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Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Pepper and Salt by Howard Pyle. Pepper and Salt by Howard Pyle. A collection of 8 original fairy tales and numerous short verses. Hardcover , pages. Published June by HarperCollins Publishers first published To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Pepper and Salt , please sign up.
Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. May 28, Dovile rated it liked it. I wonder if J. Rowling hasn't read the tale about the boggart. Apr 20, Inhabiting Books added it Shelves: An old classic, this compilation of fables, illustrated in monochromatic black and white by the author, was originally published in Pyle wrote in a very conversational, court-jester-ish tone, meaning for them to be read aloud, I think.
My girls really liked the stories, which contain moral and situational dilemmas out of which each story's protagonist must find their way.
In the midst of the stories are also full page poems that are beautifully illustrated and quite witty. This book is written by a favorite author of mine. His story brought me back to younger days when I would sit for hours reading my favorite book. It was compilation of many stories, each with a moral and ethical outcome.
Brought back the "feel goods", into my heart. May 12, Francesca rated it really liked it. My father read these stories to my sister and me many times throughout our childhood. There is something magical about this book. It lies not only in the wonderful fairy tales, but the magic of holding a small, old, fabric bound book in one's hands. In my library since , now to find it to scan in the purple cover Jun 22, Daniel rated it liked it Shelves: Some entertaining stories rather along the lines of Grimm's Fairytales or Aesop's Fables, as well as some poetry of a silly variety.
Feb 12, Jessica Evans rated it it was amazing. This book is so fun! Short stories punctuated by witty moral poems and, of course, brilliant illustrations by the author.
Read it to your kids, then read it again. Annie rated it it was amazing Feb 24, Jessica rated it it was amazing Jul 03, Rita rated it really liked it Jan 16, And jolly interesting it is. Nothing could have been further from my mind! An archaeologist by training, Andrea spent many years working in South America, where her main interest had been in how people traveled and communicated. Salt shakers came into existence in the s, she says. Previously, salt was typically served in a small bowl or container the original salt cellar , usually with a spoon, because it had a tendency to attract moisture and become lumpy.
Then, Chicago-based Morton Salt introduced magnesium carbonate to its product, which prevented caking and made it possible to pour salt from a sealed container. Pepper never suffered from the same susceptibility to dampness and, like salt, had also been served from a small container. But as it was habit to serve salt and pepper together, they became a pair, usually the salt shaker with only one hole and the pepper shaker with two or three.
Salt and pepper shakers were cheap, easy to carry and colorful, and made ideal gifts. Among the earliest producers of salt and pepper shakers was the German fine pottery maker Goebel, which introduced its first three sets in Today its Hummel shakers, introduced in , are highly collectible. Ironically, it was the Great Depression of the s that gave a major boost to the popularity of salt and pepper shakers as both a household and collectible item.
Ceramics producers worldwide were forced to restrict production and concentrate on lower-priced items; an obvious product was the salt and pepper shaker. Bright and cheery, it could be bought for a few cents at most local hardware stores. Soon other ceramics companies got into the act.
Item is in your Cart. Would you like to tell us about a lower price? These salt and pepper shakers feature a modern design and are stylish and elegant enough for kitchen-to-table use! His classic publication The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood remains in print, and his other books, frequently with medieval European settings, include a four-volume set on King Arthur. Also, there is a handy carrying stand that makes it very easy for me to store on my dining room table and transport to the kitchen for times when I'm cooking. Jodi rated it really liked it Apr 26,
Japanese firms had a large share of the market from the late s through the s, as well as from the late s through the s. Production was halted during World War II.
Geology and Biology Salt is the only edible rock, one of its many contradictions. feast where the food, prepared without salt, is bland and tasteless. Humans need to eat salt but we also crave more than we need, since it In the Middle Ages fine table salt was expensive and always in short supply. "Salt and Pepper" is at least nominally a comedy. get involved with some sexy dames and comic strip police inspectors and more or less stumble into a plot to.
Plastic then was fragile, so fewer of these examples exist, making them extremely valuable. At first glance, the museum seems bright and happy, if a bit haphazard. But the displays are actually well thought out and organized, especially considering the many models on display. There are literally hundreds of themes, and in those themes there will be many colors, but Mom has a way of laying the displays out that are very highly planned, so that the colors within a theme are displayed together. A large number of the shaker sets are humorous in their design: And when displays are set up, there is sometimes an opportunity to create a visual joke.
But behind them are two UFOs that have crashed and two aliens that glow in the dark. One of her favorites is a chef holding a cat in one hand and a cleaver in the other.
Helens made from the actual volcanic ash. There are also familiar ones: But it does exhibit a few Aunt Gemima and Uncle Tom shakers, the cook and butler stereotypical characters from the s, knowing some people might be offended by the negative portrayal of African-Americans. But the museum draws the line at pornography. Subscribe or Give a Gift.
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