Remember when houses had specific dishes for very specific foods?

I feel like the relish tray was a major part of adult life when I was growing up.

Those dishes only appeared when guests were coming.

Fancy glass dish.
Pickles.
Olives.
Celery nobody wanted.

And at least one person eating olives one at a time off their fingers.

Oh, and the fancy cut glass dish designated for devil eggs.

My grandma's was carnival glass. And I still have them.

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KentuckyFriedFloozy · 26-30, F

My mom still has fancy dishes. You come to my apartment and you getting paper plates and solo cups.

Bexsy

@KentuckyFriedFloozy i always have those on hand

My mom and grandma would be so annoyed lol

KentuckyFriedFloozy · 26-30, F

@Bexsy my dad is the one who gets more annoyed. He comes from an Italian family so everything food related is a huge ordeal.

I just pour enough chianti in his cup to shut him up.

RosaMarie · 46-50, F

And at least one person eating olives one at a time off their fingers.

That was me.

Bexsy

@RosaMarie i joined in. One hand olives. Other bugles

SooperSarah

My grandparents recently sold their house. They let everyone have whatever they wanted from the house before they moved out. I wanted everything you mentioned! And her fancy punch bowl with the ladle that always made a mess.
Anywho, I didn't find out any of this was happening until it was too late. So all those memorable things from my childhood are gone forever. The cost of being the black sheep of the family.