Mom’s Pyrex dish was beautiful, but it didn’t make green beans look any more appetizing to me. As a child, I liked most things in our garden, but I always took a pass on the green beans. There wasn’t enough cream of anything soup to disguise them. The worst part was knowing I would see the leftovers in Friday night’s stew. Imagine my surprise when several years later they became a staple on my own dinner table. I fixed green beans a variety of ways and always served them in a Pyrex dish. We rarely had leftovers, but if we did, I scraped them into the Tupperware bowl for Friday night “buffet night”. Today, my boys are grown and my Tupperware bowl has been replaced with resealable plastic bags, but the Pyrex is still in my cabinet. Some things are just worth keeping.
Disclaimer
Before I get hate email from Tupperware representatives around the world, here is my disclaimer: I had several containers and great respect for the product, but no one else in my house did. They would start out in my kitchen, but eventually end up in a neighbor’s backyard full of hot wheel cars, lost in the church kitchen or separated from its lid for all eternity. The Pyrex, on the other hand, was always present and accounted for. I kept it on a high shelf, safely out of reach. It was unique, valued and protected… just as all precious things should be.
History Lesson
Have you priced vintage Pyrex these days? The Pyrex collection of opaque, oven safe, decorated cookware was introduced by Corning, Inc. in the 1930’s. Over the years, designs in a variety of colors made their way to American homes. At my mom’s bridal shower in 1966, she received the turquoise set of “butter print” and she still has a few pieces. When I began searching for matching pieces last year, I realized just how valuable vintage Pyrex is. For example, a set of four, primary color mixing bowls goes for $80 to $295 these days. A pink, gooseberry print large mixing bowl is worth $65-$295 and it doesn’t even come with a lid! Pyerx dishes of different colors, shapes and sizes are highly valued.
More Priceless Than Pyrex
Speaking of highly valued, let’s stop for a moment and consider a woman’s self-worth. It is priceless. It is precious and uniquely hers, but can easily be lost. Proverbs 31 has great detail describing a wife’s value and we find countless incidents where Jesus reached out to women from different walks of life. He found moments before and after his death to intentionally interact with women. Truly, women are highly valued in the eyes of our heavenly father. Ladies, guard your self-worth and protect it from harsh words or misuse by others. You are unique, valued and protected by the Creator of all things. In a world filled with disposable things, you, my friend, are not.