Never put hot glass in cold water or cold glass in hot water. The temperature change can crack the glass. A friend once molded Jell-O in a cut glass bowl, kept in the refrigerator, served it, then put the bowl into hot water in the sink. Her stomach sunk when she heard the bowl crack.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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What about pouring hot tea into a vintage glass pitcher? Will that crack too? My Mom used to put a sterling silver spoon in the pitcher to take the heat from the glass.
I learned the hard way too! After serving a birthday cake on the gorgeous, dark blue, depression glass cake stand my Grandmother had received for a wedding gift from her husband (1934)-I went to wash in hot water and ran cold over it to rinse off, and it just split into half, in my hand. I still feel horrible 4 years later. My question is, can that be repaired for at least display purposes?!
How about "her stomach SANK" . . . come on folks, a little proof reading goes a long way.
The sound of that little "TINK" is heartbreaking *sobs*
Even moving a piece of glass from an unheated winter room to a heated room can cause a piece of glass to break. I saw this happen upstate New York in a shop that was partially heated and partially not. A piece of cut glass went from the cold to the heated room and shattered within minutes of being in the warmer room. Some things just need to change temperature gradually ... wax dolls is one of them! Janice
Simply going from unheated cold room to a heated room can cause glass to shatter. I once saw a cut glass bowl come into a heated shop room from the unheated area upstate NY and within minutes it shattered. Many things need to change temperature gradually. Wax dolls come to mind. Janice
To Marty's question. I always put about one cup of tap water into my glass pitchers before adding my brewed tea. My husband has broken one before when trying to help me get lunch ready. If he decides to help me, I always remind him to add the water in the pitcher. Don't want to bite the hand that is helping me!!
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