrettable

purging moments and sent it off to the thrift

shop.  One night last January, I was having

dinner with a friend and was talking about

this long, lost piece.  The next day I was

searching the house for something else when

voila ~ there it was, stuck in a box with some

of my childhood toys and college memories.

 

So last night as the air was turning cold, I

whipped up some pumpkin bread in the

Bennington.  I predict I'll be having some

for breakfast this morning.