Not another bl**day casserole!

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There were two discussions recently about casseroles and the fact that a similar thing in Minnesota is called a ‘hotdish’. When I was a child, a casserole was called a ‘stew’ but ‘casserole’ became the upmarket word and suddenly casserole dishes became the ‘must have’ for every housewife in the district. At the start many were Pyrex and they came equipped with nice fitting lids. When these were kitchen-item-of-the-year, every bride could expect to get at least two casseroles dishes amongst her wedding gifts. Every few years it seemed the fashion in wedding gifts would change. For a while it was electric toasters then coffee tables or placemats and matching coasters. In my era, wedding gifts weren’t always as expensive as they sometimes are now although often parents and close relatives were likely to be more generous. In my circle, and mind you we don’t go to many weddings now, the trend seems to be to put a nice little note, even a little poem, with the invitation asking for cash. So many have lived together for at least several years and are mostly set up with casseroles, toasters and place-mats so they’d prefer cold, hard cash. Older people were a bit put out with this idea for a while but it seems to have gained acceptance. Often the money is put in an envelope and dropped in a wishing well affair. Of course if you do it anonymously you won’t get thanked, apart from a general thank you on your place card. But it does allow you to give the happy couple $5 instead of $50. (That’s a joke.) Gift registers are now in vogue too but you need to get in quick or all the cheaper items will be spoken for. (That’s another joke.) Anyhow, what I originally wanted to ask was have you noticed how trends in wedding gifts change and what’s popular with brides and grooms at the moment? Photo is us 47 years ago this coming Tuesday.