This post will just have two of those gadgets because the message was primarily written to address my deliverable to Stingray. I owe him a photo of Father's old hairclippers.
THE CLIPPERS
Father used to use this when he called us for our haircut. Here it is. Alive and clipping.
Of course we don't use it since I have my trusty Wahl clippers. (What? The real reason? OK, if I must ...) What I meant to say was: We don't use it because my regular customers have concluded that they get what they pay for; and if they go to the barber, they are more likely to get a decent haircut. (There, I said it. I don't want to get struck by lightning especially since the weather is so bad these days.)
When I see this ancient pair of clippers, the scene that plays in my mind is one where we kids are in the living room downstairs. The red slide is indoors. We are hanging around and playing while waiting for our turn to get our hair cut. That's it.
I really can't tell if this scene comes from an old photograph I'd seen or if that was what it was like when we were having our hair cut as kids. I don't know. I suppose Father should be there somewhere. And there would be a chair for us to sit on while he cut our hair.
I don't know why, but it is the red slide that I see. Did we sit on the slide while Father cut our hair?
(Someone please jog my memory.)
THE WAFFLE IRON
Mother has lots of kitchen gadgets which I've never used. However, this waffle iron is among the things we really used as kids. Of course this is already on the 'throw pile'. It is only a matter of time before I never see this appliance again. It will soon be sold off by weight since it no longer works.
I wish this old waffle iron would work though because I remember it making great waffles. But I am afraid this one's warranty has expired many times over. And I would definitely hesitate serving waffles coming out of this machine assuming I were able to make it work.
I remember standing on a chair by the oven and pouring batter into this waffle iron to make our waffles. If I'm not mistaken, our oven at that time had a 110v outlet we used for things like this waffle iron. It would have been a Sunday morning if we were having waffles.
A couple of years back, I found a decent waffle maker among Mother's things in storage. It was still in its box just waiting for me to find it. Seeing it reminded me of how much I loved waffles plus I knew how much the kids enjoyed eating waffles. Naturally, I asked if I could have it.
Though we are still unable to replicate the waffles they serve at Pancake House, I have discovered that if we eat waffles right after they are made, they certainly come close to Pancake House waffles (especially if you have whipped cream and hotcake syrup on hand).
WAFFLES (based on Betty Crocker's recipe)
Makes 8 pieces
Heat waffle iron while mixing batter
Beat well until foamy
2 eggwhites
Combine and beat well
2 egg yolks
2 c buttermilk
1 t baking soda
2 c sifted flour
2 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
6 T shortening
Fold in beaten eggwhites
Pour batter and bake in hot waffle iron until steam stops.
Notes : Waffle iron is hot when droplets of water dance when dropped on the iron.
Grease iron before pouring in batter.
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