christie antique show

Over the weekend I made the trip out to the semi-annual Christie Antique Show at Christie Lake Conservation Area in Dundas. It's one of the largest antique shows in Canada and boasts over 300 dealers from across the country. It was busy with lots of people out on the prowl. I thought the show was ok, but didn't come home with anything. I actually found it a bit overwhelming (and expensive). As an avid Aberfoyle-goer (which I also know can be a bit on the pricier side), I just saw a lot of high prices and truthfully, a lot of the same stuff from booth to booth. Regardless, it was still fun to look around and browse.

The second show of the year will be taking place on September 8.

rad rummaging

When I was in Ottawa, I stumbled upon a little church rummage sale while on my way to the Byward Market. It was nearing the end of the sale when I got there, but I still managed to score a Royal Albert bone china dessert plate and a hilarious cookbook:

This suet pudding recipe looks interesting (for those who don't know, suet, is the fat found around the kidneys and loins of beef and mutton):

I'll be trying this gingerbread recipe hand written on the inside cover come Christmas:

Heading back home, I stopped by a couple of other second-hand stores and found an entire set of the Little House on the Prairie books, plus this bright orange fondue pot that I couldn't pass up:

finders keepers

Here are some of my favourite vintage finds as of late. This peanut butter pail wasn't really a find, Adam kindly gave it to me for Christmas. I love it and it's a great addition to my collection.

I've been looking for a kitchy fondue pot for a while, so when I spotted this baby along with four matching fondue plates, I scooped them up right away. Now I'm looking for a couple more of these plates.

I'm starting to build a set of vintage teacups and these two bone china ones looked so classy that they had to be mine.

I have a thing for old fishing pictures. I picked up a great ice fishing painting a couple of summers ago at the Aberfoyle Market and have been looking for more ever since. I hate the frame on this one, but I have plans to sand it down to get rid of some of the shine. If that doesn't work, I'll have to find a new frame.

more from the county

Apparently Lancaster County gets pretty touristy in the summer months due to the two outlet malls in the area, an amusement park called Dutch Wonderland and people intrigued by the Amish communities. One of the main reasons I was drawn to the area is the extensive antique shopping. Independent stores, roadside stands and huge antique markets were everywhere. I'll admit that it was a bit overwhelming.

I was really into the quilts. 

Some of my finds included a full 8-piece set of pyrex refrigerator dishes to add to my collection (the price was ridiculously good) and a vintage Mello-Rich pie tin.

One last slice of Shoofly pie from Dutch Haven before we hit the road. Not sure how authentic the pie here was, since traditionally it should contain molasses and the ingredients listed on this one (we bought an entire pie for friends back home) did not. It still tasted mighty fine. I picked up an Amish cookbook so I'll attempt to make my own one day soon. I also tried an Amish root beer. It tasted stronger and more herbaceous than regular root beer and was not as sweet. I saw quite a few signs at the end of farm driveways advertising homemade root beer for sale.

  

some new old things

I did a bit of antiquing over the weekend and found some great stuff.

I've been looking for some vintage pyrex mixing bowls for a while now, but it was proving difficult finding a set that was in good shape. When I spotted these I knew they had to be mine. 

I couldn't pass up this old pop crate. I plan on hanging it vertically and using it as a small shelf. I should have grabbed two.

I bought this little enamelware soap dish because I thought it would look nice in a cottage bathroom or kitchen. I don't have a cottage (yet), but I like to plan ahead. 

yard sale-ing

I dropped into the annual Trinity Bellwoods yard sale on Saturday morning. It was busy (and hot!), but I scored a couple of sweet deals.

This General Food Kitchen Cookbook from 1959 was $1. Some of the recipes and pics are hilarious (who wants to fight for that sardine, boiled egg and tomato sandwich?) and uber-kitschy (where can I get a soup tureen that looks like a head of cabbage?).

I was really drawn to these needlepoint pieces for some reason. They were $1 each.