A Taste of the Past

Episode 214: 100 Years of Pyrex: How it Changed the Way America Cooks

Episode Summary

Look in your kitchen cabinet, theres no doubt a Pyrex dish in there somewhere, whether it be a glass pie plate or the ubiquitous glass measuring cup with the red incremental markings. This year marks the 100th anniversary of Pyrex, and Linda Pelaccio is celebrating on todays episode of A Taste of the Past with guest Regan Brumagen of the Rakow Research Library at the Corning Museum of Glass. As one of the curators of the Americas Favorite Dish: Celebrating a Century of Pyrex exhibit, Regan and Linda engage in a fascinating conversation from all things measuring cups to the vintage advertising to the products place in the emergence of home economics. Tune in for more! [gallery ids=30892,30895,30893,30896,30894] andnbsp;

Episode Notes

Look in your kitchen cabinet, there’s no doubt a Pyrex dish in there somewhere, whether it be a glass pie plate or the ubiquitous glass measuring cup with the red incremental markings.  This year marks the 100th anniversary of Pyrex, and Linda Pelaccio is celebrating on today’s episode of _ A Taste of the Past _ with guest Regan Brumagen of the Rakow Research Library at the Corning Museum of Glass.  As one of the curators of the “America’s Favorite Dish: Celebrating a Century of Pyrex” exhibit, Regan and Linda engage in a fascinating conversation from all things measuring cups to the vintage advertising to the product’s place in the emergence of home economics.  Tune in for more!

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