China Display?

[Possegal]

Be careful of old red fiestaware - it has uranium in it. Only the stuff made back in like the 30s and 40s. I used to work at a radiation research facility and we used to keep one around to show people, by running the Geiger counter over it and watching it go nuts.

I agree - use the China! My niece had this lovely pattern she got for her wedding, she joked how she used it once, to eat hotdogs off of. Her husband died less than 2 yrs into the marriage and she really regrets not having just enjoyed her dishes with him! Life is too short to worry about not using the good stuff!

Post pictures once you get the whole thing figured out. My china cabinet also has a groove in the back of the shelf where I can prop up the dinner plate.

[withm]

Go ahead. It's just a plate.

My mother always said there is no one better than your own family, so she used her china and silver every night for our family dinner. Once a week we would eat in shifts in the kichen (not enough room for everyone to sit together in there) and then it was every day plates (many of which were plastic). So in deference to her and to my upbringing I use mine on an almost daily basis too even if it's just me. Why not?